Courses
and Programs 1999-2001 Courses
and Programs 1999-2001Bot
102. Biology of Plants
(2-4) Cr. 2. F.SS. 8 weeks. Function, structure, development, and
evolution of plants. Primarily for students who do not have a
professional interest in plant science. Materials fee.
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202. Field Botany
(2-4) Cr. 2. F.SS. 8 weeks. Field and laboratory studies of
plants in various local habitats. Includes trees, shrubs,
flowering plants and other green plants, lichens and fungi. Not
recommended for students with professional interest in plant
science. Field trip fee.
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301I. Iowa Natural History
(Same as Ia LL 301I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 302I. Plant-animal Interactions
(Same as Ia LL 302I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 303. Biological Evolution
(Same as Biol 303.) See Biology. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Bot 304. Plants and People
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in Biol 201.
Wallace. Uses of plants and fungi by humans and the importance of
plants in the past, present and future. Discussion of fruits,
vegetables, grains, herbs, spices, beverages, oils, fibers, wood,
medicines, and drugs, in the context of their agricultural,
cultural, and economic roles in modern societies. Emphasis on
origins and worldwide diversity of culturally important plants,
their characteristics, and uses.
Bot 306. Plant Taxonomy
(2-4) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: Biol 201. Wendel. Principles of plant
classification, survey of flowering plant families,
identification and field study of local plants. Field trip fee.
Bot 312. Ecology
(Same as Biol 312.) See Biology.
Bot 312I. Ecology
(Same as Ia LL 312I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Bot 320.
Plant Physiology. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Biol 301 or Gen 320;
Biol 302 or BBMB 301; Chem 231 or 332; Phys 106 or 111. Spalding.
Application of physical and biological principles to the
understanding of plant processes involved in assimilation,
metabolism, and regulation of growth and development. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 321. Plant Physiology Laboratory
A: (0-3) Cr. 1. S. B: (0-6) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Biol 202L; credit
or enrollment in 320. Spalding. Laboratory to accompany 320. 321B
will include independent group research projects. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 330. Environmental Systems
(Same as Env S 330, EnSci 330.) (2-4) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Biol 202
or Micro 201, Chem 164 or 178, Math 165 or 181. Crumpton.
Dynamics of natural environmental systems. Systems approach to
the analysis of material and energy flows, including physical and
biological aspects of environmental systems and their functional
connections. Laboratory emphasizes environmental modeling and
simulation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Bot 340. Biodiversity
(Same as Env S 340.) (4-0) Cr. 2. S. Second 8 weeks. Prereq: One
course in natural sciences or Environmental Studies. Clark.
Survey of the major groups of organisms and biological systems.
Definition, measurement, and patterns of distribution of
organisms. Sources of information about biodiversity. Not
intended for major credit in the biological sciences.
Bot 356. Dendrology
(Same as For 356.) (2-6) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Biol 201. Farrar.
Taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of North American species of
woody plants of importance in timber production and wildlife food
and cover. Field trip fee.
Bot 364. Biology of Aquatic Plants and Algae
(2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Biol 202 or Micro 201. Introduction to
algae and aquatic plants with emphasis on ecological
relationships in lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
Bot 364I. Biology of Aquatic Plants
(Same as Ia LL 364I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 367I. Plant Taxonomy
(Same as Ia LL 367I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 399. Undergraduate Seminar
(1-0) Cr. 1 each time taken. S. Prereq: Junior classification and
8 credits in botany. Knaphus. Meetings of students and faculty to
discuss topics of current interest in plant science. Opportunity
to develop written and oral communication skills.
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401. Environmental Analysis of Watersheds:
Biogeochemistry Dynamics
(Same as EnSci 401, Geol 401.) (3-2) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: EnSci 330.
Hoyle and Raich. Biological, chemical, and physical phenomena
controlling material, energy, and elemental fluxes in the
environment. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Bot 403I. Evolution
(Same as Ia LL 403I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 404. Plant Anatomy
(2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Biol 202L; 306 recommended.
Characteristics of cell and tissue types in vascular plants.
Anatomy of developing and mature stems, roots, and leaves,
including secondary (woody) growth. Introduction to the special
anatomy of flowers and seeds. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Bot 406. Principles of Mycology
(Same as Micro 406.) (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 10 credits in
biological sciences. Tiffany. Morphology, taxonomy and ecology of
fungi; their relation to agriculture and industry. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 422I. Prairie Ecology
(Same as Ia LL 422I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 484. Plant Ecology
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Biol 312. Moloney. Principles of plant
population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
Bot 484I. Plant Ecology
(Same as Ia LL 484I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Bot 487. Aquatic and Wetland Microbial
Ecology
(Dual-listed with 587; same as EnSci 487, Micro 487.) (3-0) Cr.
