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Feb 19, 2025
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BIOL& 213 - Majors Plant5 Credits This course covers the major concepts in evolution such as natural selection and speciation, as well as an overview of ecology and botany.
Pre-requisite(s) Math 98 with a min 2.0 or Math 141 placement eligibility, and BIOL& 211 min 1.7, and CHEM& 161 or higher min 2.0. Placement Eligibility Math 141 Course Note Previously BIOL 203 FeesSB SC
Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Spring Day, Evening
Designed to Serve Biology majors, botany majors, liberal arts students. Active Date 20210403T10:07:51
Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 22 Total Contact Hours 66 Degree Distributions: AA Course Outline - Plants
- Structure
- Transport
- Nutrition
- Reproduction
- Ecology
- Populations
- Communities
- Ecosystems
- Behavioral
- Evolution
- Natural Selection and Speciation
- Genetic Basis
- Life’s Origins
- Fossil Record
- Human Evolution
Student Learning Outcomes Describe how genetics and evolutionary processes interact to create all forms of biodiversity.
Perform, and accurately interpret the results of, evolutionary analyses, such as cladograms, using data from living organisms and the fossil record.
Describe how plants evolved, specifically the functioning of their anatomy, reproduction, physiology and the role they play in ecosystem processes.
Identify the most common plants found in the Puget Sound Bioregion.
Describe the fundamentals of population and community ecology and how the various levels of organization within ecology interact with each other.
Demonstrate the ability to conduct scientific research by designing scientific studies (observational or experimental), keeping a scientific journal, collect scientific data and writing a scientific report.
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