BIO U557 - Evolution of Vascular Plants

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Covers the origin and evolution of land plants. The invasion of the land surface by plants, particularly vascular plants, occurred in the late Silurian and early Devonian time, approximately 405 million to 370 million years ago. The flora that covers planet Earth today is vastly different from the flora of those early geological days. Considers the early land plants; how they evolved into the complex land plant flora that we see today; the taxa that have survived unaltered until present day; how the seed-bearing plants develop; and the nature of the complex reproductive structure we call the flower.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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