3. S. Prereq: 6 credits in biology and 6 credits in chemistry.
Crumpton. Introduction to major functional groups of autotrophic
and heterotrophic microorganisms and their roles in aquatic and
wetland ecosystems. Emphasis on energy flow and nutrient
dynamics. Nonmajor graduate credit.
Bot 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: 7 credits in botany,
permission of instructor. No more than 9 credits of 490 may be
counted toward a degree in botany.
A. Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
B. Morphology
D. Mycology
E. Systematics and Evolution
F. Plant Ecology
H. Honors
I. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (Same as Ia LL 490I) See Iowa
Lakeside Laboratory.
J. Cytology
K. Aquatic and Wetland Ecology
Bot 501I. Freshwater Algae
(Same as Ia LL 501I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 505. Plant Diversity and Evolution
(2-6) Cr. 4. Alt. S., offered 2001. Prereq: 10 credits in
biological sciences. Farrar. Current concepts of plant phylogeny
from the origin of land plants through the origin of angiosperms,
with emphasis on morphology, reproduction and evolutionary trends
in bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms.
Bot 511. Plant Nutrition and Water Relations
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 320. Mineral nutrition, ion and water
relations, translocation in vascular plants, and physiological
responses to abiotic stresses.
Bot 512. Plant Growth and Development
(Same as Gen 512, MCDB 512.) (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 320 or a
course in developmental biology; 545 or BBMB 404, 405 or Gen 520.
Wurtele and Becraft. Plant growth and development and its
molecular genetic regulation. Hormone biosynthesis, metabolism,
and action. Signal transduction in plants.
Bot 513. Plant Metabolism
(2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 320, Phys 111, Chem 331; one semester of
biochemistry recommended. Spalding. Photosynthesis, respiration,
and other aspects of plant metabolism.
Bot 529. Plant Cell Biology
(Same as MCDB 529.) (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 320, Biol 301, 302 or
BBMB 405. Rodermel. Organization, function, and development of
plant cells and subcellular structures.
Bot 531I. Conservation Biology
(Same as Ia LL 531I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 542. Introduction to Molecular Biology
Techniques
(Same as Zool 542.) See Zoology.
Bot 545. Plant Molecular Biology
(Same as MCDB 545.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 320, Biol 302.
Colbert. Organization and function of plant nuclear and organelle
DNA; regulation of gene expression. Methods of generating novel
genetic variation. Impact of plant biotechnology on agriculture.
Bot 552. Pteridology
(1-3) Cr. 2. Alt. SS., offered 2000. Prereq: 10 credits in
biological sciences. Farrar. Morphology, taxonomy, and ecology of
the lower vascular plants, with emphasis on ferns. Field trip
fee.
Bot 553. Sexual Reproduction in Flowering
Plants
(2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 2000. Prereq: 10 credits in
biological sciences, including Bot 306. Structural and functional
aspects of stamen/pollen and ovule/ embryo sac development;
pollination, pollen tube growth and fertilization; embryo and
endosperm development.
Bot 558. Paleobotany
(1-3) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 2000. Prereq: 10 credits in
biological sciences. Farrar. Introduction to morphology,
identification, and phylogeny of fossil plants from Pre-Cambrian
to present.
Bot 560I. Restoration Ecology
(Same as Ia LL 560I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 564. Wetland Ecology
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 15 credits in biological sciences. van
der Valk. Ecology, classification, creation and restoration, and
management of wetlands. Emphasis on North American temperate
wetlands.
Bot 564I. Wetland Ecology
(Same as Ia LL 564I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 570. Landscape Ecology
(Same as A Ecl 570.) (2-3). Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2000. Prereq:
Permission of instructor; Bot 588 or A Ecl 588; a course in
calculus. The study of ecological and evolutionary processes
within a spatial context with emphasis on behavior, population
and community dynamics. Field trip fee.
Bot 575. Field Mycology
(2-6) Cr. 4 each time taken. SS. Prereq: 5 credits in botany.
Tiffany. Collection and identification of fungi and relation of
their occurrence to environmental factors. Field trips.
Bot 575I. Field Mycology
(Same as Ia LL 575I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 580I. Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms
(Same as Ia LL 580I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Bot 582. Functional Ecology
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2000. Prereq: Biol 312. Jurik. The
nature of adaptations to physical and biotic environments.
Biophysical, biomechanical, and physiological bases of the
structure, form, growth, distribution, and abundance of
organisms.
Bot 583. Techniques in Functional Ecology
(1-3) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 2001. Prereq: Credit or enrollment
in 582. Jurik. Laboratory and field approaches to plant water
relations, photosynthesis, energy balance, structure, and growth.
Modern techniques of data acquisition and analysis. Field trip
fee.
Bot 584. Ecosystem Ecology
(3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2000. Prereq: Combined 12 credits
in biology and chemistry. Survey of the structure and functioning
of major terrestrial ecosystems. Nutrient cycles, energy flows,
and biotic and abiotic controls over ecosystem structure and
composition.
