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Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - BISC 366 D100

Plant Physiology (3)

Class Number: 1190

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 20, 2018
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    MBB 231 with a grade of C- or better.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The plant's physical environment and the physiological basis (mechanisms and principles) of the interaction between plants and their environment in relation to their survival and ecological distribution.

COURSE DETAILS:

 Course Description:

The plant's physical environment and the physiological basis (mechanisms and principles) of the interaction between plants and their environment in relation to their survival and ecological distribution.  

Course Outline:

• Basic plant cell physiology
• Photosynthesis and translocation
• Plant growth and development

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

To learn the form and function physiology from the cellular level all the way to whole organism level in plants, including transport, translocation, biochemistry and metabolism, and plant growth and development.

Grading

  • First Midterm 20%
  • Second Midterm 20%
  • Final Exam 35%
  • Tutorial Presentation/Participation 10%
  • Annotated Bibliography Assignment 15%

NOTES:

Course Hours:

1 hour lecture; 3 times a week for a total of 3 lecture hours a week

1 hour tutorial; 1 time a week for a total of 1 tutorial hour a week

Materials

RECOMMENDED READING:

Plant Physiology and Development by Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates. 2015. ISBN 9781605352558. 6th Edition

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