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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction for nonscience and non-Botany majors to the importance of plants and plant products in the shaping of human affairs and civilization. Covers the origin and practice of agriculture; the utilization of plant products; the latest agricultural advances, including genetic engineering; and the current agricultural and social issues. Plants and plant products are examined during class demonstrations and exercises. Close, Huang
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; outside activities, 30 hours per quarter. Prerequisite(s): none. Examines California's diverse agricultural products. Addresses related contemporary issues such as crop improvement by biotechnology, climate change, pollution, resource use, and nutrition. Also examines how the interplay of geography, history, and culture shapes the cuisine of a region. Ellstrand
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; one saturday field trip. Prerequisite(s): none. General approach to the study of vegetative and floral features of plants as a means of identification and botanical classification of major plant families in Southern California. Secondary emphasis on the field biology of flowering plants. Kim
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Individual study, 3-12 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Involves special research projects in plant biology performed under faculty supervision. Requires a final written report. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 units.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C. A study of the plant world from cells to ecosystems. Examines the structure and function of organisms from the major plant groups and their role in the biosphere. The laboratory explores the unique properties of plants. Cross-listed with BIOL 104. Nothnagel, Holt
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C or equivalent. Principles and philosophy of classification. Topics include phylogenetic and phenetic methods, species concepts, taxonomic characters, evolution, hierarchy of categories, and nomenclature. Cross-listed with BIOL 112 and ENTM 112.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005A and BIOL 005B, or consent of instructor. Functional and developmental aspects of plant cell, tissue, and organ structure. All aspects of the flowering plant life cycle are covered from germination to pollination and fruit and seed development. Cross-listed with BIOL 132. DeMason
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; three 1-day saturday field trips. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C. Introduces the principles and methods of identifying, naming, and classifying flowering plants. Surveys selected flowering plant families in California and shows their interrelationships. Kim
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 104/BPSC 104, ENSC 100/SWSC 100 or ENSC 100H/SWSC 100H; or consent of instructor. A study of the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils and their influence on plant growth and development. Topics include soil-plant water relations; fundamentals of plant mineral nutrition; soil nutrient pools and cycles; soil acidity, alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity; root symbioses and rhizosphere processes. Cross-listed with ENSC 134 and SWSC 134.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 005C, BCH 100 or BCH 110A; or consent of instructor. Explores concepts of dynamic plant cell structures and functions as revealed by modern technologies such as genetic manipulation and live-imaging of cellular structures and molecules. Smith
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