BIOL 120
Sample Syllabus
Sample Lesson
Introduction
Plants
The Domestication of Plants
Imperialism and the Age of Exploration
Photosynthesis
The Six Major Categories of Plants that Serve Humanity
Lesson 02 Assignments

Lesson 2

Plants in Life and in History

 

 

Reading Assignment
  • Lesson 02 Commentary
  • Chapter 1, pp. 2-8; Chapters 11 & 12, pp. 181-196; Chapter 9, pp. 139-141, 144-155

 

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this lesson, you will:

  • Have an understanding of the importance of plants in our world and their significance in human history.
  • Be able to explain the history of the domestication of plants and describe the early plant domestication centers.
  • Be able to explain the various types of organisms covered by this course, including angiosperms and gymnosperms and the differences between plants and fungi.

 

Key Terms
agriculture, archaea, angiosperm, conifer, centers of crop origin, domestication, eubacteria, eukaryotes, fibers, fungi, gymnosperm, photosynthesis and viridaeplantae