PLSCI 2410

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PLSCI 2410
Introductory Plant Diversity and Evolution

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Introduction to plant diversity, ecology, structure, and evolutionary adaptation, with an emphasis on land plants. Laboratory and lectures are integrated to provide hands-on skills and concepts. First and second weeks of laboratory are field trips, starting with the first full week of classes. This course is suitable for life sciences majors.


Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Outcomes

  • Identify cells, tissues, and organ systems that comprise multicellular plants, and discuss how these emergent systems support plant functions.
  • Distinguish among the major land plant lineages.
  • Identify the three major plant life cycles and to conceptually connect how these life cycles are related to one another.
  • Communicate the basic principles of Darwinian evolution by means of natural selection and the major principles of plant biology.

Distribution Category (BIO-AG, OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1119 PLSCI 2410   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Two field trips are required. Enrollment preference given to: Plant Sciences majors and minors.

  •  1120 PLSCI 2410   LAB 401

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  •  1121 PLSCI 2410   LAB 402

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  •  1122 PLSCI 2410   LAB 403

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  •  1123 PLSCI 2410   LAB 404

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person