Plant Diversity and Evolution. 4 credits. AY, SP (Same as EVS 545)

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Lecture and laboratory study of the diversity, morphology, and evolution of fossil and living plants. Topics emphasized include the origin of land plants, plant life cycles, evolution of the vascular cylinder, leaf, seed and flower, and the origin of flowering plants. This course includes both lecture and lab. 3R, 3L. P: BIO 201 , BIO 202 , BIO 205 , and BIO 206 ; Contemporary Composition; Oral Communication; Senior standing or IC.