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BIO 124 01 - Plant Science

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Welcome to BIO 124!

Hello all and welcome to BIO 124 Plant Science!

I will be posting class material here throughout the semester, including lecture handouts, study guides, papers for discussion, labs and general material for the class. Please let me know if there is anything missing from the site that you would like me to post.

I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you this semester in class and lab! Feel free to come see me anytime in my office. My scheduled office hours are:

Tuesday 9:00 - 11:00 am

Wednesday 1:30-4:30 pm

Friday 11:30-3:30 pm

or by appointment

Blessings on this semester,

Dr. Phillips

Discussion Session Schedule

4 September: Biofuels

13 September: Fertilizers and Organic Farming

27 September: Why Study Photosynthesis?

11, 16, 18 October: National Geographic FOOD Series

1 November: Plant Breeding and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

15 November: Plant Biodiversity

6 December: Importance of Plant Research

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General Material

Title	Description	File type
BIO 124 Fall 2018 Syllabus		.pdf
BIO 124 Lecture & Lab Assignments		.pdf
Discussion Schedule		.pdf

Unit 1: Plant Structure and Function

Title	Description	File type
Ch 1 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 2 - Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 3 - Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 4 - Lecture Slides		.pdf
Discussion - Biofuels Basics		.pdf
Discussion - Limitations of Biofuels		.doc
Discussion - Future of Cellulosic Ethanol		.pdf
Discussion - Cellulosic Ethanol Today		.pdf
Unit 1 Study Guide - Ch 1-4		.docx

Unit 2: Shoots, Roots and Soils

Title	Description	File type
Ch 5 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 6 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 9 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Unit 2 Study Guide		.docx
Discussion Article - Fertilizers		.pdf
Discussion Article - Source Water Protection		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Organic Foods		.pdf

Unit 3: Leaves and Light

Title	Description	File type
Ch 7 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 10 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Discussion Article - Why Study Photosynthesis?		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Artificial Leaf		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Climate Change		.pdf
Unit 4 Study Guide		.docx

Unit 4: From Seed to Fruit

Title	Description	File type
Ch 8 - Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 11 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Unit 5 Study Guide		.docx

National Geographic FOOD Series

Title	Description	File type
FOOD #1: A Five Step Plan to Feed the World		.pdf
FOOD #2: How to Farm a Better Fish		.pdf
FOOD #3: The Next Breadbasket		.pdf
FOOD #4: The New Face of Hunger		.pdf
FOOD #5: The Evolution of a Diet		.pdf
FOOD #6: The Next Green Revolution		.pdf
FOOD #7: Carnivore's Dilemma		.pdf
FOOD #8: The Joy of Food		.pdf
FOOD Discussions and Paper		.docx

Unit 5: Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics

Title	Description	File type
Ch 12-13 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Ch 14 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Discussion Article -- GMO Review		.pdf
Discussion Article - Saving Florida's Oranges		.docx
Discussion Article - Don't Condemn GMOs		.docx

Unit 6: Plant Diversity

Title	Description	File type
Ch 20-23 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Plant Diversity		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Biodiversity Hotspots		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Conserving genetic diversity		.pdf
Discussion Article -- Preserving Biodiversity		.pdf

Unit 7: Plants and Civilization

Title	Description	File type
Ch 24,25 -- Lecture Slides		.pdf
Discussion Article - The future of Plant Science		.pdf
Discussion Article - 100 Important Questions		.pdf
Discussion Article - 100 Questions Supplement		.doc

Labs

Title	Description	File type
Lab Intro		.pdf
Lab 1 Transpiration		.pdf
Lab 2 - Bioassays		.pdf
Lab 3		.pdf
Lab 4		.pdf
Lab 5		.docx
Major Group Project		.docx
Major Group Project - Lab Report Rubric		.docx
Major Lab Project - Poster Rubric		.doc

Rubrics

Title	Description	File type
Class Discussion Rubric		.docx