School Of Natural SciencesBotanyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300328.1
Discipline: BOTANY
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Basic knowledge of biology, chemistry and ecology.
Equivalent Units
BI103A - Botany and Taxonomy
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to the study of botany so that they will develop a knowledge and understanding of plants. The unit covers the topics of plant anatomy and morphology, classification and systematics, and evolution. Students will examine the major groups of plants: green algae, bryophytes, lycophytes, monilophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Laboratory and field work will involve the study of common Australian plants and some economically important plants.