2024-2025 Catalog

BIOL 150 Botany

This course is designed around the basic principles of plant biology and the interrelationships of plants, humans and other organisms. In addition to the core principles of plant structure, growth, physiology, reproduction, evolution, and genetics; the course will investigate, discuss and conduct experiments about the economic and ecological importance of plants to society. Integrated into the labs and lectures are topics such as medicinal plants, culinary plants, building and construction plants, plants used for bio-mass energy production, aromatic plants, and the aesthetic value of plants. Class meets for 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Place into MATH017 ENGL 101