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Plant Biology 1401

Plant Biology 1401. Introduction. Welcome!. Biology 1401 Section 002 Dr. Ravi Dani 208 Biological Sciences ravidani1401@yahoo.com 806-742-2707. How to Succeed in Biol. 1401. 1. Read text of each lesson. Read it before class. 2. Attend class. Pay attention. Take notes on lectures. Use

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Plant Biology 1401

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  1. Plant Biology 1401 Introduction

  2. Welcome! • Biology 1401 • Section 002 • Dr. Ravi Dani • 208 Biological Sciences • ravidani1401@yahoo.com • 806-742-2707

  3. How to Succeed in Biol. 1401 1. Read text of each lesson. Read it before class. 2. Attend class. Pay attention. Take notes on lectures. Use opportunity to learn material, ask questions if unclear. 3. Use slides on class web page to review. For many lectures there will be some explanatory text with some or all of the slides – this is meant to supplement the text and lectures, not replace them. 4. Make a list, and study, unfamiliar terms. There will probably be many – in the process of learning them, you will learn much of the course material..

  4. Attendance Policy: Attendance is required to perform well in this course. If you have a university function or illness that will cause you to miss an exam, contact Dr. Dani before the exam or no later than one day following the exam date.

  5. Missed Exam Policy: • Only medical emergencies (with Doctor’s note) allowed. • No late appearances, excuses (such as flat tires, hospitalized grandfathers, etc.) considered. • 1 week to make up exam – arrange a time

  6. Policy of Exams • Grading Policy: • 3 Hour Exams in Lecture (3 hourly exams - 50 questions, 2 points each and one final comprehensive exam - 100 questions, 1 pt. each) = 45% • Laboratory = 30% • Final Exam = 25% • Extra-credit quizzes will count towards hour exams and the final. There will be FIVE unannounced extra Credit Quizzes, each carrying 5 points.

  7. Civility in the Classroom: • You are expected to conduct yourselves in such a way as to provide a good learning environment for all students. Therefore, disruptions that affect other students or the lecturer will not be tolerated. Such disruptions include, but are not limited to: leaving lecture before the class is dismissed without permission, reading newspapers or books from another class, talking to neighbors, ringing of cellular phones, and eating and drinking.

  8. Class Web Site • http://www.biology.ttu.edu • People • Faculty • Ravi G. Dani • Background information: help to prepare you for the exams • Lecture slides • Exam results & course grade

  9. Your course materials • Linda Berg • Introductory Botany, 2nd Edition

  10. Organization of Text Units • 1. The Plant Cell (Chapters 2-4) • 2. Plant Structure & Life Processes (Ch. 5-11) • 3. The Continuity of Life (Ch. 12-17) • 4. Diversity (Ch. 18-25) • 5. Plant Ecology (Ch. 26-27).

  11. Useful hints about textbook • Glossary • Questions • Activities • Animations! • Other links

  12. WORLD IN 21st CENTURY • 100% increase in World’s population (12 billion by the year 2035). • 50% reduction in forests cover. • Life expectancy close to 100 years in most parts of the world. • World resources of fossil fuel will be totally consumed.

  13. PLANT AND PEOPLE • Plant have determined the very course of human civilization. The material culture of nearly every society is based more on plants than on animals. • Search for lands of spices led to the discovery of Americas and colonial invasion of Asia and Africa. • Patterns of international trade in rubber, opium and quinine have altered the fates of entire nations. • Medicinal herbs, possessing aphrodisiac properties and longevity have resulted in immense biodiversity loss and continued global smuggling.

  14. Humans use plant by-products • Turpentine • Dyes • Resin • Mulch • Decorative Bark

  15. Careers in Biosciences • The large, multidisciplinary Human Genome Project (HGP)–the completed effort of finding all human genes and characterizing a reference genome–has promised to revolutionize the future so profoundly that the 21st has been dubbed the "biology century." • Almost everyone will be affected by applications of information and technologies derived from the HGP era of the late 20th century. • Entirely new approaches will be implemented in biological research and the practice of medicine and agriculture. • Genetic data will provide the foundation for research in many biological subdisciplines, leading to an unprecedented understanding of the inner workings of whole biological systems.

  16. The biotechnology industry has more than tripled in size between 1992 and 2001, with revenue increasing from $8 billion to $27.6 billion. • In 2001, there were 191,000 U.S. employees, and more opportunities are expected in healthcare, food production, and environmental cleanup (www.bio.org). • In regard to the burgeoning drug industry based on genomics, the Consulting Resources Corporation’s newsletter for biotechnology professionals said, "We expect the growing family of new genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics technologies to dominate . . . developments in therapeutics by greatly improving the efficiency and speed of the entire drug discovery, testing, and approval process."

  17. Medicine • Medical genetics, genetic counseling, genetic nursing • Gene testing, gene therapy • Organ transplantation, fertility, and reproduction • Public health • Pharmaceutical industry and suppliers • Pharmacogenomics • Chemical, vaccine, medicine development and production • Database development, operation, use • Communication, work with regulatory agencies

  18. Agriculture and Wildlife • Genetic modification of foods and seeds • Biopesticide and neutriceutical development • Wildlife management: Identification, protection of endangered species • Authentication of consumables such as wine, caviar.

  19. Computational Biology (including Bioinformatics) • Database creation, data analysis, modeling, data transfer • Supercomputing • Mathematics, statistics, actuarial field

  20. Engineering Disciplines • Bioprocessing chamber, vat design and production • Toxic-waste cleanup • Instrumentation development • Creation of new energy sources via engineering, life science research • Biomedical engineering.

  21. Business • Biosciences industry investing • Marketing and sales • Banking

  22. Law and Justice • Education • Patent specialties • Specialties in ethical, legal, and social issues • Gene and paternity testing • DNA forensics--in the laboratory, in the field, in the courtroom

  23. History and Anthropology • Use of genetics to study population, migration patterns • Study of inheritance over evolutionary time

  24. Military • Soldier identification • Pathogen identification • Biological and chemical warfare protection • Radiation-exposure assessment

  25. Space Exploration • Research into space effects • Search for other life forms, evidence of life

  26. Bench Science • Sequencing of many organisms, including human • Data analysis, computation • Functional genomics • Proteomics • Human variation in health and disease • Microbial genetics • Environmental studies • Education

  27. Bioscience Communication • Reporting, writing, editing • Website development, maintenance • Public relations • Marketing • Special events

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