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Lecture Notes
Introduction
Updated - 3/31/11

Plant Structure and Organization
Plant Structure and Organization
Updated - 3/31/11

Flowering Plant Reproduction
Flowering Plant Reproduction
Updated - 4/1/11

Microgametogenesis, Megagametogenesis and Fertilization Diagrams
Added - 4/6/11

Flowering Plant Early Development
Flowering Plant Early Development
Updated - 4/9/11

Plant Tissues
Plant Tissues
Updated - 4/2/11

Root Structure
Root Structure
Updated - 4/30/11

Primary Growth in Shoots - Stem Structure
Primary Growth in Shoots - Stem Structure
Updated - 4/3/11

Wood, Bark and Secondary Growth
Wood, Bark and Secondary Growth
Updated - 4/3/11

Primary Growth in Shoots - Leaves
Primary Growth in Shoots - Leaves
Updated - 4/4/11

Modified Structures
Modified Structures
Updated - 4/8/11

Transport in Plants
Transport in Plants
Updated - 4/17/11

Plant Nutrients and Soils
Plant Nutrients and Soils
Updated - 4/24/11

Chemical Growth Regulators
Chemical Growth Regulators
Updated - 4/23/11

Plant Environmental Regulators
Plant Environmental Regulators
Updated - 4/24/11

Plant Stress and Defense Mechanisms
Plant Stress and Defense Mechanisms
Updated - 4/25/11

Introduction to Diversity
Introduction to Diversity
Updated - 4/13/11

Introduction to the Plant Kingdom
Introduction to the Plant Kingdom
Updated - 4/15/11

Plant Classification List
Updated - 4/19/11

Bryophytes
Bryophytes
Updated - 4/26/11

Spore-Dispersing Vascular Plants
Spore-Dispersing Vascular Plants
Updated - 4/30/11

Spore-dispersing Vascular Plants by Group
General Characteristics
Lycophyta
Equisetales
Psilotales
Ferns

Seed-Dispersing Vascular Plants
Seed-Dispersing Vascular Plants
Updated - 5/8/11

Seed-dispersing Vascular Plants by Group
General Characteristics
Fossils
Cycadophyta
Ginkgophyta
Coniferophyta
Gnetae
Anthophyta

Diversity Lists
Classification of the Diversity of Life changes rapidly.
Different resources may have different classification schemes.
List of Domains and Phyla discussed in Biology 213
General Characteristics of the Domains and Kingdoms
General Characteristics of the Prokaryotes
General Characteristics of the Protista
General Characteristics of the Fungi Kingdom
General Characteristics of the Plant Kingdom

Life Cycle Diagrams From Biology of Plants, 7^th Edition
Marchantia Life Cycle
Moss Life Cycle
Lycopodium Life Cycle
Selaginella Life Cycle
Fern Life Cycle
Psilotum Life Cycle
Equisetum Life Cycle
Pine Life Cycle
Angiosperm Life Cycle

The Ginkgo Tree: A Brief Story