Key facts

UNE unit code: BOTY202

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Start
  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • Yes
Supervised exam
  • Yes
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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Plants play a critical role in the function of nearly all ecosystems, using energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and food. This unit provides a comprehensive understanding of the vital link between the function of a plant and its structure.

Topics covered included seed germination, dormancy and seedling development, photosynthesis, plant growth regulators, plant water use, mineral nutrition, source-sink relations and resource allocation, stress physiology and plant defences against pests, pathogens and other plants.

Studying this unit, you will explore the processes and resources required for plant growth and development.

From cells and tissues, to whole plants and plant communities, you will examine the physiology and functional anatomy, morphology and adaptations of plants in natural and managed Australian ecosystems.

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

StartFinishDurationAttendanceOfferingsNotes
07 August 202410 August 20244 daysMandatory Intensive SchoolTrimester 2, Online 

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
BIOL110 and BIOL120 or candidature in a postgraduate award
Restrictions
AGRO223 or BOTY402

Notes

The School of Environmental and Rural Science considers all practical/laboratory/tutorial activities as essential to student learning. Attendance and participation in all practical/laboratory/tutorial classes (sessions) is mandatory - exemptions will not be granted without supporting evidence.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Sajanee Hene KapuralalageResearch Fellow - School of Environmental and Rural Science

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental processes determining the growth of plants in natural and managed ecosystems and communicate this knowledge to others in verbal or written format;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental basis of symbiotic relationships and nutritional adaptations of Australian plans and explain the primary basis of plant water relations and movement of water and nutrients in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum;
  3. demonstrate appropriate skills in the handling of plant material for microscopic study;
  4. communicate information to others, using verbal or written formats, the essential aspects of the anatomy of plants; and
  5. analyse information and apply accordingly to demonstrate the ability to think at different levels of integration, from tissue to whole plant to ecosystem with regard to plant function and structure.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Laboratory AssignmentsYes15%All offerings

2 parts worth 7.5% each

No. Words: 1500

Online QuizYes10%All offerings

Anatomy Quiz

No. Words: 1000

Online QuizzesYes20%All offerings

Plant physiology quizzes - 4 x 5% each

No. Words: 1000

PracticalYes All offerings

The School of Environmental and Rural Science considers all practical/laboratory/tutorial activities as essential to student learning. Attendance and participation in all practical/laboratory/tutorial classes (sessions) is mandatory - exemptions will not be granted without supporting evidence.

Final ExaminationYes55%All offerings 

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Plant Physiology and Development

ISBN: 9781605352558

Taiz, I., Zeiger, E., Max Moller, I. and Murphy, A., Sinauer Associates 6th ed. 2015

Text refers to: All offerings

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