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BIOLOGY OF PLANTS - STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM

The final exam will consist of multiple choice questions (Total points possible are 100 pts.). The following strategies should help you in studying for this exam.   The exam will be held in LSW 442 on December 11, 2007 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.  Please do everything within reason to take the exam at the appointed time and place.  

FINAL EXAM = (Approximately 1/3 to material to be tested based on the plant physiology actually covered by lecture in class; Approximately 2/3 of the questions will cover material from the entire semester).

  • Review the Overview and Learning Goals found at the beginning of each chapter that we covered in the textbook (i.e., Stern, K., R., J. E. Bidlack, and S. H. Jansky. 2008.  Introductory Plant Biology, McGraw-Hill. 616 pp. - reading assignments are in the syllabus). 
  • Review the terms used within chapters of the textbook (i.e., Stern, K., R., J. E. Bidlack, and S. H. Jansky. 2008.  Introductory Plant Biology, McGraw-Hill. 616 pp. - reading assignments are in the syllabus)  that were covered during this course.   Pay special attention to words in BOLD print. 
  • Review the chapter summaries in the textbook (i.e., Stern, K., R., J. E. Bidlack, and S. H. Jansky. 2008.  Introductory Plant Biology, McGraw-Hill. 616 pp. - reading assignments are in the syllabus). 
  • Review the glossary at the end of the book (pages 588-616) for terms and definitions.
  • Review your lecture notes and handouts from class. 
  • Review Course Notes to access on-line notes, powerpoint presentations, and other internet-based material by visiting http://www.clt.astate.edu/mhuss/bot_1103_bot1101.htm.
  • Glance through the Appendices at the end of the textbook to review some interesting information on plants, their uses, and methods of propagation.
  • Understand the information and processes represented in the figures and tables and know the terms involved.  Be sure to check the following figures and tables in your textbook (i.e., Stern, K., R., J. E. Bidlack, and S. H. Jansky. 2008.  Introductory Plant Biology, McGraw-Hill. 616 pp. - reading assignments are in the syllabus).  
    • Figs. 1.1-1.11
    • Figs. 2.8-2.9; Fig. 2.14
    • Figs. 3.1-3.30
    • Figs. 4.1-4.14
    • Figs. 5.1-5.19; Table 5.1
    • Figs. 6.1-6.18
    • Figs. 7.1-7.26
    • Figs. 8.1-8.31; Table 8.1
    • Figs. 9.1-9.19; Table 9.1
    • Figs. 10.1-10.13; Table 10.2 and Table 10.3
    • Figs. 11.1-11.22
    • Figs. 12.1-12.6 
    • Figs. 13.9 (Gregor Mendel; pea plants and founder of the field of genetics)
    • Figs. 14.1-14.8
    • Figure 15.2 (Charles Darwin, portrait of a British naturalist); Figs. 15.3-15.4.
    • Fig. 16.2 (Carolus Linnaeus, portrait of a Swedish naturalist and botanist); Fig. 16.4; Table 16.1.
    • Table 17.1
    • Just for the fun of it, read poem found at the bottom right-hand corner of page 419 on the Human Relevance of Gymnosperms 
    • Figs. 23.1-23.22
    • Figs. 24.1-24-30
    • Figs. 25.2-25-3
    • Figs. 26.1-26.9 (Figures give examples of plants growing in different biomes and habitats.
You also have a good opportunity to drop by my office to ask me questions and to look at the answer keys and copies of the first three lecture exams.  I will be available in my office (LSE 317) at the following times.    
  • Tuesday, December 4, 2007 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am AND 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • Monday, December 10 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am.

REMINDER: I cannot give grades out to students over the phone or via email. If you want to receive a report of your performance in this course, you must contact me in person, or give me a self-addressed stamped envelope so I may forward this information directly to you. Otherwise, visit the AccessPoint internet site to find out your final grade in the course. 


GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FINAL EXAMS!