BIOPL 4480

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BIOPL 4480
Plant Evolution and the Fossil Record

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

Introduction to evolution, surveying major changes in plants from the origin of life to the present. Emphasizes plant form and function, adaptations to particular ecologic settings, and evolutionary theory as it relates to plants.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BIOPL 2410 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

Outcomes

  • Students will be able to distinguish among the three major early Paleozoic vascular plant lineages.
  • Students will be able to distinguish among the major fossil and extant pteridophyte lineages.
  • Students will be able to distinguish among the major fossil and extant seed plant lineages.
  • Students will understand the pattern of evolution of plants in time.
  • Students will be able to communicate the basic principles of modern (cladistic) phylogenetic analysis including the concept of homology and of Evolutionary Biology including: Darwinian evolution by means of natural selection. Speciation Adaptive radiation and the environment The role of the fossil record in understanding evolution

Distribution Category (PBS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15581 BIOPL 4480   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: BIOPL 2410 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

  • 15582 BIOPL 4480   LAB 401

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person