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Bot 101Botany: A Human Concern
“What drives life is a little current, kept up by the sunshine”
All life is dependent on Plants as a source of carbon and energy
Humans use plants as a source of:
FoodSpicesFiberWood (lumber)MedicineDrugsAestheticsCulture and tradition
Neanderthal Man gathered nuts, seeds and rose hips 300,000 years ago
Ötzi the ice man carried herbs and wore garments fashioned from grass over 5000 years ago
Plants as part of human Culture
Theophrastus was the“Father of Botany”
Death of Socrates
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Medicine men and shaman had knowledge of the
medicinal properties of local plants
Blue‐green algae
Red algae
Green algae
Brown Algae Fungi
Flowering plantsGymnosperms
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Plant KingdomAnimal Kingdom
What are Plants?• photosynthetic• multicellular• immobile
Initially plants were considered as anything that was not an animal
Phylogenetic tree based on the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. Thermophilic lineages are red, photosynthetic lineages are green.
Photosynthesis evolved in many distantly related organisms
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1. origin of plants from algae
2. evolution of vascular tissue
3. evolution of seeds
4. evolution offlowers
The Embryophytes
Flowers, Fruits MIDTERM I18
Ch. 4Vegetative StructuresPhotosynthesis, Transpiration and Respiration
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Ch. 5 & 6Plant TissuesReproduction in Flowering Plants13
Ch. 3Seed Seedling and Plant
Roots and Leaves11
Chs. 3 & 18Plant PropagationStems, Wood and Fiber8
Ch. 3MitosisThe Plant Body6
Ch. 2The Plant CellCells, Organelles and Membranes4
Ch. 1Building Blocks of LifeApril 1
Ch. 9Diversity in PlantsThe Greening of the Earth30
IntroductionMarch 28
ReadingLabTopicDate
StarchMidterm II13
andVegetative Vegetables11
Ch.14Proteins, Sugars, FatsCassava, Taro and other starchy staples9
Ch. 14PeppersRoot Crops: Potato6
Ch. 13and Legumes and protein4
Chs. 16 & 24
Spices, Oils, CaffeineCoffee, Tea and ColaMay 2
Ch. 17RespirationSpices and Perfumes29
Ch.12TranspirationCorn and Rice27
Ch. 12PhotosynthesisImportant Grains, Wheat25
PollinationAgriculture in the New World22
Ch. 11andOrigin of AgricultureApril 20
6:00 p.m.Final ExamJUNE 7
Open3
Diversity of Plants revisited
Plants in the PNWJune 1
Memorial Day30
Ch. 26Ecology, Oxygen and Oil27
Chs. 22 & 23
Plant Responses to the Environment
Algae and Fungi25
Ch. 18Vegetative Fibers: Cotton, Linen and Rayon
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Ch. 18Wood and Paper20
Chs. 20 & 21
Bioactive DrugsPsychoactive Drugs and Poisons18
Ch. 19Medicines and HerbalsMay 160
Text:Plants and Society 4th editionby Levetin and McMahon
Mark T. Patterson2092 Cordley Halloffice hours: WF 11-12 [email protected]
This week’s lab: Plant Diversity
Laboratory instructors:Jessica BrunsonNate MillerRachel Roberts
Course web pagehttp://oregonstate.edu/instruct/bot101