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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.

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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
Y18Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
K57Bachelor of Science (Conservation and Wildlife Biology)
G87Bachelor of Science (Marine and Freshwater Biology)
MAAAFYBiological Sciences Major
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013