PLANT ANATOMY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing and ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , or BIOCORE 381 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the defining features of the main plant cell types and tissues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze compound microscopes for the analysis of plant tissues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify structural principles in plant anatomy with plant development, function, and environmental selection. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critically evaluate current research in plant anatomy by designing experiments and writing a research paper. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop effective testing tools to evaluate students' knowledge on plant anatomy-related topics. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize the defining features of the main plant cell types and tissues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze compound microscopes for the analysis of plant tissues. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify structural principles in plant anatomy with plant development, function, and environmental selection. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critically evaluate current research in plant anatomy by designing experiments and writing a research paper. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop effective testing tools to evaluate students' knowledge on plant anatomy-related topics. Audience: Graduate