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BIO 132 - Botany


Lecture Hours/Week: 3
Lab Hours/Week: 2
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: two years of high school science and mathematics
Final Exam Required: Yes


Course Description:

Course Objectives: To familiarize the student with the cellular nature of plant structure and function; to examine the entire life cycle of the plant organism; to gain an appreciation of plant diversity, and the role of plants in human affairs and in natural ecosystems.

Content Outline:

WeekTopics
1Science, botany, and the chemistry of life
2Plant cells, membranes and tissues
3Mitosis and meiosis, genetics
4Plant growth, and primary development
5Stems, leaves, roots, secondary tissues
6Flowers, DNA technology
7Energy, respiration and photosynthesis
8Plant nutrition and transport
9Plant hormones and tropisms
10Plant evolution, speciation, and classification
11Monera and Protista
12Fungi, lichens, bryophyte, and ferns
13Gymnospermae
14Angiospermae
15Plant ecology
Final WeekFINAL EXAM


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