Plant Biodiversity

Subject BOTA20002 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 2 x one hour lectures per week, 1 x three hour practical class per week.
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours
Prerequisites:

650-141 Biology of Cells and Organisms

Plus one of
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge:

None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study and reasonable steps will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the University’s programs. Students who feel their disability may impact upon their active and safe participation in a subject are encouraged to discuss this with the relevant subject coordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit.

Coordinator

Dr Andrew Drinnan

Contact

School of Botany
Subject Overview:

This subject introduces the major groups of land plants from liverworts to angiosperms, concentrating on their structure, biology, systematic relationships and evolution. Topics covered include:

  • evolution, relationships and classification of land plants;

  • major groups of land plants, liverworts, mosses, ferns and seed plants; their structure, biology and fossil record; and

  • major families of flowering plants, including Australian flora, their characteristics and identification.
Objectives:

After completion of the lecture, practical and field components of this subject, students should appreciate:

  • the variety and classification of land plants;

  • skills in plant identification; use of modern identification tools including computer-interactive keys; and

  • the concepts of modern phylogenetic analysis as bases for framing evolutionary hypotheses within and between major plant groups.
Assessment:

Two 1-hour practical tests during semester, one midsemester and one at the end of the semester (10% each); written reports on practical work due during the semester (20%); a 3-hour written examination in the examination period (60%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Notes: This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), BASc or a combined BSc course.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Science

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