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SCB2423 | Plant Diversity | ||
SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES | |||
Credit Points: 15 | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
SCI1183 | Origins and Evolution of Life | ||
SCI1187 | Form and Function in Biology | ||
Description: | |||
This unit provides an overview of the plant kingdom, introducing students to the diversity of fossil and living plants through a comparative study of their morphology and anatomy. The unit will introduce students to the study of plant systematics from a phylogenetic (evolutionary) perspective and demonstrate how plant diversity illustrates evolutionary principles. Australian flora will be emphasised. Full Unit Outline | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
Y18 | Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) | ||
K57 | Bachelor of Science (Conservation and Wildlife Biology) | ||
G87 | Bachelor of Science (Marine and Freshwater Biology) | ||
MAAAFY | Biological Sciences Major | ||
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/15/2013 VET: 5/20/2013