PLBIO 2410

Introductory Plant Diversity and Evolution

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (BIOLS-AG)

• 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.

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