AG2007 - Diversity of Flowering Plants for Agricultural Science
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
This subject provides a basic understanding of the biology and diversity of flowering plants. Major topics include the structure and function of plant organs, pollination biology and reproductive strategies, and their application in agricultural sciences. Skills developed include the description and identification of plants with a particular focus on major Australian families and crop plants.
Learning Outcomes
- to examine angiosperm taxonomy and speciation processes;
- to gain an understanding of the biology of angiosperms;
- to gain experience in basic techniques for describing plant communities;
- to learn the principles of identification and identification techniques.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations.
| Prerequisites: | AG1003 or (BT1001 and (AG2001 or BS2001)) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BT2400 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); practical examination (20%); laboratory reports (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Paul Gadek |
| Lecturers: | Professor Paul Gadek, Dr Charles Clarke, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); practical examination (20%); laboratory reports (30%). |
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