Dendrology Syllabus

BOTANY 303

INTRODUCTORY PLANT ANATOMY

Frequency of offering: This course is offered every ODD-YEAR SPRING SEMESTER

Classroom: 306 PSN

Meeting times: M W 10:00 - 10:50 Lecture W 11:00 - 12:50 Laboratory

Instructor:   Roger D. Meicenheimer
Office:             358 PSN
Phone #:         529-7012
Office Hours: M W 1:00 - 5:00; or by appointment
Email:              MeicenRD@MUOhio.edu
Internet Home Page: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~meicenrd

Biographical Information:

Native of eastern Oregon
BA (1975) - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MS (1978) - Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Ph.D. (1980) - Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Postdoctoral Position (1980) - North Central Forest Experiment Station, Rhinelander, WI
Assistant Professor (1981); Associate Professor (1987); Professor (1992) - Miami University, Oxford, OH

Research Interests:

Developmental Plant Morphology and Plant Anatomy.
Emphasis on pattern formation processes in stem, leaf, and vascular components of the plant.

Teaching Assistant:   Ethan Freid
Office:                          350 PSN
Phone #:                      529 - 4208
Office Hours:               M T 11:00 - 12:00; or by appointment
Email:                           Freide@miamiu.muohio.edu

Objectives of the course:

To provide students with skills necessary to section and stain fresh plant material in preparation for study of plant anatomy.
To train students in the proper use of the compound light microscope and to give them experience in interpreting images that they see through the microscope in terms of how plant structure is related to function.
To instill in students an appreciation for the complexity of tissue organization that exists within plant bodies that allow plants to develop and live as integrated organisms in diverse environments.

Ways that this course can fit into your program:

This is a 3 credit hour laboratory course which:

Fullfills requirement V.C. for A. B. degree in Botany.
Fullfills requirement V.C. for B. S. degree in Botany.
Fullfills requirement V.C. for B. S. with Environmental Science Emphasis degree in Botany.
Fullfills requirement IV.C. in Environmental Management and Forestry Duke-Miami Cooperative Program
Fullfills requirement e. in the Botany Minor with a theme of Conservation and the Environment
Fullfills requirement c. in the Botany Minor with a theme of Molecular Processes

Can be taken for graduate credit if you agree to all of the following additional requirements:

Enroll for at least 1 additional hour of BOT 700 or BOT 800 linked to this course
Complete an independent project that is pre-approved by the instructor

Prerequisite for this course:

BMZ 116 or BOT 191 or permission of instructor.

BOT 205 Grade Information:

              1/2 of Final Grade based on performance on lecture examinations
                    (2 hour exams + 2 hour comprehensive final)
              1/2 of Final Grade based on contents of electronic laboratory notebook,
                    which will be graded three times during the semester.

BOTANY 303 -- Introductory Plant Anatomy Syllabus
Textbooks:

     1. Mauseth, J. D. 1988. Plant Anatomy. The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Co.
     2. Meicenheimer, R. D. 1998. Electronic Introductory Plant Anatomy Labortory Exercises.
     3. Meicenheimer, R. D. 1998. CD-ROM Plant Cell Expert System.
     4. Selected articles will be placed on electronic reserve at the Brill Science Library. (RR#)

WEEK LECTURE TOPIC LECTURE TOPIC LABORATORY TOPIC ASSIGNED READING

MICROSCOPY

1 (JAN 11) Introduction
History of Plant Anatomy Types of Microscopy Principles of Optics
and Microscopy RR1
RR2

2 (JAN 17) NO CLASS Types of Microscopy Digital Microscopy RR3, Ch 1

BASIC PLANT CELL HISTOLOGY

3 (JAN 25) Cell Contents Cell Contents Hand Sectioning
and Histology of Cell Contents Ch 2

4 (FEB 1) Plant Extracellular Matrix Plant Extracellular Matrix Histology of Plant Extracellular Matrix Ch 2

BASIC PLANT CELL TYPES

5 (FEB 8) Apical Meristem; Vascular Cambium; Phellogen Epidermis; Guard Cells Introduction to the MU Plant Cell Expert System
Ch 6, 14, 17

6 (FEB 15) NO CLASS ON MONDAY
HOUR EXAM THROUGH PLANT EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX
CLASS MEETS TUESDAY Parenchyma; Collenchyma Expert System Inquiry
LABOOKS GRADED Ch 10, 3, 4

