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BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora

BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora. Prof. Lila Fishman. BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora. Course Objectives 1. Recognize the common plants of the region - genera and families on Plants-to-Know list 2. Learn skills of plant identification and classification

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BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora

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  1. BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora Prof. Lila Fishman

  2. BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora • Course Objectives 1. Recognize the common plants of the region • - genera and families on Plants-to-Know list • 2. Learn skills of plant identification and classification • - systematics/taxonomy and terminology 3. Understand the origins and functions of plant diversity ecology evolution

  3. Contacts Dr. Lila Fishman lila.fishman@mso.umt.edu 243-5166 309A Health Sciences Office hours: T/Th 9:30 -10:30 Plus open lab times TBA TAs: Clarice Pina Carin Williams TA Office hours TBA

  4. Course logistics • Lectures (see schedule for readings) • 1 conceptual & 1 taxonomic each week (more or less) • Text: Flowering Plant Families (Zomlefer 1998) • Labs • Practical experience in plant ID/keying • Always bring Dorn (Vascular Plants of Montana) key and your notebook • Be prepared for walks

  5. Course logistics • Materials will be posted on the course web page • http://dbs.umt.edu/courses/bioo350/default.php • http://dbs.umt.edu/courses/biol350/default.php • Lectures by end of each lecture day • Handouts (terminology, study tables etc.) • Lab Handouts (plant collection instructions, etc.) • Links to useful plant web sites • Also announcements of review sessions etc.

  6. Grading Component Points per component Exam 1 100 points (20%) Exam 2 100 points (20%) Final 150 points (30%) Lab 150 points (30%) Total 500 points Grade scale +/- grading scale ~10% increments

  7. Bonus points for show & tell (or ask!) Bring a plant-related natural history observation or question to share at beginning of class (max 2 per person or 8 points total) If you want to share a photo, please send it to me by 9:00 am the morning of class

  8. Questions about logistics?? Bring a plant-related natural history observation or question to share at beginning of class (max 3 per person or 10 points total)

  9. BIOO 335: Rocky Mountain Flora • Course Objectives 1. Recognize the common plants of the region • - genera and families on Plants-to-Know list • 2. Learn skills of plant identification and classification • - systematics/taxonomy and terminology 3. Understand the origins and functions of plant diversity ecology evolution

  10. Why study plants?

  11. A systematic approach to plant diversity

  12. A systematic approach to plant diversity

  13. A systematic approach to plant diversity Kingdom Viridiplantae (green plants) Phylum/Division Embryophyta (land plants) Subphylum Tracheophytina (vascular plants) Class Angiospermopsida (angiosperms) Subclass Caryophyllidae Order Caryophyllales Family Portulacaceae (Purslane family) Genus Lewisia Species Lewisia rediviva Lewisia rediviva (Bitterroot)

  14. What is a plant?

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  17. A cartoon tree of life (not to scale!) Bacteria Archaea Eukaryotes “Protists” Animals Fungi Plants

  18. Land plants (Embryophytes) multiple adaptations to life on land ~450 million years ago Present tracheids (vascular cells for water transport) “true” leaves woodiness seeds Seed plants Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts) Lycopods (club mosses) Monophilites (ferns, horsetails) Vascular plants

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