Welcome to BIO 322/122L. Most of you are either juniors or seniors, and most are pre-meds with several years of background in biology. Our approach will be to avoid covering material you have probably learned already (cell structure, mitosis, aerobic respiration) and instead emphasize ways in which plant biology differs from that of animals. Using humans as model animals in an evolutionary framework, we will discuss alternative types of structure and metabolism that occur in plants, and we will analyze the consequences of the various alternative biologies that animals and plants employ. One goal of this course is to consider many of the fundamental aspects of biology that you have studied in the last several years, and relate them to each other, integrating the knowledge you already have. The evolutionary view of plants that we will use will provide a framework for what you'll be learning.
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Links to other courses taught by Dr. La Claire: Survey of the Plant Kingdom (BIO 324)
