Nov 14, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23

PBIO 1150 - Plant Structure and Development


For plant biology and other science majors, preprofessional students and science modular students. Introduction to structure, growth, development, and reproductive biology of plants with emphasis on flowering plants.

Credit Hours: 4
OHIO BRICKS Pillar: Natural Sciences
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2NS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain basic terminology, concepts, and methods as they pertain to the development of morphology and anatomy of plants and how they contribute to modern plant science.
  • Students will be able to apply scientific methods of inquiry appropriate to plant science to use microscopes and other scientific equipment to gather and analyze data and draw evidence¿based conclusions about plant structures and their development.
  • Students will be able to evaluate evidence-based scientific arguments that are central to plant science in a logical fashion and distinguish between scientific and non¿scientific evidence and explanations for the diversity of plants
  • Student will be able to communicate how scientific findings contribute to our understanding of plant diversity, structure, and development, and the importance of plants in the modern world.


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