Photosynthesis and Plant Biotechnology Unit

Biotechnology Photosynthesis and Plant Biotechnology Unit Unit 10

Recall Reference Points SC.912.L.18.7: Identify the reactants, products, and basic functions of photosynthesis.

Textbook Introduction to Biotechnology (2nd Ed.) Plant Biotechnology pgs. 156-170

FCIM Lessons L.14.7 Plant Structure L.18.7 Photosynthesis

Labs Photosynthesis Lab Activity (Ward’s) Plant tissue culture kit (Ward’s) or Introduction to cloning: Duckweed (Ward’s)

Floating Leaf Disk Assay for Photosynthesis http://www.elbiology.com/labtools/Leafdisk.html

Design an experiment to test rate of photosynthesis http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/mnstep/activities/26481.html

Demos Photosynthesis simulation: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/biolink/j_explorations/ch09expl.htm Photosynthesis Rate Worksheet http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/photosynthesis_rate.html

Gizmos Photosynthesis Lab explorelearning.com

Websites Biotechnology: the impact on food and nutrition in developing countries: http://www.fao.org/docrep/U3550T/U3550T0H.HTM Photosynthesis online: http://bioenergy.asu.edu:16080/photosyn/photoweb/ Photosynthesis Video: http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/photosynthesis- bioflix-animation/zWVQ8TsGQEG7FGsd2MWPTw

Lessons Photosynthesis worksheets: BTCH_HOS_PhotoWorksheet_V01.docx; BTCH_HOS_PhotoWorksheet_V02.docx Plant cloning diagrams: BTCH_HOS_PlantCloning_V02.docx Plant cloning: http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BA/Transforming_Plants.php http://arabidopsis.info/students/anna/planttransformation.html http://bioenergy.asu.edu/photosyn/courses/BIO_343/lecture/geneng.html

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