SBT 204: Plant Structure and Functions Course Outline

  

Date Posted: 4/9/2018 8:16:36 AM

Posted By: franco crick  Membership Level: Gold  Total Points: 2067

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Course Outline

Course Purpose;
To equip students with knowledge on Plant structures and functions

Expected Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
1.describe different morphological and anatomical structures of angiosperm.
2.discuss the significance of different morphological and anatomical structures of angiosperm.
3.describe different physiological process in a plant.
4.discuss the significance of different physiological process in a plant.

Course Content;
Cell structure, Introduction to tissue systems. Morphology and anatomy of angiosperm root, stem and leaf. Primary and secondary growth of plants. Structure of leaf, fruit and seed. Ecological anatomy. Study of plant functions at molecular, cellular and organismic level. Seed dormancy and germination. Diffusion and osmosis. Soil-water-plant relationship. Mineral nutrition. Photosynthesis and respiration.

Lectures should be as indicated below;
Wk.1:Cell structure
Wk.2:Cell structure
Wk.3:Introduction to tissue systems.
Wk.4:Morphology and anatomy of angiosperm root, stem
Wk.5:Morphology and anatomy of angiosperm root, stem and leaf.
Wk.6:Primary and secondary growth of plants. Ecological anatomy.
Wk.7: Structure of leaf, fruit and seed Study of plant functions at molecular, cellular and organismic level.
Wk.8:Seed dormancy and germination.
Wk.9:Diffusion and osmosis. Soil-water-plant relationship.
Wk.10:Mineral nutrition.
Wk.11:Photosynthesis, respiration.

Assessment of Learning
CATs: 30 %: (Sit in CATs)
End of semester examination: 70 %
Core Reading Materials for the Course

Reference Textbooks
1.Biology and biological sciences by D.J. Tayloy, N.P.O.Green,G.W.Stout 3rd edition
2.Plant physiology by Devlin and Witham fourth edition
3.Biology a functional approach by MBV Roberts 4th edition
A Note: Additional text can be downloaded at the E-resources of the University of Embu portal

Journals:
1.Journal of plant physiology
2.The plant cell
3.Annual review of plant biology
4.Journal of experimental biology

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