BI 225 - Botany
Course Description:
A study of the plant kingdom
with an emphasis on the structure and physiology of the flowering plants.
Prerequisites
BI 114
and permission of the instructor.
Credit Hours: 3:3:4
Learning Outcomes: Students successfully
completing this course will be able to:
- To discuss and apply
the scientific method as a critical thinking and research tool both to plant
science questions as well as other scientific problem solving scenarios;
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To demonstrate the proper
use of laboratory equipment and methodologies in a problem-solving context as
it applies to botanical studies;
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To discuss the particular
aspects of botany as a science, describing its history, major sub-disciplines
and its interrelationships to other sciences;
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To describe and discuss
the significance of all aspects of plant anatomy, cellular through organismal;
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To
describe and discuss the significance of all aspects of plant physiology,
cellular through organismal;
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To describe the historical
and current aspects of plant taxonomy and classification and be able, at a
fundamental level, to successfully use a plant taxonomic key to determine the
identity of an "unknown" plant;
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To explain the
relationships among the various groups of non-animal organisms (i.e. monerans,
protists, fungi, and plants) which are commonly grouped under the study of
botanical sciences;
- To discuss the
ecological aspects of plants and their importance to the survival of the
entire world.
Course Assessment:
Papers, presentations,
lecture exams, laboratory practicals, quizzes.
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