Fundamentals of Botany
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
The world of plants.
Cell structure and the cell cycle.
An introduction to plant structure.
Roots, stems, and leaves: the primary plant body.
Secondary growth in plants.
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
Life cycles and reproductive structures.
Basic plant biochemistry.
Photosynthesis.
Respiration.
Transport in plants.
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Plant responses to hormones and environmental stimuli.
Genetics.
Gene expression and activation.
Plant biotechnology.
Evolution.
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Classification.
Viruses and prokaryotes.
Protists.
Fungi.
Bryophytes.
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
Seedless vascular plants.
Gymnosperms.
Angiosperms: flowering plants.
Ecology and the biosphere.
Ecosystem dynamics: how ecosystems work.
Conservation biology.