Ms. Keever's Science Classes
There is a $30 lab fee for all science lab classes. Fees can be paid by cash or check (payable to Butler High School). Fees must be paid for supplies to be purchased so students to participate in lab.
Botany
- VisionLearning Lessons and quizzes: 1) Click the link, then sign up for a free account. 2) On the left you will see "Modules". Click on the link for the module that matches what we're covering in class. The module will indicate which chapter it supplements. 3) Read the module, then scroll to the bottom of the page and take the quiz.
Botany is a new advanced level life-science elective offered by Huntsville City Schools. (The other new life-science electives are Aquascience, Genetics, Marine Biology, and Zoology.)
The pre-requisite science courses for Botany are Biology and Chemistry. The details of the Alabama Course of Study: Botany Elective Core are listed below the syllabus.
Textbook: Introduction to Botany, 1st edition, Murray Nabors, Prentice-Hall, 2004
Syllabus:
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Week |
Section/Topic |
Botany COS |
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1 |
Ch. 1: The Importance of Plants, Plant Characteristics & Diversity, Botany & the Scientific Method |
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 12.0 |
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2 |
Ch. 2: An Overview of Cells, Major Plant Cell Organelles, The Cytoskeleton, Memberanes & Cell Walls, The Cell Cycle & Cell Division Ch. 3: Basic Types of Plant Cells |
4.0 |
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3 |
Ch. 3: Tissues of Vascular Plants, An Overview of Vascular Plant Organs, An Overview of Plant Growth & Development, Ch. 4: Roots, Stems |
4.0, 5.0 |
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4 |
Ch. 4: Leaves Ch. 5: An Overview of Secondary Growth, Growth Patterns in Wood & Bark, Commercial Uses of Wood & Bark Ch. 6: An Overview of Plant Reproduction |
4.0, 5.0, 9.0, 11.0, 12.0 |
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5 |
Ch. 6: Meiosis & alternation of Generations, Cone & Flower Structure, Seed Structure, Fruit Structure |
2.4, 3.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 |
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6 |
Ch. 7: The Molecular Components of Living Organisms, Energy & Chemical Reactions, Chemical Reactions & Enzymes |
7.0 |
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7 |
Ch. 8: An Overview of Photosynthesis, The Light Reactions, The Calvin Cycle |
7.0 |
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8 |
Ch. 9: An Overview of Nutrition, Respiration, Fermentation |
7.0 |
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9 |
AHSGE WEEK - Lessons will depend on number of students involved in exams and the length of the exams. Review for Midterm Exam |
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10 |
Midterm Exam Ch. 10: Molecular Movement Across Membranes; Movement & Uptake of Water & Solutes in Plants; Soil, Minerals, & Plant Nutrition |
6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7.0 |
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11 |
SPRING BREAK |
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12 |
Ch. 11: Effects of Hormones, Responses to Light, Responses to Other Environmental Stimuli |
8.0, 8.1, 8.2 |
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13 |
Ch. 16: Classification Before Darwin, Classification & Evolution, Major Groups of Organisms, The Future of Classification |
1.0 |
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14 |
Ch. 17: Viruses & the Botanical World, Prokaryotes & the Botanical World Ch. 18: Characteristics & Evolution of Algae, Unicellular & Colonial Algae, Multicellular Algae |
2.5, 3.2, 13.0 |
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15 |
Ch. 19: Characteristics & Evolutionary History of Fungi, The Diversity of Fungi, Fungal Associations with Other Organisms |
2.5, 13.0 |
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16 |
Ch. 20: An Overview of Bryophytes, Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses |
9.0 |
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17 |
Ch. 21: The Evolution of Seedless Vascular Plants, Types of Seedless Vascular Plants Ch. 22: An Overview of Gymnosperms, Types of Living Gymnosperms |
9.0 |
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18 |
Ch. 23: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, The Evolution of Flowers & Fruits, A Sampling of Angiosperm Diversity |
2.4, 9.0, 10.0 |
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19 |
Review for Senior Final Exams, Senior Exam on Wednesday |
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20 |
Review & Final Exams |
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Alabama Course of Study: Botany Elective Core
1. Identify the twelve plant kingdom divisions. 2. Describe phylogenetic relationships between plants and other organisms. 3. List plant adaptations required for life on land. 4. Identify major types of plant tissues found in roots, stems, and leaves. 5. Identify types of roots, stems, and leaves. 6. Explain the importance of soil type, texture, and nutrients to plant growth. 7. Explain plant cell processes, including light dependent and light independent reactions of photosynthesis, glycolysis, aerobic and anaerobic respiration and transport. 8. Describe plant responses to various stimuli. 9. Identify life cycles of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. 10. Describe the structure and function of flower parts. 11. Describe various natural and artificial methods of vegetative propagation. 12. Describe the ecological and economic importance of plants. 13. Identify viral, fungal, and bacterial plant diseases and their effects.
