Fundamentals of Botany

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The world of plants.
    Cell structure and the cell cycle.
    An introduction to plant structure.
    Roots, stems, and leaves: the primary plant body.
    Secondary growth in plants.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Life cycles and reproductive structures.
    Basic plant biochemistry.
    Photosynthesis.
    Respiration.
    Transport in plants.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Plant responses to hormones and environmental stimuli.
    Genetics.
    Gene expression and activation.
    Plant biotechnology.
    Evolution.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classification.
    Viruses and prokaryotes.
    Protists.
    Fungi.
    Bryophytes.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Seedless vascular plants.
    Gymnosperms.
    Angiosperms: flowering plants.
    Ecology and the biosphere.
    Ecosystem dynamics: how ecosystems work.
    Conservation biology.