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Department of Biology

Professors V. M. Cassone (Head), J.W.Golden, S. S. Golden, I.F.Greenbaum, L. A. Guarino, T.C.Hall, A. K. Holzenburg, R. L. Honeycutt, T.D.McKnight, M.D.Manson, H.W.Sauer, M. D. Summers, T.L.Thomas, M.K.Wicksten, H.D.Wilson, P. A. Youderian, R. F. Young; Associate Professors K.J.Aufderheide, D. Bell-Pedersen, L Campbell, S. Datta, D. J. Earnest, J. Erickson, L.R.Griffing, D.S.MacKenzie, J.R.Manhart, D.M.Mueller, Jr., C.O.Patterson, A. E. Pepper, B. B. Riley, P.J.Rizzo, G.L.Schroeter, D.A.Siegele, M. J. Zoran; Assistant Professors R. Aramayo, L. R. Garcia, A. C. Lekven, J. Xiong; Senior Lecturers R. B. Moyes, T. P. Scott, L. Winemiller

Botany

(BOTN)

101. Botany. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II

Structure, physiology and development of plants; emphasis on seed plants. (Not open to students who have taken BIOL 113 and 114.)

289. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.

Selected topics in an identified area of botany. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

301. Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II

Use of keys and identification of flowering plants, family characteristics and relationships and other applied phases of plant science. Prerequisite: BOTN 101 or BIOL 113 and 114 or equivalent.

304. Comparative Biology of Plants. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II, S

A comparison of chemistry, cytology, life strategies, nutrition, relevance, reproduction and structure of the major groups of prokaryotes, protists, fungi and plants. Prerequisite: BOTN 101 or BIOL 113.

328. Plants and People. (2-3). Credit 3.

Development and uses of principal economically important plants of world; plants and plant parts used in production of important commodities; vascular plants. Prerequisite: BOTN 101 or BIOL 113 or 114 or approval of instructor.

453. Plant Anatomy. (2-6). Credit 4. I

Anatomy of vegetative and reproductive organs of plants; development of tissue types. Prerequisites: BOTN 101 or BIOL 113 and 114; junior classification.

485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 or more. I, II, S

Problems in various phases of plant, animal and bacteriological science. Prerequisites: Junior classification; approval of ranking professor in field chosen and Undergraduate Advising Office.