Plant Science Learning Outcomes

  1. Write a plant’s Latin name in the correct format according to the rules of Binomial Nomenclature.

  2. Contrast and compare the different ways plants can be classified.

  3. Contrast the difference between monocot and dicot plants.

  4. Analyze the process of photosynthesis and the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis in the plant.

  5. Examine the process of respiration and the factors that affect the rate of respiration in the plant.

  6. Explain which plants do not perform photorespiration and evaluate the outcomes of plants that do not perform photorespiration versus those that do perform photorespiration.

  7. Apply the concepts of Net Assimilation Rate and Leaf Area Index.

  8. Describe how plants are unique at the cellular level.

  9. Contrast the functionality of the different components of a plant cell.

  10. Explain the methods of plant breeding and tools that can be used in plant breeding.

  11. Contrast the difference between phenotype and genotype.

  12. Evaluate the use of molecular pharming and biofortification.

  13. Describe the main plant meristematic tissues and their function.

  14. Identify how an apical meristem allows the plant to grow vertically.

  15. Evaluate the ability of lateral meristem to allow the plant to increase its girth.

  16. Summarize how intercalary meristems function in the grasses.

  17. Explain how xylem and phloem conduct water, food, and dissolved nutrients in a plant.

  18. Compare the differences between monocot and dicot vascular tissue.