BIO 203 Plant Biology
The course provides an overview of the fascinating world of plants, with a primary focus on higher plants. It explores how plants are structured at both the cellular and organismal levels and how these features differ across species and environments. It examines how plants reproduce, how they interact with each other and other organisms, and their role in ecosystem functions. It also considers their interactions with humans and the important roles they play for human societies, including for food, medicine, and carbon sequestration. Using the campus grounds and the local area, students will engage in field activities that may take place outside of the regularly scheduled course period. Although only one course in introductory biology is required, students will have ideally completed both semesters of the introductory biology sequence before taking this course. (Students who have previously earned credit for BIO 103 may not also earn credit for BIO 203.)