Biology 325 /325L - Plant Evolution

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Colgate University

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F. Frey This course emphasizes eukaryotic photosynthetic protists and plants. Evolutionary changes and phylogenetic relationships are examined using cytological and structural features, life histories and reproductive strategies, symbioses, electron micrographs, molecular phylogenies, historical geology and plate tectonics, fossils and paleoecology, plant-animal interactions, ecology, and competition. Organisms studied include cyanobacteria, photosynthetic algae, spore-producing land plants, and seed plants. Students are required to lead class critiques of the literature, and perform an independent research project as an integral part of the course. The credit-bearing laboratory component BIOL 325L must be taken concurrently with BIOL 325. Prerequisite: BIOL 211 or 212, or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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