Botany I Introductory
| Course Code | BSC104I |
|---|---|
| Qualification | Statement of Attainment |
| Payment Options | Upfront & Payment Plans |
| Delivery | Online & Correspondence |
| Duration | 100 Hours |
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is divided into 10 lessons as follows:
1. Taxonomic Classification of Plants
2. Cells and Tissues
3. Specific Vegetative Parts of a Plant
4. Flowers and Fruit
5. Seed and the Developing Embryo
6. Photosynthesis and Growing Plants
7. Respiration
8. The Role of Water
9. Movement of Water and Assimilates through a Plant
10. The Effects of Tropisms and Other Growth Movements
AIMS
On succesful completion of this course, students will be able to:
· Understand the relationship between the scientific principles of this unit and horticultural practices
· Demonstrate a knowledge of the Plant Kingdom and understanding of the taxonomic hierarchy
· Identify and describe the different types of plant cells and tissues, their structure and function
· Determine the role and function of specific vegetative parts of the plant
· Determine the role and function of the reproductive parts of the plant
· Demonstrate an understanding of the role and function of the seed in the life cycle of the plant
· Explain the mechanism and the role of photosynthesis in the metabolism of plants and relate to plant growth in controlled environments
· Explain the mechanism and the role of respiration in the metabolism of plants
· Demonstrate an understanding of the role of water in the plant
· Review the movement of water, solutes and assimilates through the plant
· Understand the effects of tropisms and other plant movements on growth and development
· Undertake risk assessments relevant to the learning outcomes in this unit
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
During this course, students will:
· Prepare a collection of forty pressed, dried, labelled plants
· Learn how to key out plants using a Botanical Key
· Identify the phyla, family, genus and species of ten unknown plants
· Identify modified plant parts on live plants
· Describe in botanical terms leaf shapes from a range of different plants
· Dissect and draw labelled diagrams of several flowers
· Collect fruits and categorise them by type (pome, drupe, etc)
· Germinate seeds and describe changes that occur to the seeds over time
· Observe changes in potted plants under varying levels of sunlight and relate this to photosynthesis
· Observe transpiration in live plants and relate this to theoretical knowledge
· Observe and record osmosis in an experimental situation
· Observe and record phototropism in plants
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