PLBIO 3450

Basic Plant Anatomy

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Descriptive course with equal emphasis on development and mature structure. Lecture, laboratory, and reading are integrated in a study guide. The laboratory offers the opportunity to develop the practical skills required to make anatomical diagnoses and to write anatomical descriptions.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: introductory course in biology or botany.

Comments Offered in even-numbered years only.

• Describe the variety of anatomical data and concepts to identify the organization of plant histology and morphology.
• Perform practical diagnosis on anatomical "unknowns."
• Use the necessary tools to identify plant anatomical forms, function and evolutionary diversity based on comparative studies of several taxa among vascular plants.ts.

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