BIOL 3850 - Plant Physiology

5 credit hours
Formerly - BIOL 385

Study of the function of plants, with emphasis on the wide range of physiological process that may contribute to success and survival of plants in their environment. Transport mechanisms; water and mineral management; responses to light, including photosynthesis, photoperiodism, and photomorphogenesis; functions of plant hormones; responses to environmental stresses; events in development. Four lecture and three laboratory hours per week. Individual project.

Prerequisite Course/s: BIOL 1610/1611, 1620/1621, 1630/1631, 2700 (all with C or better)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite Course(s): CHEM 2500/2501
Terms Offered: Fall