Biology: Ecology and Evolutionary

BIOE118 Plants and Society: the Biology of Food, Shelter, and Medicine

Introduces plant biology as it affects human society. Topics include the origins of agriculture, the morphology and chemistry of food plants, the material uses of plant products, the biology of medicinal plants, and plant diversity and bioprospecting.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A and BIOE 20B and BIOE 20C; or ENVS 23 and ENVS 24.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring

Instructor

Jarmila Pittermann