Students collecting plants to explore relationship between water availability and plant growth using stable carbon isotopes.
Synopsis: In this course, students will learn about the major characteristics and innovations of the land plants and to evaluate the functional and adaptive significance of variants in form, physiology, and life history characteristics that exist among diverse plant groups. The study of plant biology goes beyond the basics of content and also includes understanding the methods and approaches used by plant biologists. Throughout the lecture and laboratory portion of the course, students will explore the scientific process by critical reading of the primary literature, by evaluating models and experiments, by developing and testing hypotheses, by analyzing and interpreting experimental results, and by communicating experimental results orally and in writing.
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