1. | What is plant Biology? / The nature of life | * Cells 1. History 2. Modern Microscopes 3. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic Cells |
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2. | Cells / Tissues | * Roots and Soil 1. Root development 2. Root structure 3. Specialized roots 4. Mycorrhizae |
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3. | Roots and soils / Stems | - overview - leaf arrangments and type - internal structures of leaves - specialized leaves - autumnal changes in color - abscission - relevance of leaves |
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4. | Leaves / Flowers, fruits, and seeds | 1. Moleculr Movement 2. Water Movement |
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5. | Water in plants / Plant metabolism | 1. Plant Metabolism 2. Growth |
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6. | Growth / Meiosis and alternation o generation | - Plant Hormones - Hormonal Interactions - Plant Movements : Internal Stimuli, External Stimuli - Photoperiodism - Temperature and Growth - Dormancy and Quiescence |
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7. | Genetics / Plant breeding and propagation | - Mutation - Cytogenetics - Mendelian Genetics - Quantitative Traits - Linkage |
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8. | Evolution | - Early Evolutionary Concepts - Darwin - Microevolution - Mutations - Chromosomal Changes - Migration and Genetic Drift - Rate of Evolution - Macroevolution - Role of Hybridization |
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9. | Plant names and classfication/ Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea, Viruses | - Development of binomial Nomenclature - International Code of Botanical Nomenclature - Development of the Kingdom Concept - Claccification of Major Groups - Cladistics |
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10. | Kingdon Protista / Kingdom Fungi | - Phylum Chlorophyta (Green algee) - Phylum Chlomophyta - Phylum Rhodophyta - Phylum Euglenophyta - Phylum Dinophyta |
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11. | Introduction to plant kingdom: bryophytes / Seedless vascualar plants | -Introduction - Phylum Hepaticophyta - Liverworts - Leafy Liverworts - Phylum Anthocerophyta - Hornworts - Phylum Bryophyta - Mosses |
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12. | Introduction to seed plants: Gymnosperm / Seed plants: angiosperms | - Phylum Magnoliophyta - Polination - Fertilization and seed developtment - Specialization Trends in Flowering Plants - Pollination Ecology - Herbaria and plant preservation |
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13. | Flowering plants and civilization / Ecology | - Regional Issues - Populations - Communities - Ecosystems - Organism Interactions |