Lab 6: Conservatory Tour & Fungal Diversity

o Epiphytes

o Biogeography

o Stem modifications

o Leaf modifications

o Dispersal

o Pollination syndromes

• Know the difference between stems, roots, and leaves; be able to describe how they grow and recognize examples of their modifications from the Conservatory.

be able to describe how stemx, roots, and leaves grow and recognize examples of their modifications from the Conservatory.

• Be able to look at the geographical distributions of plant taxa and be able to make inferences about when the taxa evolved

• Be able to identify Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes using their microscopic morphology and a dichotomous key.

• Be able to identify Basidiomycetes using their microscopic morphology and a dichotomous key.

• Be able to identify lichens and their associated symbionts on prepared microscope slides.

• Be able to draw and explain the dikaryotic life cycle.

Be able to describe similarities and differences between the dikaryotic life cycle and the life cycles discussed in labs 4 and 5.