The study of plants with an emphasis on the flowering plants. Relationships between form and function, growth and development and evolutionary and ecological relationships are examined with attention given to the chemical bases of plant life, the fundamentals of metabolic pathways, and the integrative nature of plant structures from cellular to ecological levels. Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World lab or field requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: SA requirement.

Prerequisite: Strong high school Chemistry highly recommended.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: SA, Critical Perspectives: Lab

1 unit — Heschel, Jabaily, Khorsand

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 3	Biology of Plants	Shane Heschel	Barnes Science Center 413	24 / 1	12/12/2024
Spring 2025	Block 5	Biology of Plants	Rachel Jabaily	TBA	24 / 0	12/12/2024
Spring 2025	Block 6	Biology of Plants	Roxaneh Khorsand	TBA	24 / 1	12/12/2024