BIOL 6422:Plant Ecology

3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission and enrollment in the Master of Science in Integrative Biology program, or permission of the coordinator of the graduate program; a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 1108/1108L, and CHEM 3361 (or equivalent).
Students will learn aspects of physiological responses of plants to their environment, methods to determine plant population growth and plant distribution patterns, as well as interactions among plants and other organisms. They will use science as a process and learn to argue scientific points of view persuasively. Students will also learn to use both classical and modern technologies to address questions in plant ecology.