(1.25 units)

Evolutionary rise of complexity in green plants: structure and life-cycles of living forms, field study, review of fossil record. Examples of adaptive morphology in plants, chosen by class members from a list of possible topics and treated in seminar format. Team research projects, involving work with primary literature, oral presentations, and written reports. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: One course in BIOL, BOMI, or ZOOL, or permission of instructor.