2009 Course Handbook
BIOL210: Plant Structure and Function
Plants are spectacularly diverse because of the unrelenting interaction of genes and environment. This produces variations on basic structures (eg transport tissues) and functions (eg water use) that adapt plants to their surroundings. This unit will reveal how structure and function underpin the performance of wild and cultivated plants at many levels of organisation, from entire communities (eg rain forests) through to individual molecules. Mechanisms of tolerance to a wide range of adverse conditions will be discussed using extensive data and illustrations to demonstrate principles. This unit leads to specialist third year units in plant biology. It is not offered in composite mode but is offered externally commencing with an on-campus session.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 28 February-1 March; 16 April; 9-10 May) |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Brian Atwell |
| Prerequisites: | 6cp(P) in 100-level BIOL units |
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| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Biological Sciences |
Timetable Information
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