Course: BIO108 First Term: 2018 Fall
Final Term: Current
Final Term: 2023 Summer
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Lecture 4.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Laboratory 0.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s)
3.0 Load
Subject Type: AcademicLoad Formula: T - Lab Load |
MCCCD Official Course Competencies | |||
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1. Describe and demonstrate the procedures of scientific methodology. (I)
2. Trace the selected history of international plant use and distribution by humans from earliest records to the present. (II) 3. Describe and demonstrate the general principles of chemistry including elements, atoms, molecules, bonds, and energy, utilizing a globally popular plant. (III) 4. Describe and demonstrate cellular respiration and energy production in plants including aerobic and anaerobic pathways. (IV) 5. Describe and demonstrate the process of photosynthesis and relate it to cellular respiration. (V) 6. Describe the taxonomy of selected plants. (VI) 7. Describe the taxonomy of vascular plants. (VII) 8. Classify selected plants according to their global economic and aesthetic values. (VIII) 9. Contrast and compare the uses of selected plants in primitive and advanced societies. (IX) 10. Describe and demonstrate the anatomy of several typical vascular plants including roots, stems, and leaves. (X) 11. Describe and demonstrate sexual plant reproduction in species representing selected taxa. (XI) 12. Describe and demonstrate asexual reproduction in selected species. (XII) 13. Describe and demonstrate the growth and development of selected vascular plants with emphasis on hormones, growth, and plant movement. (XIII) 14. Describe and demonstrate osmotic principles and water movement in plants and relate this to the need for global water conservation. (XIV) 15. Describe and demonstrate mineral use and deposition by plants, emphasizing international species of particular importance. (XV) 16. Describe and demonstrate, both by specified countries and globally, the energy yield of selected types of crop plants and compare the economic projections of plant yield with the growth of the human population. (XVI) 17. Describe genetics in plants, including the use of the genetic code and current applications of genetic engineering, including international opinion. (XVII) | |||
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements. | |||
MCCCD Official Course Outline | |||
I. Scientific Method
A. Formation of the hypothesis B. Inductive reasoning C. Deductive reasoning D. Data collection E. Data analysis F. Data presentation G. Peer evaluation II. Early Recorded Use of Plants A. Fossil record B. Medicinal use of plants by animals and humans C. Plant availability in our Global Village III. Chemistry Related to Plants A. Identification of the elements B. Molecular structures and bonding C. Acids and bases D. Energy transfer and storage E. Chemical overview of a selected plant IV. Cellular Respiration A. Energy production in plants B. Anaerobic pathway C. Aerobic pathway D. Energy storage E. Efficiency in cellular respiration V. Photosynthesis A. Historical significance B. Light dependent reaction C. Light independent reaction D. By-products E. Ecological status VI. Taxonomy of Selected Plants A. Characteristics of plants B. Alternation of generations C. Nonvascular plants VII. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants A. Evolutionary history B. Primitive vascular plants C. Gymnosperms D. Angiosperms VIII. Global classification of selected plants A. Botanical categorizations B. Economic values C. Aesthetic values IX. Cultural Comparison A. Medicine B. Religion C. Pleasure D. Defense X. Plant Anatomy A. Roots B. Stems C. Leaves XI. Sexual Reproduction in Plants A. Flower structure B. Seed & fruit development C. Seed & fruit dispersal D. Germination E. Economic implications XII. Asexual Reproduction A. Propagation B. Economic implications XIII. Growth and Development A. Hormones B. Inhibitors C. Movements D. Economic implications XIV. Water Movement A. Osmotic principles B. Cohesive tension C. Global water conservation XV. Mineral Use and Deposit A. Nitrogen production B. Mineral depletion C. International indicator plants XVI. Energy Yield A. Geographic variations B. Ocean vs. land plants C. Environmental effects D. Specified countries and global demographics XVII. Plants Genetics A. Chromosomal structure and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) B. Mutation C. Genetic engineering (GE) D. Global economic implications of GE C. Genetic engineering D. Economic implications | |||
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/10/2002 |