PLBIO 2450 - Plant Biology

(BIOLS-AG)

Summer (six-week session). 3 credits. Student option grading.

T. Silva.

Introductory botany, including plant identification. Emphasizes structure, reproduction, and classification of flowering plants. Much of the laboratory work is conducted outdoors taking advantage of several outstanding natural areas available for study. Those who lack college-level biology are expected to work closely with the instructor on supplemental instructional materials.

Outcome 1: Explain, evaluate, and effectively interpret basic Biological concepts.

Outcome 2: Ability to distinguish among the major land plant lineages.

Outcome 3: Ability to understand and communicate the basic principles of Darwinian evolution by means of natural selection and the major principles of plant biology.