Course Overview

Diversity, classification, morphology, ultrastructure, life history and phylogeny of green plants, including chlorophytes and land plants.

Learning Achievement

The goal is to to understand the basic information about the diversity, classification, characteristics, ecology, and evolution of green plants including land plants.

Competence

Basic knowledge on taxonomy and evolution of green plants are essential for learning other fields of plant sciences, and related to understand ecology and environmental problems.

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Short exam in every class (50%) & final exam (50%) (it may be changed depending on the infection status of COVID-19).

Course schedule

Overview of green plants
Chlorophytes
Streptophytes: A lineage containing land plants
Land plants especially bryophytes
Characteristics and morphology of vascular plants
Evolution of vascular plants and seedless vascular plants
Seed plants especially gymnosperms
Angiosperms I. Characteristics of angiosperms
Angiosperms II. Evolution of angiosperms
Angiosperms III. Diversity of angiosperms
Final exam.

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Nakayama Takeshi

Other information

Curiosity and motivation are important to deepen your knowledge and thoughts. Your positive attitude toward learning is expected.

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