BOTA 22034

>< Type/ Status : Core
>< Course title : Plant Diversity
>< Prerequisite : A/L Biology
>< Corequisite : BOTA 22042
>< Objective: At the end of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of diversity and evolution of plants.
>< Course content:

Origin of life. Biological classification and evolutionary relationships. Prokaryotes: archaebacteria, eubacteria, prokaryotes in their environments. Origin of the eukaryotic cell, fungi and their associations, algae, nonvascular plants (bryophytes), seedless vascular plants (pteridophytes), seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms). Plants as pioneers of the terrestrial environment.

>< Methodology: Lectures and tutorials.
>< Scheme of evaluation: End of course written examination.
>< Recommended reading:
01. Campbell, Neil A (1996). Biology. The Benjamin/ Cummings.
02. Ernest, M G; Adriance, S Foster (1989). Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants. W H Freeman.
03. Purves, W K; Orians, G H; Heller, H C; Sadava, D (1998) Life: The Science of Biology. W H Freeman.
04. Raven, Peter H; Evert, Ray F; Eichhorn, S F ( 1999). Biology of Plants. Worth.
05. Webster, J (1993). Introduction to Fungi. Cambridge University.

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