A Laboratory Manual for General Botany

Structure and function of seed plants. The whole plant. Seed structure and germination. Factors that influence seed germination. Use of the microscope for study of plant cells. Cell division. Root. Herbaceous stem. Woody stems. Leaves. Flowers. Fruits. Water relations: osmosis and diffusion. Photosynthesis. Digestion and respiration. Plant movement and growth responses to stimuli. Bacteria. Fungi. Algae. Mosses and liverworts. Lower vascular plants. Cone-bearing seed plants. Flowering seed plants. Meiosis and monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Plant ecology. Key for identification of some common tree genera.