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Botanical Links
Independent Research: Biomes Project
Key Concepts
- Terrestrial ecosystems are defined by distinct plant communities.
- Human activities often result in detrimental impacts on natural ecosystems.
- Plants are essential to our lives.
Biomes Web Links
The University of Museum of Paleontology Biomes Website
Articles may also be found using proquest. Use the link from the DHS library electronic databases page (along with the username and password you remembered to take home from the library if you are at home)
The USDA Plants Database: The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.Dendrology at Virginia Tech: The Dendrology homepage at Virginia Tech is where to find tree identification fact sheets on approximately 800 species of trees, as well as lots of other tree information.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service: If you need information on a particular tree species this is the place to go.
Introduction to Plants and Their Study
Chapter 1- Homework | Homework Article |
Key Concepts
- Botany is the scientific study of plants.
- Humankind has derived many benefits from the study of plants.
- A plant is a living organism possessing many characteristics common to all living things.
- A plant is an autotrophic organism with a unique set of characteristics, including eukaryotic cells with walls made of cellulose.
- A seed develops into a plant having roots, stems, and leaves
- Monocots and dicots have different kinds of seeds
Introduction to Plants 1 Sheet (Study Guide)
Ecology
Chapter 19 - Homework
Key Concepts
1. Energy flows, and nutrients cycle through ecosystems.
2. The net productivity of an ecosystem limits the number and population sizes
of species.
3. Human activities often result in detrimental impacts on natural ecosystems.
- 1 Sheet (Study Guide)
Turkey guts and Oil Article
Notes on the C,N,H2O Cycles
Plant Cells
Chapter 4 - Homework | Cell Comic Book
Key Concepts
1. Plants are composed of cells
2. Organelles have specific functions within the cell.
3. The endosymbiotic hypothesis explains the evolutionary origin of
photosynthesis and aerobic respiration in plants.
4. The cell membrane regulates movement of dissolved substances and water into
cells.
5. Water diffuses from areas of higher water potential to areas of lower water
potential.
Parts of the Cell 1 Sheet
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Cell
PowerPoint
Complex Tissues and Meristems
Chapter 4 - Homework
Key Concepts
1. Plant cells are organized into four basic tissue systems, each having
specific functions.
Homework article on arbuscular mycorrhizae
Tropisms
Chapter 6 & 10 - HomeworkKey Concepts
1. Tropisms are a response by a plant to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms,
2. The response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus
3. Nastic movements are non-directional responses to a stimulus.
4. Light is electromagnetic radiation.
5. Light has three principal characteristics that affect plant growth:
Quantity,
Quality,
Duration
Class Notes: Tropisms and Nastic Movements
Phototropism Lab
Watch the Tropism Timelapse Lab Videos
DNA, Genes, Proteins, GMOs
Chapter 5 - Homework | Banana Article
Key Concepts
1. Genes are segments of DNA that provide the information to make proteins.
2. As the molecule of inheritance, DNA passes genetic information to newly
divided cells through the process of DNA replication.
3. Transcription makes RNA
4. Translation make proteins.
5. Genetic engineering utilizes recombinant DNA technology to improve plants for
human benefit.
DNA Class Notes
DNA-RNA Quiz 1 Sheet (study guide)
Genetically Modified Organisms Notes
Root Systems
Chapter 7 - Homework
Key Concepts
1. Roots function in anchoring the plant, absorbing water and minerals, storing
food reserves, and conducting water and nutrients to other plant parts.
2. Plant roots are involved in a variety of important ecological relationships.
3. Humans have many uses for plant roots.
Roots Notes
Roots 1 Sheet (study guide)
Stems and Secondary Growth
Chapter 8 - Homework and study guide
Key Concepts
1. Stems support the leaves etc and conduct water and dissolved sugars.
2. The pressure-flow hypothesis explains the source to sink movement of
sugars through the phloem.
3. Stem modifications adapt plants to a variety of environments.
4. There are many important products derived from stems.
5. Secondary growth is the production of woody tissues.
Stems Notes
Stems 1 Sheet
Ohio Division of Forestry Tree Glossary
Leaves and the Movement of Water
Chapter 9 - Homework and Key Vocabulary
Key Concepts
1. The primary function of leaves is photosynthesis.
2. Transpiration is influenced by environmental conditions and is regulated by
stomata.
3. The uptake of water is dependent on the pull of transpiration.
4. Leaf modifications allow plants to limit water loss due to transpiration.
5. Transpiration is an important component of the water cycle.
Flowers and Fruits
Chapter 12 - Homework and Review Sheet
Key Concepts
1. Flowers function in sexual reproduction.
2. Flowers co-evolved with their pollinators.
3. A fruit is a ripened ovary containing seed.
Botanical Performances
Download Project Outline and Rubric
Review Sheets for the Final
Botanical Fact Files
Durian Durio
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