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Course overview
The learner will be able to identify the basic structures and functions of a plant.
Learners will gain specific knowledge and skills in plant physiology and anatomy and will be able to operate in a plant production environment implementing sustainable and economically viable production principles.
They will be capacitated to gain access to the mainstream agricultural sector, in plant production, impacting directly on the sustainability of the sub-sector. The improvement in production technology will also have a direct impact on the improvement of agricultural productivity of the sector
What will i learn?
- Identify the basic parts that make up a seed and its basic function.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different root systems and its basic function.
- Demonstrate an understanding of different stem types
- The different types of leaves and the role leaves play in food production for the plant are identified.
- Identify the different parts of the flower and their basic functions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different types and parts of a fruit.
Requirements
- Be able to read and write.
- Grade 12
- Understand English
Curriculum for this course
19 Lessons
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IDENTIFY THE BASIC PARTS THAT MAKE UP A SEED AND ITS BASIC FUNCTION.
3 Lessons
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1.1 Identify the basic parts that make up a seed and explain the function
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1.2& 1.3 Functions of the seed parts and their relation with plant organs
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1.4 The difference between mono- and dicotyledonous seeds
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Demonstrate an understanding of the different root systems and its basic function.
4 Lessons
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2.1 The different root systems
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2.2 The function of roots
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2.3 How do roots take up water and nutrients
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2.4 What is gravitropism? (The old term is geotropism)
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DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT STEM TYPES.
3 Lessons
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3.1 Different stem types
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3.2 The stem as a support system
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3.3 The stem as a transport system
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEAVES AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN FOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE PLANT ARE IDENTIFIED
4 Lessons
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4.1 Types of leaves and their function
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4.2 The role of leave as the food factory
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4.3 The reason sunlight is important for chlorophyll production
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4.4 The way leaves react to environmental factors
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IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE FLOWER AND THEIR BASIC FUNCTIONS.
2 Lessons
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5.1 – 5.3 Basic structure and function of the flower
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5.4 The role of the female parts of the flower in fruit and seed production
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DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES AND PARTS OF A FRUIT.
3 Lessons
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6.1 Simple fruit
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6.2 Aggregate fruit
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6.3 Multiple fruit
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