General Botany
Catalog Description: BIO-204
3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours, 4 credits.
This is a general botany course that will study plant morphology and physiology of
herbaceous and woody plant divisions within the plant kingdom as well as other related
plant-like organisms. Topics covered include plant structure and function, plant
growth, transpiration, photosynthesis, evolution, and reproductive cycles. The course
concludes with the diversity of flowers and plant life. Laboratory work includes
microscopic examination of cells and tissues of typical plants. The course will also
require an investigative plant project by each student.