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Syllabus |
Introduction to botany. Plant cell. Photosynthesis. Taxonomy and the study of the major families. General characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic algae, mosses and ferns. General characterization of Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Plant tissues: primary and secondary growth, morphogenesis and differentiation; fundamental tissues, and vascular coating. Anatomy of root, stem, leaf and flower. Growth of cells and organs in plants. Processes regulated by plant hormones. Phytochemistry.
Practical Classes:
Structures of plant cells under the microscope.
The color of anthocyanins as function of pH.
Isolation of chloroplasts in spinach.
Study of chromoplasts in petals from Gerbera L in carrots and tomatoes.
Study of vacuoles in Allium cepa (onion).
Visualization of cells of C3, C4 and CAM plants on the Scanning
Electron Microscope (SEM). Visualization of microscope preparations.
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Main Bibliography |
1. Required reading
P. H. Raven; R.F. Evert; S. E. Eichhorn, (2005), Biology of Plants, 7th ed, W.H. Freeman, New York.
P. H. Raven; R.F. Evert; S. E. Eichhorn, (2007), Biologia Vegetal, 7a ed, Guanabara Koogan, Rio de Janeiro.
2. Recommended reading:
G. H. Orians; W. K. Purves; D. E. Sadava; H. C. Heller, (2003) Life: The Science of Biology, 7th ed, W.H.Freeman, New York.
K. R. Stern, J. Bidlack, S. Jansky, K. Stern, (2003), Introductory Plant Biology 9th ed, McGraw-Hill.
W.S. Viegas, L.M. Cecílio, (1998), Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Aberta.
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