7 (FEB 22) Sclereids; Fibers Tracheids; Vessel Elements Expert System Inquiry Ch 5, 7

8 (MAR 1) Sieve Cells; Sieve Tube Elements; Laticifers Laticifers Expert System Inquiry
Ch 8, 9

FUNCTIONAL TISSUE SYSTEMS

9 (MAR 8) SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK

10 (MAR 15) HOUR EXAM THROUGH LATICIFERS Supportive Systems Supportive Systems Inquiry
LABOOKS GRADED Ch 11, 13

11 (MAR 22) Supportive Systems Protective Systems Protective Systems Inquiry Ch 10, 17

12 (MAR 29) Protective Systems Absorptive Systems Absorptive Systems Inquiry Ch 13, 7, 11, 12

13 (APR 5) Absorptive Systems Transport Systems
Xylem Transport Systems Inquiry Ch 7, 15

14 (APR 12) Transport Systems
Phloem Transport Systems
Transfer Cells Transport Systems Inquiry Ch 8, 16

15 (APR 19) Photosynthetic Systems
C3, C4 & CAM Plants Storage Systems Water & Elaborated Reserves;
Secretory/Excretory Systems - Hydathodes Photosynthetic Systems Inquiry Ch 12, 20, 21

16 (APR 26) Secretory/Excretory Systems - Stinging Hairs & Glandular Trichomes Secretory/Excretory Systems - Ducts & Laticifers Storage and Secretory Systems Inquiry
LABOOKS GRADED Ch 9

FINAL EXAMINATION

WEEK	LECTURE TOPIC	LECTURE TOPIC	LABORATORY TOPIC	ASSIGNED READING
MICROSCOPY
1 (JAN 11)	Introduction History of Plant Anatomy	Types of Microscopy	Principles of Optics and Microscopy	RR1 RR2
2 (JAN 17)	NO CLASS	Types of Microscopy	Digital Microscopy	RR3, Ch 1
BASIC PLANT CELL HISTOLOGY
3 (JAN 25)	Cell Contents	Cell Contents	Hand Sectioning and Histology of Cell Contents	Ch 2
4 (FEB 1)	Plant Extracellular Matrix	Plant Extracellular Matrix	Histology of Plant Extracellular Matrix	Ch 2
BASIC PLANT CELL TYPES
5 (FEB 8)	Apical Meristem; Vascular Cambium; Phellogen	Epidermis; Guard Cells	Introduction to the MU Plant Cell Expert System	Ch 6, 14, 17
6 (FEB 15)	NO CLASS ON MONDAY HOUR EXAM THROUGH PLANT EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX CLASS MEETS TUESDAY	Parenchyma; Collenchyma	Expert System Inquiry LABOOKS GRADED	Ch 10, 3, 4
7 (FEB 22)	Sclereids; Fibers	Tracheids; Vessel Elements	Expert System Inquiry	Ch 5, 7
8 (MAR 1)	Sieve Cells; Sieve Tube Elements; Laticifers	Laticifers	Expert System Inquiry	Ch 8, 9
FUNCTIONAL TISSUE SYSTEMS
9 (MAR 8)	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
10 (MAR 15)	HOUR EXAM THROUGH LATICIFERS	Supportive Systems	Supportive Systems Inquiry LABOOKS GRADED	Ch 11, 13
11 (MAR 22)	Supportive Systems	Protective Systems	Protective Systems Inquiry	Ch 10, 17
12 (MAR 29)	Protective Systems	Absorptive Systems	Absorptive Systems Inquiry	Ch 13, 7, 11, 12
13 (APR 5)	Absorptive Systems	Transport Systems Xylem	Transport Systems Inquiry	Ch 7, 15
14 (APR 12)	Transport Systems Phloem	Transport Systems Transfer Cells	Transport Systems Inquiry	Ch 8, 16
15 (APR 19)	Photosynthetic Systems C3, C4 & CAM Plants	Storage Systems Water & Elaborated Reserves; Secretory/Excretory Systems - Hydathodes	Photosynthetic Systems Inquiry	Ch 12, 20, 21
16 (APR 26)	Secretory/Excretory Systems - Stinging Hairs & Glandular Trichomes	Secretory/Excretory Systems - Ducts & Laticifers	Storage and Secretory Systems Inquiry LABOOKS GRADED	Ch 9
FINAL EXAMINATION