Plants are spectacularly diverse because of the unrelenting interaction of genes and environment. This produces variations on basic structures (such as leaf morphology) and functions (such as water loss through stomata) that adapt plants to their surroundings. This unit reveals how structure and function underpin the performance of wild and cultivated plants at many levels of organisation, from entire communities (such as rainforests) through to the expression of individual genes. Mechanisms of adaptation to a range of adverse conditions typically found in Australia are addressed. The discovery of principles is achieved through a broad range of laboratory experiments and discussion. This... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Brian Atwell
Prerequisites: 12cp(P) including 6cp(P) in 100-level BIOL units or admission to GradCertBiotech