Bot 585. Community Ecology
(2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2000. Prereq: 484. Factors
controlling species diversity, species abundance, and the
structure and function of communities in space and time. Weekend
field trips to various vegetation types. Field trip fee.
Bot 587. Aquatic and Wetland Microbial
Ecology
(Dual-listed with 487; same as Micro 587.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S.
Prereq: 6 credits in biology and 6 credits in chemistry.
Crumpton. Introduction to major functional groups of autotrophic
and heterotrophic microorganisms and their roles in aquatic and
wetland ecosystems. Emphasis on energy flow and nutrient
dynamics.
Bot 588. Population Ecology
(Same as A Ecl 588.) (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Biol 312, Stat 401,
a course in calculus. Concepts and theories of population
dynamics with emphasis on models of growth, predation,
competition, and regulation.
Bot 590. Special Topics
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: 10 credits in botany,
permission of instructor.
A. Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
B. Morphology
D. Mycology
E. Systematics and Evolution
F. Plant Ecology
I. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (Same as Ia LL 590I.) See Iowa
Lakeside Laboratory.
J. Cytology
K. Aquatic and Wetland Ecology
Bot 595. Agrostology
(2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2000. Prereq: 306. Clark.
Structure, identification, classification, phylogeny, and
economic aspects of grasses and related families.
Bot 596. Advanced Plant Systematics
(2-6) Cr. 4. Alt. F., offered 2001. Prereq: Permission of
instructor. Clark, Wallace, Wendel. Principles of plant
classification and phylogenetic theory; processes of plant
speciation; sources and interpretation of systematic data;
examination of research methods and their applications; plant
nomenclature.
Bot 599. Creative Component
Cr. arr. Research toward nonthesis master’s degree.
Bot 612. Seminar in Plant Development
(Same as Gen 612.) Cr. 1 each time taken. S. Prereq: Bot/Gen 512
(can be taken concurrently). Becraft, Wurtele. In-depth
discussion and critique of journal articles on current topics of
interest to participants.
Bot 641. General Mycology
(Same as Micro 641.) (2-6) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Pl P 407. Tiffany.
First semester of a full-year course. Taxonomy, morphology,
ecology, and phylogeny of slime molds and fungi (ooymcetes,
chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and
fungi imperfecti). Materials fee.
Bot 642. General Mycology
(Same as Micro 642.) (2-6) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 641. Tiffany.
Continuation of 641. Taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and phylogeny
of slime molds and fungi (oomycetes, chytridiomycetes,
zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and fungi imperfecti).
Materials fee.
Bot 679. Light Microscopy
(Same as Micro 679.) (2-9) Cr. 5. Every fourth semester beginning
Fall 1999. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Horner. Current
theories encompassing light optics and their applications for
specimen preservation, paraffin and resin sectioning, general
staining, histochemistry, cytophotometry, immunocytochemistry,
autoradiography, image digitization, processing and presentation,
and photomacro- and photomicrography. Materials fee. Limit of 10
students. .
Bot 680. Scanning Electron Microscopy
(Same as Micro 680.) (2-9) Cr. 5. Every fourth semester beginning
Fall 2000. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Horner. Current
theories encompassing scanning electron optics and their
applications for high and low vacuum microscopy, specimen
chemical and cryo-preservation methods, x-ray microanalysis,
backscattered and topographic imaging, image digitization,
processing and presentation, and photomicrography. Materials fee.
Limit of 10 students.
Bot 681. Transmission Electron Microscopy
(Same as Micro 681.) (2-9) Cr. 5. Every fourth semester beginning
Spring 2000. Prereq: Bot 679 and permission of instructor.
Horner. Current theories encompassing electron optics and their
applications for chemical and physical specimen preservation,
ultramicrotomy, general staining and cytochemistry,
immunocytochemistry, autoradiography, negative staining and
shadowing, x-ray microanalysis, image digitization, processing
and presentation, and photomicrography. Materials fee. Limit of
10 students.
Bot 696. Seminar in Plant Physiology and
Molecular Biology
(Same as Agron 696, BBMB 696, For 696, Gen 696, Hort 696, MCDB
696, P Phy 696.) Cr. 1 each time taken. F.S. Presentations and
discussions of recent literature and problems under
investigation.
Bot 698. Seminar
Cr. 1 each time taken. Meetings of botany faculty and students to
discuss recent literature and problems under investigation.
A. Vascular Plants
B. Non-vascular Plants
C. Systematics and Evolution
D. For all faculty and students in botany
E. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (Same as MCDB
698.) See Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
F. Ecology G. Aquatic and Wetland Ecology
Bot 699. Research
Cr. var.
A. Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
B. Morphology
D. Mycology
E. Systematics and Evolution
F. Plant Ecology
I. Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (Same as Ia LL 699I.) See Iowa
Lakeside Laboratory.
J. Cytology
K. Aquatic and Wetland Ecology