BI 2020 - Plants and Human Affairs

This course examines the importance of plants in human lives. Plants are sources for food, drugs, medicines, poisons, clothing, shelter, perfumes, cosmetics, paper and have many other uses. We will examine the form, structure, and morphological adaptations of algae, fungi, mosses, primitive vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Emphasis is placed on the economic importance of plants in the past and present. Laboratory work utilizes living plants from the NEC greenhouse and those collected in the field from local natural areas. Prerequisites: BI 1111‐BI 1112. Offered in odd falls. (4 Credits)