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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL
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Titles of all active evaluated learning experiences in Botany
Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences currently recommended for credit in Botany can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections. (Information on Botany courses formerly recommended for college credit and retired versions of active courses will be found in the Inactive Learning Experiences section).
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Titles of all active evaluated learning experiences in Botany
Advanced Systematic Botany
Advanced Systematic Botany (BOT 433)
Botany Sequence (October 1997 - Present)
Botany I: Basic Concepts
Botany II: Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Botany III: The Plant Kingdom
Economic Botany
Field Botany of the Cryptogams
Field Identification of the Algae, Lichens, Fungi, Mosses and Ferns (BOT461)
Field Identification of the Cryptogams
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Systematic Botany
Systematic Botany (BOT432)
Descriptions and credit recommendations
Advanced Systematic Botany (BOT 433)
(Formerly Advanced Systematic Botany)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: Version 2: 12 hours (6 weeks). Version 3: 16 hours (6 weeks). Version 4: 18 hours (6 weeks).
Dates: Version 2: April 1991 - March 1995. Version 3: April 1995 - March 2004. Version 4: April 2004 - Present.*
Objectives: Version 2: Construct and use botanical keys; describe techniques of systematic research; explain how priority, type concept, and name authority relate to botanical nomenclature; define the species concept; describe mechanisms of evolution, selection and hybridization; describe methods of classification. Version 3 or 4: Discuss selected contemporary topics in theoretical systematics.
Instruction: Version 2: General review of the subclasses; the construction and use of botanical keys; reproductive biology; techniques of systematic research; botanical nomenclature; the concept of the species; methods of classification. Various plant families are introduced for illustrative purposes. (Prerequisites: Basic Botany and Systematic Botany.) Version 3 or 4: Species concepts; theories of systematics; higher level classification; alternative philosophies of systematics: phenetics, evolutionary taxonomy, cladistics, homology. (Prerequisite: Botany I and Systematic Botany.)
Credit recommendation: Version 2, 3 or 4: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Advanced Systematic Botany (5/85) (6/91 revalidation) (12/96 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from June 1985 to March 1991 has been recommended for credit. Please refer to the 1996 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Botany Sequence (October 1997 - Present)
NOTE: The following, most current version of the Botany Sequence is recommended for credit from October 1997 to Present. The sequence has been offered in other forms at earlier points in time that have also been recommended for college credit. Please refer to the course exhibits in the Inactive Learning Experiences section for further information. Please note that the courses are grouped here in the interest of clarity; it is not necessary for a student to complete more than one course in the sequence in order to be eligible to benefit from the credit recommendation.
Botany I: Basic Concepts
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: Version 1: 16 hours (8 weeks). Version 2: 20 hours (8 weeks); includes 8 hours of supervised laboratory instruction.
Dates: Version 1: October 1997 - August 1999. Version 2: September 1999 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Label the diagram of a cell and give the function of each component; differentiate between meiosis and mitosis and indicate where, when, and how each takes place; list the basic plant tissues, where each would be found, and how it functions; label diagrams of woody and herbaceous dicot stems, leaves, roots, flowers, fruits and seeds; describe several applications of genetic engineering; define hybridization, polypoidy, and mutations in relation to plant breeding; discuss the positive and negative aspects of biotechnology.
Instruction: Version 1: Cells, cell cycle, plant tissues; stems; leaves; roots; flowers, fruits, and seeds; plant biotechnology. Version 2: Cells, cell cycle, plant tissues; stems; leaves; roots; flowers, fruits, and seeds; plant biotechnology. (Prerequisite: Basic Science Review Workshop.)
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/ associate degree category, 1 semester hour in General Botany (8/98 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). NOTE: This course contains a selection of material from the course titled Botany I: Basic Concepts in the sequence listed below.
Botany II: Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: 20 hours (8 weeks); includes 8 hours of supervised laboratory instruction.
Dates: April 1998 - Present.
Objectives: Differentiate between primary and secondary growth; define “plant hormone” and explain where plant hormones are produced and how they control plant growth; diagram photosynthesis and respiration indicating the chemicals involved and reactions within the plant; explain the major steps of glycolysis, aerobic respiration, fermentation, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain; define and describe the Calvin cycle, the 4-carbon pathway, and CAM photosynthesis in relation to the dark reactions of photosynthesis; describe water movement in plants from root uptake through the plant body and out.
Instruction: Primary and secondary plant growth; the role of plant hormones in growth and development; plant metabolism, including photosynthesis and respiration; the light and dark reactions of photosynthesis; aerobic respiration and fermentation; the electron transport chain; glycolysis; the Krebs cycle. (Prerequisite: Botany I.)
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/ associate degree category, 1 semester hour in General Botany (8/98 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). NOTE: This course contains a selection of material from the course titled Botany I: Basic Concepts in the sequence listed below.
Botany III: The Plant Kingdom
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: 24 hours (8 weeks); includes 8 hours of supervised laboratory experience.
Dates: September 1997 - Present.*
Objectives: Describe the basic sequence of plant evolution and its relationship to plant genetics and plant classification; list characteristics of the major plant divisions; explain fundamental nutrient cycles and ecological concepts; describe major economic uses of plants.
Instruction: Survey of the plant kingdom, including morphological, anatomical, and life cycle diversity of the major divisions; introduction to the principles and mechanics of evolution, including genetics; principles of classification; systematics; algae, fungi, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, angiosperms; ecology; economic botany. (Prerequisite: Botany II.)
