BT1001:03
Introduction to Plant Science
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Prerequisites: Senior Chemistry and Maths B
Inadmissable Subject Combination: BT1020
33 lectures, 36 hours practicals. First semester.
Staff: Dr P Gadek.
This subject introduces students to the diversity of plants and micro-organisms, including aspects of their structure, reproduction, distribution, classification and evolution.
Learning Objectives:
- to gain an appreciation of the diversity of plants and micro-organisms and their evolutionary relationships;
- to gain an understanding of the structure and function of plants;
- to develop basic laboratory skills, including the sectioning and staining of specimens;
- to critically observe and interpret a range of plant materials;
- to learn how to use keys for identifying plants.
Assessment by theory examination (55%); practical examination (25%); practical book (15%); class test (5%).