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Syllabus
Terms
Sight ID
Poisonous Plants
Sight ID
Pinophyta
Sight ID
Pteridophyta
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RLEM 304
Rangeland Plant Taxonomy
4 Cr. (2-6)
Spring 2008
Laboratory Schedule:
| Date |
Lab# |
| Jan. 15 |
1 |
Introduction to laboratory, learning to write “keys” |
| Jan. 17 |
2 |
Key writing |
| Jan. 22 |
3 |
Life
cycle of Pinophyta; Pinophyta terms; keying selected Pinophyta |
| Jan. 24 |
4 |
Keying selected Pinophyta |
| Jan. 29 |
4 |
No class |
| Jan. 31 |
5 |
Key Pinophyta |
| Feb. 5 |
6 |
Sight I.D. Test 1.
Pinophyta [Family, species, spelled correctly] Life cycle
of
ferns, fern allies, and fern terms. Keying selected ferns and fern
allies specimens |
| Feb. 7 |
7 |
Keying selected ferns and fern allies species. Sonchus,
Stellaria, Sharardia, Lamium |
| Feb. 12 |
8 |
Key, draw ls., Fld. |
| Feb. 14 |
9 |
Collecting, pressing, and labeling plant collections |
| Feb. 19 |
10 |
Sight
I.D. Test 2. Ferns [Family, species, spelled correctly]; Fruit lab |
| Feb. 21 |
11 |
Keying Magnoliophyta |
| Feb. 26 |
12 |
Keying Test (2 hrs.), key your own specimens |
| Feb. 28 |
13 |
Keying Magnoliophyta. Collection 1 due BEFORE lab |
| Mar. 4 |
14 |
Keying Magnoliophyta |
| Mar. 6 |
15 |
Keying Magnoliophyta |
| Mar. 10 |
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SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS
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| Mar. 13 |
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SPRING BREAK- NO CLASS
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| Mar. 18 |
16 |
Keying Magnoliophyta
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| Mar. 20 |
17 |
Keying Test, keying your own specimens
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| Mar. 25 |
18 |
Keying Magnoliophyta
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| Mar. 27 |
19 |
Keying Test
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| Apr. 1 |
20 |
Sight
I.D. Test 3. Poisonous Plants (Group 1) [Family, species, spelled
correctly], keying your own specimens
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| Apr. 3 |
21 |
Keying Magnoliophyta
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| Apr. 8 |
22 |
Keying Magnoliophyta
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| Apr. 10 |
23 |
Keying Test
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| Apr. 15 |
24 |
Keying your own specimens
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| Apr. 17 |
25 |
Sight
I.D. Test 4. Poisonous Plants (Groups 1 & 2) [Family, species, spelled
correctly], keying your own specimens
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| Apr. 22 |
26 |
Keying your own specimens
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| Apr. 24 |
27 |
Collection 2 due @ 4:59 PM |
**Weekly laboratory quizzes will be given towards the END of the 3 hour laboratory
(30 minutes or more before the end of the lab)**
I. Comparison of Divisions
A. Magnoliophyta (Angiosperms)
1) Enclosed (protected) seed, covered by an ovary wall.
2) Vessels are present in xylem tissue, companion cells are present in the phloem.
B. Pinophyta (Gymnosperms)
1) Not an enclosed (protected) seed, not covered by an ovary wall.
2) Vessels are lacking in xylem tissue, companion cells are absent from the phloem.
3) Most are evergreen with needle or scale leaves.
II. Comparison of Classes in the Magnoliophyta
A. Liliopsida (Monocots)
1) 1 cotyledon.
2) Parallel leaf venation, usually (pg. 9).
3) Floral parts in 3's or multiples thereof.
4) Vascular bundles of stems scattered throughout ground tissue (pg. 7).
5) Vascular cambium lacking in most forms.
B. Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
1) 2 cotyledons.
2) Netted leaf venation, usually (pg. 8).
3) Floral parts in 4's or 5's or multiples thereof.
4) Vascular bundles of stem arranged in the form of a cylinder (pg. 7).
5) Vascular cambium present in those having secondary growth.
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