May 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 322 Plant Biology


(4 Credits)
This survey of the plant kingdom including algae, bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms emphasizes evolutionary relationships. It explores structural and functional adaptations to life on land among higher plants: plant anatomy, growth patterns, physiology of photosynthesis, growth responses to environmental stimuli, and hormonal controls.

Three class hours and three laboratory hours weekly. Some field trips. Fall

Prerequisite: BI 101 , BI 102 , or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite: BI322L