GOOD LUCK ON THE FINAL EXAM! Remember: About 50% will be on the lectures we've done since Exam III, and about 50% will be cumulative. Use your old exams and the previous study guides to prepare for the cumulative portion of the exam.

IF YOU MISS THE FINAL EXAM, YOU MUST NOTIFY ME WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM, OR YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS DESCRIBED IN "B" OR "C" BELOW--WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CASE.

MAKE UP FINAL EXAM POLICY: There are NO early or late final exams.

  • A. If you miss the final exam, have a valid, written excuse and are passing the course at the time of the final, you will receive an "I" for the course. You may then make up the exam the next time the course is taught--or within a year of missing the final exam.

  • B. If you miss the final exam, do NOT have a valid, written excuse and are passing the course at the time of the final, you will receive a ZERO for the final exam and your final course grade will be based on your total points on all four exams.

  • C. If you miss the final exam and are *not* passing the course at the time, you will receive an "F" for the course (university rule, not mine)

    If you miss the final exam, do NOT have a valid, written excuse and are passing the course at the time of the final, you will receive a ZERO for the final exam and your final course grade will be based on your total points on all four exams.

    THAT SAID, here's your STUDY GUIDE...

    KINGDOM PLANTAE

    Be familiar with shared derived and shared primitive characters of various plant taxa

    Know the common names and general characteristics of members of the Phyla:

    Bryophyta, Psilophyta, Lycophyta, Sphenophyta, Pterophyta

    Know the common names and the general characteristics of members of the gymnosperms.

    Know the meaning/significance of the following bryophyte-related terms: gametophyte, sporophyte, zygote, antheridium, archegonium, thallus, gemmae, rhizoid, microphyll

    Know the meaning/significance of the following Alternation of Generation related terms: gametophyte, sporophyte, zygote, antheridium, archegonium, sporangium, microsporangium, megasporangium, sporophyll, microsporophyll, megasporophyll, spore, microspore, megaspore.

    Know the meaning/significance of the following seedless vascular plant-related terms: xylem, phloem, tracheid, spores, sporangia, sporophyll, strobilus, fiddlehead

    Know the meaning/significance of the following seed plant-related terms: microsporophyll, megasporophyll, strobilus, ovule, pollen, microspore, megaspore, seed

    Understand the Alternation of generations found in Kingdom Plantae, and know the ploidy of each major life cycle stage. Know which stage is dominant in Bryophytes and in Tracheophytes.

    What are the advantages of a seed over a spore.

    Know the two classes (dicots and monocots) of anthophytes and the characteristics which set them apart from each other (i.e. - the differences between dicots and monocots). Which are considered more primitive--dicots or monocots? Why? (i.e. - be able to cite some type of evidence from shared primitive or derived characters)

    Know the anatomy of a flower, including: peduncle, receptacle, sepal (collectively = calyx), petal (collectively = corolla), stamen (= filament + anther), pistil (= stigma + style + ovulary), carpel. Know which parts of a flower are microsporophylls and which are megasporophylls.
    Know the different types of fruit, and a little bit about their evolutionary significance (e.g., what disperses them, etc.)

    GOOD LUCK!!