Plants & Human Affairs

Plants & Human Affairs (BIOL106) - Stephen G. Saupe, Ph.D.; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; ssaupe@csbsju.edu; http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe

Review for Exam #3

General:
The exam will be a mixture of objective (e.g., multiple choice, definition, fill-in-blank) and subjective (short answer) questions. You may use pencil or pen to complete your exam, though I strongly recommend pencil. The exam is designed to last one hour. In general, the exam could include: (1) anything covered in class; (2) items in textbook that pertain directly to concepts covered in class; (3) lecture notes on line; and (4) study sheets, handouts or other materials used/assigned in class. There were no videos for this exam. The following is a brief summary of the main topics that are "fair game" for the exam:

Countries of the day
All countries of the day since the beginning of the semester (e.g., cumulative) and any "regions" (e.g., Fertile Crescent, Andes, Central America) we've discussed are potential questions. The actual plants of the day will not be on the exam.

Seeds

web notes and web questions
percent germination vs. germination rate (see Gink & Go).
for more information on beermaking click here or check out the text.

Halloween
Check out the web notes and ergot article. All is fair game except in web notes IIIA (Pumpkin biology) and V. (fauvism).

Plant Growth & Development
everything in web notes, except III & VII. For more info on autumn leaf color, click here.

Soil/Growth Media
everything in web notes except V & VI. Be able to calculate the concentration of nitrogen in a fertilizer and the cost of a fertilizer per unit of nitrogen if given the equations. Be able to read/understand a fertilizer label.

Plant Propagation
Check out the Powerpoint in the Public Folder (Propagation Techniques)

Genetic Variation
Check out the web notes on variation and transgenic crops (except II). Understand the Bt corn case study and be able to answer the questions in the case study. Check out Chapter 15 in the text. We discussed many of thee topics in various places.

Mushroom Farm Tour
Be prepared to answer some general questions about our visit/the process. You may want to visit their web site.