BIOL255-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Plant Ecophysiology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

Description

An introduction to the physiology of plants at the cellular and whole organism level. Emphasis will be given to the processes of resource acquisition, mechanisms of transport amongst plant parts and the responses of plants to stressful conditions.

Goal of the Course
To introduce the methodology and principles of plant physiological investigation, to develop an
understanding of the physiological processes that allow plants to acquire resources and respond to
environmental stresses, and to provide basic skills in plant laboratory research.

Learning Outcomes
􀂃 An appreciation of the functioning of vascular plants and its importance to life on Earth
􀂃 An understanding of the role of plant physiology in biology and society
􀂃 An understanding of the scientific practice and principles of plant physiology
􀂃 The ability to interpret experimental data
􀂃 The ability to describe key events in physiological pathways
􀂃 Basic skills in plant laboratory science
􀂃 The ability to access and utilize the scientific literature on plant physiology.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

BIOL252

Recommended Preparation

Timetable Note

Labs start Tuesday Sept 7th 2010 at 2.10 pm

Course Coordinator

Matthew Turnbull

Lab Coordinator

Manfred Ingerfeld

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 70%
Lab Report 20%
Lab Report 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Taiz, Lincoln. , Zeiger, Eduardo; Plant physiology ; 4th ed; Sinauer Associates, 2006.

Recommended Reading

Raven, Peter H. , Evert, Ray Franklin., Eichhorn, Susan E; Biology of plants ; 7th ed; W.H. Freeman and Company, 2005.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $650.00

International fee $3,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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