Unit · year 2
BU-206 · Plant Biology
Threads energy · structure26 lectures5 concepts
Photosynthesis, transport and growth in plants.
Lectures
| L01 | Plant Cell and Tissue Organisation — |
| L02 | Leaf Structure and Photosynthetic Adaptation — |
| L03 | Photosynthetic Pigments and Absorption Spectra |
| L04 | The Chloroplast and Thylakoid Membrane |
| L05 | Photosystems I and II |
| L06 | The Light Reactions and Electron Transport |
| L07 | Photophosphorylation and Chemiosmosis |
| L08 | Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Pathways |
| L09 | Carbon Fixation and Rubisco |
| L10 | The Calvin Cycle |
| L11 | Regeneration of RuBP and the Cycle's Cost |
| L12 | Photorespiration and Its Cost |
| L13 | C4 and CAM Adaptations |
| L14 | Limiting Factors in Photosynthesis |
| L15 | Xylem Structure |
| L16 | Transpiration and the Transpiration Stream |
| L17 | The Cohesion–Tension Theory |
| L18 | Evidence for Cohesion–Tension |
| L19 | Phloem and the Mass Flow Hypothesis — |
| L20 | Stomatal Structure and Guard Cells |
| L21 | Stomatal Opening and Closing |
| L22 | Trade-off Between Water Loss and CO₂ Uptake |
| L23 | Plant Hormones: Auxins and Gibberellins |
| L24 | Tropisms and Directional Growth |
| L25 | Abscisic Acid and Stress Responses |
| L26 | Synthesis: The Plant as an Energy Converter |
Concepts in this unit
T-056
The light reactions of photosynthesis
Turning light into ATP and NADPH.
T-057
The Calvin cycle
Fixing carbon dioxide into sugar.
T-058
The cohesion-tension theory
How water is pulled up a plant.
T-059
Plant hormones and tropisms
Directional growth in response to stimuli.
T-060
Stomatal regulation
Trading gas exchange against water loss.