PLBIO 2410

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PLBIO 2410
Introductory Plant Biodiversity and Evolution

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Introduction to plant diversity, ecology, structure, reproduction, and evolution, with an emphasis on the flowering plants and the history of life on earth. 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.


Outcomes

  • You will be able to identify a minimum of eight flowering plant families and 12 vascular plant species native to the NE USA.
  • You will be able to distinguish among the major land plant lineages.
  • You will be able to identify the three major plant life cycles and to conceptually understand how these life cycles are related to one another.
  • You will be able to understand and communicate the basic principles of Darwinian evolution by means of natural selection and the major principles of plant biology.

Distribution Category (BIOLS-AG)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1256 PLBIO 2410   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Two field trips are required.

  •  1257 PLBIO 2410   LAB 401

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    • F

    • Niklas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1258 PLBIO 2410   LAB 402

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    • T

    • Niklas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1259 PLBIO 2410   LAB 403

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    • W

    • Niklas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1260 PLBIO 2410   LAB 404

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    • R

    • Niklas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person