The objective of the course is to provide a basic introduction to the origin and diversity of life. This course will discuss the adaptations that plants and animals utilize to solve the basic problems of life including: nutrition, gas exchange, metabolism, water balance, locomotion, and reproduction.
This course is focused on learning the characterisitics of flowering plants, applying those characteristics to the identification of flowering plant families both in the field and using a dichotomous key, and learning to design restoration plans or native plant gardens. The class is unique in that Southern California, our 'plant laboratory" boasts one of the most diverse flora in the world. This course is paired with Introduction to Drawing.
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