Biol 4023 - How Plants Work: Physiology, Growth and Metabolism

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of how plants grow, metabolize and respond to their environment. Topics to be covered include the conversion of light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis and carbon fixation; nitrogen assimilation; water and mineral uptake and transport; source-sink relationships and long-distance transport of carbon and nitrogen; cell growth and expansion; hormone physiology; and physiological responses to a changing environment. Prerequisite: Biol 2970 or permission of instructors.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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