Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1) Understand the ways in which plants capture and utilize essential nutrients including water and carbon dioxide.
2) Link structure (cell, organ) to function and identify major tissues in plants using light microscopy.
3) Understand basic strategies which governed the evolution of plants and which today's plants use to cope with stress.
4) Understand the key principles of plants’ interactions with biotic components of ecosystems.
5) Observe natural systems and take detailed field notes about plants within their habitats.
6) Relate the content of practical classes to the content of lectures.
Indicative Module Content:
Plant biology
Cells
Ecology
Physiology
Agricultural context
Soil