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BIO 210 - General Botany
A study of the major plant divisions with an emphasis on basic structure function, reproduction patterns, biological contributions, development and evolutionary relationships within each subgroup. Emphasis will be placed on the seed plants. Dissection is required.
This course is designed for science majors who, upon its successful completion, should be able to:
- Discuss the plant body and its modifications in the angiosperms.
- Discuss the anatomical structure, origin, location and function of plant tissues in the angiosperms.
- Explain the patterns of vegetative reproduction found in the angiosperms.
- Describe flower, fruit and seed production in the angiosperms.
- Describe the classification, characteristic life cycles and biological contributions in the thallophytes with chlorophyll (chlorophyta, cyanophyta, chrysophyta, pyrrhophytra, phaeophyta).
- Describe the classifications, characteristic life cycles and biological contributions in the thallophytes without chlorophyll (eumycota).
- Describe the characteristics, taxonomy, alteration of generations and evolution in the mosses, club mosses, horsetails and ferns
- . Describe the classification, characteristic life cycles and biological contribution in the gymnosperms.
- Work independently in the laboratory by performing observations, drawings and dissections.
Prerequisites: Biological Science (BIO 100) or Introductory Biology II (BIO 111).
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory each week 4 credits