Courses

This course is the practical aspect of PEBO 207: Growth and Developmental Biology of Higher Plants. Students will through small field and laboratory group projects study the effect of such external factors as light, drought, salinity, etc., on plant growth...

The course highlights the importance of plants in human civilization.  The course explores the major role played by plants in the origin and development of human civilization and wellbeing.  Students will examine how different communities, societies...

The course introduces students to the principles of plant development, including the basic anatomy of higher plants, and how they grow, respond to external stimuli and reproduce, and to relate these concepts to improved productivity in modern agriculture. It...

This course aims at a practical laboratory study of PEBO 204: Plant Morphology and Anatomy.  The course will give students practical skills in microscopy and staining techniques in the study of the following plant tissues: parenchyma, collenchyma and...

This course is designed to study the microscopic structure and organization of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The structural differences between these two types of cell will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between cell structure...

This course is designed to examine the relationship between the structure and functions of the angiosperm plant body of different levels of organization. The structure and functions of the different types of cells, tissue and organs will be treated. The study...

The course is designed to cover the practical component of PEBO 201: Introduction to Plant Ecology. Students will be trained to acquire basic skills in ecological data collection and interpretation. Students will also be introduced to the various ecological...

The course is designed to train students about the use of biometry as a tool for biological research. Areas covered in the course include elementary binomial theorem and its application in the study of probability, introduction to linear, logarithmic and...

This course introduces the basic principles and concepts of ecology at the individual, population, community and ecosystem levels of organization. It will examine topics such as plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role of environmental...

This course is designed to give students practical understanding of PEBO 102: Plant diversity, morphology and functions. Students will study morphological characteristics of unicellular through microscopy. Through field and laboratory studies students will...