PLANT SCIENCE

BIO1PS

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

'Plant Science' outlines the origins of modern plants, how they work, and how they have been modified by human interactions. Topics covered include: plant evolution from single-celled ancestors to modern land plants; plant symbioses with animals and microbes; structure and function of flowering plants; agricultural applications in the past and future, including modern plant biotechnology; and the origin and current role of plants in the Australian landscape (with emphasis on vegetation distribution and adaptation, e.g. in deserts, grasslands and tropical rainforests). Practical demonstrations and investigations in the laboratory and the field complement the lectures.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Michael Emmerling

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students from other faculties require approval by a Subject Coordinator except students enrolled in LWLSC and LWLSCB.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Students should obtain from the University bookshop the BIO1PS laboratory manual. A dissecting kit and laboratory coat are also required for laboratory classes.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Biology: an Australian focus	Prescribed	Ladiges, P, Evans, B, Saint, R and Knox, RB 2010	4TH ED, MC GRAW-HILL, AUSTRALIA
Readings	FSTE First Year Survival Guide (latest edition)	Prescribed	Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering	LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
Readings	Trees of Victoria and adjoining areas	Prescribed	Costermans, L F 2005	6TH ED, COSTERMANS PUBLISHING

Albury-Wodonga, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Lawler

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Three 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Group learning exercise		10
Laboratory component A	(pre-prac tests, summaries, oral presentation)	18
Laboratory component B	(accuracy of recording and presenting drawings and/or annotation of photographs, tables or graphs). Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at laboratory classes.	12
one 2-hour final examination		40
one 45-min mid-semester examination		20

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day