BIOL 308 - General Botany

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This course emphasizes two major approaches to the study of botany: content and application. With the use of live and preserved plant materials and slides, students study the structure and function of the cells, tissues, and organs that comprise the angiosperm plant body. The major physiological processes of photosynthesis and water and food transport are included. Native trees and shrubs of the Eastern deciduous forest biome are stressed in lecture and viewed on a field trip to a local area. Gardening principles are discussed as part of a four-week service learning team laboratory project that involves developing a campus or community garden. Apaper on a botanical topic using correct notation of botanical references and scientific names is a requirement. Prerequisite: BIOL 262. 3 hours lecture. 3 hours laboratory. 4 semester hours

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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