GENERAL BOTANY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify cellular, molecular, and biochemical features that are shared or not shared between animals and plants. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the major organs, tissues, and cell types of plants and their primary functions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the roles of photosynthesis, water uptake/transport, mineral acquisition in plant growth, and plant physiological processes, regulated by various hormones. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize the plant life cycle, especially that of flowering plants, and how it differs from that seen in fungi and animals. Audience: Undergraduate 5. List and distinguish among the organisms that have traditionally been included in the study of Botany (plants, algae, fungi). Audience: Undergraduate 6. List the major groups of land plants and key events in their evolutionary history. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the global distribution of biomes and explain the causes and impacts of global climate change. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Use microscopes and appropriate experimental methods to uncover the biology of plants and other plant-like organisms. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify cellular, molecular, and biochemical features that are shared or not shared between animals and plants. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the major organs, tissues, and cell types of plants and their primary functions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the roles of photosynthesis, water uptake/transport, mineral acquisition in plant growth, and plant physiological processes, regulated by various hormones. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize the plant life cycle, especially that of flowering plants, and how it differs from that seen in fungi and animals. Audience: Undergraduate 5. List and distinguish among the organisms that have traditionally been included in the study of Botany (plants, algae, fungi). Audience: Undergraduate 6. List the major groups of land plants and key events in their evolutionary history. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe the global distribution of biomes and explain the causes and impacts of global climate change. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Use microscopes and appropriate experimental methods to uncover the biology of plants and other plant-like organisms. Audience: Undergraduate