Plant Life
Edition: 5
Copyright: 2023
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The Plant Life Lab Manual includes activities and experiments in plant biology that are geared toward students in non-life science majors. Topics addressed in the manual include macromolecular composition, plant anatomy and morphology, growth and development, transport, photosynthesis, biotechnology, and the diversity and utility of fungi, algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.
To Our Students
1. Introduction to the Plant Life Laboratory
2. Introduction to Microscopy
3. Campus Plant Walk
4. Testing for Plant Macromolecules
5. Seeds, Primary Growth, and Tissues
6. Vegetative Morphology: Roots, Stems, and Leaves
7. Floating Leaf Disk Assay for Determining Photosynthetic Rate
8. Plant Transport
9. Fungi and Cyanobacteria
10. Algae
11. Seed-Free Plants: Bryophytes, Ferns, and Fern Allies
12. Seed Plants: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
13. Plant Biotechnology I: DNA Extraction and Amplification by PCR
14. Plant Biotechnology II: Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and Data Analysis
Appendix: Making and Staining Your Own Slides
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