AGH 221 - Principles of Horticulture

1. List the life supporting importance of plants
2. List economic importance of plants
3. Identify plant origin centers of the world
   1. Name environmental characteristics of each center
   2. Name species of plants associated with each center
4. Identify plant communities (biomes).
   1. Name environmental characteristics of each biome
   2. Name species of plants associated with each biome
   3. Detail the features of the grassland/Central Iowa biome
5. List the five critical environmental factors that when properly managed have the greatest influence on plant growth
6. List the ten characteristics of a living organism
7. Identify the seventeen chemical elements essential to plant growth
   1. Name the six macro nutrients/elements
   2. Name the three to four secondary nutrients/elements
   3. Name the six to seven micro/trace nutrients/elements
8. Identify plant cell anatomical features
9. Describe the functions of plant cell anatomical features
10. Explain the independent plant cell anatomical features functions as they relate to the function of the cell as a whole
11. List the five phases of mitosis
    1. Identify what happens in each phase of mitosis
    2. Describe how the five critical environmental factors influence mitosis
    3. Identify where mitosis takes place within a plant
    4. Explain how mitosis ultimately influences the formation of plant tissues
12. List the five plant hormones that influence mitosis and growth
    1. Identify the plant growth hormones that have a positive influence on plant growth
    2. Identify the plant growth hormones that have a negative influence on plant growth
13. Identify essential plant tissues
    1. Describe the functions of simple permanent tissues
    2. Describe the functions of complex permanent tissues
    3. Explain how simple and complex tissues fit together to form anatomical structures
14. Identify plant anatomical structures
    1. Label the greater anatomical features of roots
    2. Label the greater anatomical features of stems
    3. Label the greater anatomical features of leaves
    4. Label the greater anatomical features of flowers
15. Describe root, stem, leaf and flower functions
16. Explain transpiration (xylem) and phloem transport movements throughout roots, stems, and leaves.
17. Explain tropism movements of leaves, stems and roots
18. Identify the major phases in photosynthesis
    1. List the sequence of activities within the light phase of photosynthesis
    2. List the sequence of activities within the dark phase of photosynthesis
19. Identify the major steps in plant respiration
    1. List the sequence of activities of glycolysis
    2. Identify the activities of the Kreb’s cycle
    3. Identify the primary product of the Electron Chain Transport step of respiration
20. Contrast the stages of meiosis with the stages of mitosis
    1. Identify where meiosis takes place within a plant
    2. Explain how meiosis influences inheritance
21. Explain the role of DNA as it relates to inheritable traits of a plant
    1. Contrast dominant vs. recessive traits.
    2. Contrast phenotype vs. genotype as it relates to inheritable traits
22. Construct a Punnett square for a monohybrid cross
23. Construct a Punnett square for a di-hybrid cross