© 1. Provide
an overview of the structure and function of plants, and their components,
with
particular emphasis on transport of water and sugars; mechanism of photosynthesis;
and
how environmental factors, particularly light, control plant growth and
development.
© 2. Provide
an overview of the Biological Communities; Dynamics of Ecosystems;
Interaction between Species; Population Dynamics; and the Future of our
Bio sphere.
© 3. Discuss
an example of a relationship between climate change and its consequences
on
human civilization.
© 4.
Discuss some of the lessons learned from ³climate history² and a
possible scenario for
our future, based on these lessons.
• Outline of presentation :
For outline of presentation and for the legends of figures, see the
Handbook for the course "Biology 121 Notes, Spring, 1998, University of
Illinois, Plant Biology: Ecology and Organismic Plant Biology" by Govindjee,
Stipes Publishing, Champaign,IL.
© Slides
used in the class are to be found elsewhere on these Web pages.