BIO 260 - Field Botany & Plant Ecology

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement W.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 165 From Ecosystems to Organisms .
A field research oriented course emphasizing plants. The focus is on articulating and quantitatively answering relevant research questions on the diversity, ecology, and evolution of plants. Special emphasis is given to hypothesis development, data collection and analysis, and interpretation and presentation of results. Three class hours plus three laboratory hours per week with extensive field work.