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/ associate degree category, 2 semester hours in General Botany (12/96) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). *NOTE: This course was previously recommended for credit under the title Botany II: The Plant Kingdom.
Economic Botany
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: 16 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 2: January 1991 - September 1996.* Version 3: October 1996 - May 1998.
Version 4: June 1998 - June 2007.
Objectives: Version 2: Describe uses of plants by humans, including but not limited to agricultural, medicinal and food uses. Version 3 or 4: Describe how plants and plant products are used to sustain and improve people’s lives and how plants throughout the world are used for food, beverages, building materials, handicrafts, industrial products, fuels, medicines, drugs, poisons, cosmetics, and hygiene.
Instruction: Version 2: Traditional agriculture in Amazonia; botany and utilization of medicinal plants; use of resins, gums, fungi, poisons, hallucinogens, stimulants, and fermented foods; discussion of active chemicals in plants. (Prerequisite: Basic Botany.) Version 3: Plant morphology review; plant classification and binomial system; economically important plant families; specimen preparation; plant domestication; agriculture; global economics and world food supply; carbohydrate plants (cereals, pseudo-cereals); sugar fermented products; fruits and vegetables; fibers; wood; nitrogen producers; legumes; medicinal and drug plants; caffeinated beverages; oils; fats; woods; spices; perfumes; resins; latexes. (Prerequisite: Botany I.) Version 4: Plant morphology review; plant classification and binomial system; economically important plant families; specimen preparation; plant domestication; agriculture; global economics and world food supply; carbohydrate plants (cereals, pseudo-cereals); sugar fermented products; fruits and vegetables; fibers; wood; nitrogen producers; legumes; medicinal and drug plants; caffeinated beverages; oils; fats; woods; spices; perfumes; resins; latexes.
Credit recommendation: Version 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Economic Botany (6/91 revalidation) (12/96 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from June 1985 to December 1990, has been recommended for credit. Please refer to the 1996 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Field Identification of the Algae, Lichens, Fungi, Mosses and Ferns (BOT 461)
(Formerly Field Identification of the Cryptogams; also formerly Field Botany of the Cryptogams)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: Version 1, 2 or 3: 12 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 1990 - March 1996.* Version 2: April 1996 - February 1999. Version 3: March 1999 - June 2007.
Objectives: Version 1: Recognize major groups of cryptogamic plants; use field keys to identify specimens. Version 2 or 3: Recognize major groups of cryptogamic plants; use field keys to identify specimens; explain interrelationships among major groups.
Instruction: Version 1: Recognition, examination, and determination of major groups of cryptogamic plants: fungi, algae, bryophytes and lichens, ferns, and allies; specimen preservation. (Prerequisite: Basic Botany.) Version 1: Recognition, examination, and determination of major groups of cryptogamic plants: algae, fungi, bryophytes, lichens, ferns, and fern allies; specimen collection and preservation; morphology; phenology; life cycles; the limitations of botanical nomenclature. (Prerequisite: Botany I.) Version 3: Recognition, examination, and determination of major groups of cryptogamic plants: algae, fungi, and lichens; specimen collection and preservation; morphology; phenology; life cycles; the limitations of botanical nomenclature.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Field Botany (6/91 revalidation) (12/96 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from September 1975 to May 1990, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Field Botany. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: 16 hours (5 or 8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: September 1990 - December 2001.* Version 2: January 2002 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1: Describe diversity in morphology of vegetative and reproductive plant organ systems, cells, and tissues; define the terminology used to describe these structures. Version 2: Describe angiosperm characteristics, common families, and family relations; identify plant parts and analyze the most important flowering types including details of reproductive structures through dissection and examination.
Instruction: Version 1: Vegetative morphology; roots; storage organs; cell types and tissue types; leaves; flowers; fruits. (Prerequisite: Botany I.) Version 2: Evolution/origin of flowering plants; introduction to plant systematics; nomenclature and angiosperm family relationships; embryo, root, shoot, leaf, stem and modifications; floral morphology as related to different pollination syndromes; angiosperm reproduction; double fertilization; seed plants, microsporangia, megasporangia; vegetative characteristics; inflorescence types; fruit types and correlated dispersal methods.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/ associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Plant Morphology (6/91 revalidation) (12/96 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course, dating from June 1985 to August 1990, has been recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Plant Morphology. Please consult the 1990 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Systematic Botany (BOT432)
(Formerly Systematic Botany)
Location: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY.
Length: Version 2: 16 hours (6 weeks). Version 3: 21 hours (6 weeks).
Dates: Version 2: January 1991 - December 2004. Version 3: January 2005 - Present.*
Objectives: Version 2 or 3: Classify plants by family and enumerate the descriptive features of selected angiosperm families; explain principles used to construct classification schemes.
Instruction: Version 2 or 3: Survey of the major families of angiosperms; identifying features; principles used to construct classification systems. (Prerequisite: Morphology of Flowering Plants.)
Credit recommendation: Version 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Systematic Botany (6/91 revalidation) (12/96 revalidation) (11/01 revalidation) (6/2007 revalidation). *NOTE: From September 1975 to May 1985 this course was recommended for credit as part of a course grouping titled Plant Morphology and Taxonomy. Please refer to the 1990 print edition for further information or contact National PONSI. An earlier version of this course, dating from June 1985 to December 1990, has also been recommended for credit. Please refer to the 1996 print Directory for further information or contact National PONSI.
Updated 2/8/08
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