BIOL& 213 Majors Plant

• Describe in general terms diversity and innovations within key lineages of fungi, protists, and land plants
• Discuss the structural modifications and physiological adaptations that allowed plants to transition from aquatic to terristrial life
• Explain the essential structures involved with water and sugar movement in plants and describe nutritional growth requirements for plants
• Describe how plants sense and respond to a variety of environmental factors
• Demonstrate an understanding of the life cycles of fungi and plants and describe the different stages of plant reproduction development
• Discuss the ecological principles involved in population dynamics, community interactions, and ecosystem energy transfer and nutrient cycling
• Describe the ecological and economic benefits of biodiversity and current threats to biodiversity and the role of conservation biology
• Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science and use the scientific method when performing laboratory experiments
• Communicate effectively using language and understanding of plant and cellular biology
• Appropriately select and properly and safely use a variety of laboratory techniques and instruments
• Collect data, report data (using equations, graphs, charts and tables), critically analyze data, and make conclusions based upon the experimental results
• Demonstrate information literacy: determine the extent of information needed and incorporate the information effectively and ethically into scientific writing