BT2400 - Flowering Plant Diversity
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
An introduction to the diversity of flowering plants,their origins and adaptations to the environment. Speciation processes that result from these adaptations such as pollination biology and reproductive strategies will be discussed. The diversity of plants that have been used by humans will also be examined. Skills developed in this subject include the description and identification of plants and plant communities. This subject will provide a sound basis for understanding ecological and evolutionary processes.
Learning Outcomes
- examine angiosperm taxonomy and speciation processes;
- gain an understanding of the biology of angiosperms;
- gain experience in basic techniques for describing plant communities;
- learn the principles of identification and identification techniques.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have completed 12 credit points of level 1 science subjects including chemistry (CH1001, BM1000 or CH1011), fundamentals of biology (BZ1001) and plant science (BT1001) or equivalents. |
| Prerequisites: | BT1001 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott |
| Lecturers: | Dr Sandra Abell, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); laboratory reports (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Sandra Abell |
| Lecturers: | Dr Sandra Abell, Assoc. Professor Michelle Waycott. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); laboratory reports (50%). |
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