BIOL 155 - Botany

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course examines the structures and functions of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits of advanced plants, including basic concepts of plant cell structure, growth, metabolism, reproduction, and heredity. The life histories, ecological importance, and evolutionary relationships of more primitive plant groups are also considered.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Students will demonstrate:

understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical analysis; and
application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.