Photosynthetic Life -- Spring
2003
Syllabus with Tentative Lecture Schedule
BSCI348P
CBMG688P
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Photosynthetic Life -- Spring
2003 |
BSCI348P |
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| W | Jan. | 29 | Introduction to Photosynthetic Diversity & Ecology |
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| M | Feb | 3 | The Tree of Life:Prokaryotic Diversity & Eukaryotic Diversity |
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| Photosynthetic Bacteria | ||||
| W | 5 | The evolution of photosynthetic bacteria: Proteobacteria, Green Sulfur, Green Nonsulfur bacteria, Heliobacteria |
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| M | 10 | |||
| W | 12 | Oxygenic Photosynthesis: Cyanobacteria |
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| M | 17 | Eutrophication and nuisance organisms in the freshwater environment |
G: 97-131 | |
| W | 19 | Contemporary Research Discussion: Phototrophy in the Archaea |
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| M | 24 | Eukaryotic Diversity II; The Endosymbiotic Origin of Plastids |
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| Plantae, the Eukaryotes with Primary Plastids, Part I: Red and Cyan Plastids |
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| W | 26 | Glaucocystophyta, Rhodophyta, & Chlorophyta | GW132-153 | |
| M | Mar. | 3 | Midterm Exam | |
| W | 5 | Rhodophyta (cont.) |
GW 1-39 | |
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| W | 12 | Contemporary Research Discussion |
GW40-79 | |
| Eukaryotes - Taxa with secondary plastids derived from red algae |
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| M | 17 | Cryptomonads - The ultrastructure of secondary endosymbiosis | GW 169-179 | |
| W | 19 | Introduction
to the Heterokonts: |
GW 232-342 | |
| Mar. 24-28: Spring Break | ||||
| M | 31 | Adaptation to the intertidal environments: Bacillariophyta (Diatoms), and Phaeophyta (Brown Algae) |
GW 606-639 | |
| W | Apr. | 2 | Phytoplankton Ecology - Algae in the open ocean; Haptophyta (prymnesiophytes) |
GW 180-197 |
| M | 7 | Red tides, mahogany tides, toxin production and shellfish
poisoning |
GW 198-231 | |
| W | 9 | Contemporary Research Discussion |
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| M | 14 | Midterm Exam | ||
| Plantae part II: Green Plastids (and Taxa with Green Secondary Plastids) | ||||
| W | 16 | Algae as model systems, Chlamydomonas |
GW 397-419, 452-459 | |
| M | 21 | Taxa with secondary plastids from green algae - Euglenophyta, Chlorarachniophyta |
GW 154-168 | |
| W | 23 | Contemporary Research Discussion: Tropical marine greens & cell differentiation |
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| M | 28 | Terrestrial algae and lichens |
GW 460-493 | |
| W | 30 | The evolution of cell division in the green algae; Charophyta (= Streptophyta) |
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| Land Plants: the Drier Algae |
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| M | May | 5 | The transition to a terrestrial flora, alternation of generations | |
| W | 7 | Structural adaptations & the fossil record of plants and algae | ||
| M | 12 | Biochemical adaptations to life on land |
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| Th | May | 22 | Final Exam , 1229 HJ Patterson Hall, 8:00am? | HMM: 409-415 |