Botany I - Plant Physiology And Taxonomy 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 10 lessons:

1 Taxonomic Classification of Plants

• Plant Taxonomy - Botanical/Horticultural Nomenclature, The Binomial System, Botanical Classification, Plant Families and Species, Hybrids, Varieties and Cultivars
• Botanical Keys - How to use a botanical key, Key to Plant Groups, Key to Plant Phyla

2 Cells and Tissues

• Plant Cells - types of plant cells
• Plant Tissues - Primary and Secondary Growth

3 Specific Vegetative Parts of a Plant

• Stems - Stem Forms
• Leaves - Leaf Structure and Arrangement
• Roots - Root Structure (tap root, adventitious roots)
• Common Botanical Terms

4 Flowers and Fruit

• The flower - inflorescence (panicle, umbel, composite head)
• Fruits - Simple, Aggregate, Multiple
• Reproductive Growth and Development - pollination, fertilisation, fruit setting

5 Seed and the Developing Embryo

• Seed Structure - Seed Coats, Food Storage Organs, Embryo
• Seed Germination - Germination Requirements, Stimulation, Inhibition
• Propagation of Plants

6 Photosynthesis and Growing Plants

• Photosynthesis - the Photosynthetic Apparatus, Light transformation into energy, the Photosynthetic process, Gas Exchange with the Atmosphere

7 Respiration

• Stages of Respiration - the Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain
• Rate of Respiration

8 The Role of Water

• Osmosis
• Water Movement from Soil to Root - Development of Root Pressure
• The Transpiration Stream - Transpiration and Environmental Conditions

9 Movement of Water and Assimilates through a Plant

• Mechanisms of Nutrient Uptake
• Absorption and Transport of Mineral Nutrients
• Translocation of Sugars
• Adaptations for Water Storage
• Food and Water Storage Organs

10 The Effects of Tropisms and Other Growth Movements

• Plant Hormones
• Tropisms - Phototropism, Geotropism, Thigmotropism, Other Growth Movements
• Chemical Growth Modifications