Sep 17, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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BI 207 - Botany (SR)


Credits: 4

This course introduces students to plant biology, including morphology, physiology, reproduction, ecology, and taxonomy. Students will identify plants in the field, as well as gain experience growing plants in a greenhouse and/or the freight farm.

This course is a Sustainability-Related (SR)  course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Introductory Biology (BI 120 or BI 121) or consent of instructor

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

  • Identify the major taxonomic groups of plants and the key characteristics that distinguish them.
  • Articulate how natural selection has shaped many anatomical and reproductive strategies for plants living in different environmental conditions.
  • Provide examples of life cycles from different plants.
  • Articulate the economic and social impact of plants.




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