BIO 2316 - Botany

Credits: 3 hrs

This course provides the basic principles needed to understand and appreciate the structure and function of plants, their taxonomy and genetics. Consideration is also given to the role plants play in the scheme of living things, their importance at various levels, and the evolutionary tendencies. This course provides the basic principles needed to understand and appreciate the structure and function of plants, their taxonomy and genetics. Consideration is also given to the role plants play in the scheme of living things, their importance at various levels, and the evolutionary tendencies. (Three one-hour lecture periods per week.)