Module Title
Plant Biology
Keywords
Classification, Plant Growth, Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Pollination, Reproduction, Plant Products, Life Cycles |
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Prerequisites for Module
None in addition to course entry requirements.
Corequisite Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Precluded Modules
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Aims of Module
To provide students with the ability to explain the fundamentals of plant biology, and appreciate the importance of plants to society.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Explain plant evolution and describe the major plant groups.
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Discuss the requirements for the survival and growth of plants
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Describe the processes associated with plant reproduction, survival and growth.
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Discuss the importance of plant products to society.
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Indicative Module Content
Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: evolution of plants, phylogenetic classification, principal characteristics of lower and higher plants. Requirements for plant growth: environmental factors including water, light, atmospheric gases, soil nitrogen, phosphate, minerals, salinity, pH, biotic factors, hormones. Plant growth: cell division and enlargement, sexual reproduction, pollination, fertilisation, embryogenesis, fruits and seeds, germination. Vegetative growth, asexual reproduction, photosynthesis, transpiration. Plants and society: plant breeding, crop production, renewable resources, secondary plant products, plant biotechnology.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 36 | Tutorials/Seminars
| 6 | Assessments
| 4 |
Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 50 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 55 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a lecture based course supplemented with tutorial sessions.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 4
| | Examination | 1,2,3,4
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The coursework consists of an essay.
The examination consists of a balance of short answer and extended response questions.
Mid Semester Examination - (LO 2,3) - 15%.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | RAVEN, P.H., EVERT, R.F. AND EICHORN, S.E., 2005. Biology of Plants. 7th ed.: Freeman Worth.
| | 2. | UNO, G., STOREY, R. AND MOORE, R., 2001. Principles of Botany. 1st ed.: McGraw Hill.
| | 3. | STERN, K.R., 2002. Introductory Plant Biology. 9th ed.: McGraw Hill.
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