2007-2008 UVSC Catalog

Courses

BOT 2050 (Active)
Field Botany
3.0 : 2.0 : 3.0 F
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1010 or BOT 2400 recommended
For biology majors and non-majors. Covers the classification, identification, and ecology of woody plants with an emphasis on native trees and shrubs. Students completing the course should be able to identify common trees and shrubs native to Utah. Includes field trips and laboratory work. Student plant collection required.

BOT 2100 (Active)
Flora of Utah
3.0 : 2.0 : 3.0 Su
Prerequisite(s):None, BIOL 1010 is recommended
A vascular plant taxonomy course for intended botany and biology majors or anyone interested in learning about plants native to Utah. Covers the principles of plant classification, nomenclature, and identification with an emphasis on Utah flowering plants. Includes field trips and weekly laboratory. Student plant collection required.

BOT 2400 (Active)
Plant Kingdom
4.0 : 3.0 : 2.0 F, Sp
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 or instructor permission
Surveys of the Divisions (Phyla) traditionally studied by botanists, emphasizing structure, reproduction, systematics, and evolution. Completers should be familiar with the morphological features of the major prokaryotic, fungal, algal, and plant groups. Includes a weekly laboratory.

BOT 3340 (Active)
Plant Biology
4.0 : 3.0 : 2.0 F
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1620 and (CHEM 1110 or CHEM 1220 or higher )
Designed for Biology Education majors and others wishing a one semester upper division combined plant anatomy/plant physioloy course. Covers structure-function interrelationships from the cellular to whole plant level, including aspects of plant anatomy, physiology, reproduction, growth and development with emphasis on the angiosperms (flowering plants). Includes weekly laboratory. Students may not receive credit for both BOT 3340 and BOT 4100 and/or BOT 4600.

BOT 4100 (Active)
Plant Anatomy
4.0 : 3.0 : 2.0
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1620 and BIOL 1625
Covers the structure and development of cells, tissues and tissue systems in stems, roots, leaves, and reproductive structures in vascular plants, with emphasis on the angiosperms. Discusses primary and secondary plant body, including wood anatomy. Includes weekly laboratory. Students cannot receive credit toward graduation for both BOT 3340 and BOT 4100.

BOT 4200 (Active)
Vascular Plant Taxonomy
3.0 : 2.0 : 2.0 Sp
Prerequisite(s):(BOT 2050 or BOT 2100), (BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1620)
Covers principles of botanical nomenclature, classification, and identification, as well as the techniques involved in gathering and analyzing taxonomic data. Includes field trips and weekly laboratory.

BOT 4300 (Active/WorkFlow)
Wildland Shrubs
3.0 : 2.0 : 2.0 F
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1620
Explores the diversity and biology of woody plants in Utah and their ecological importance. Field trips required.

BOT 4500 (Active)
Introduction to Grasses
3.0 : 2.0 : 2.0 F
Prerequisite(s):(BOT 2050 or BOT 2100), (BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1620)
Discusses grasses and their relatives, grass anatomy, taxonomy, and ecology. Emphasizes identification techniques. Includes heavy lab component and required field trips. Requires student plant collection.

BOT 4600 (Active)
Plant Physiology
3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0 Sp
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1620 and CHEM 1220
Corequisites(s):BOT 4605
Covers the physiological processes occurring in plants. Includes experimental techniques used in the investigation of processes such as photosynthesis, water and solute transport, tissue culture, growth regulation and responses and plant hormones. Involves problem solving and critical thinking skills. Students can not receive credit for both BOT 4600 and BOT 3340.

BOT 4605 (Active)
Plant Physiology Laboratory
1.0 : 0.0 : 3.0 Sp
Corequisites(s):BOT 4600
Focuses on laboratory aspects of topics in BOT 4600. Covers experimentational methods for studying plant physiological processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, transpiration and tissue-water relations.

BOT 4700 (Active)
Plant Tissue Culture
3.0 : 1.0 : 4.0
Prerequisite(s):BIOL 1610 and BIOL 1620
Teaches principles of plant micro propagation techniques. Prepares the student to design and carry out their own micro propagation systems for the cultivation of a particular plant species.