Botany (BOTANY) 1 BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 151 — INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY BOTANY (BOTANY) 5 credits. First semester of a two semester course designed for majors in biological BOTANY 100 — SURVEY OF BOTANY sciences. Topics include: cell structure and function, cellular metabolism 3 credits. (enzymes, respiration, photosynthesis), information flow (DNA, RNA, protein), principles of genetics and selected topics in Animal Physiology. Major emphasis on the roles of plants and microbes in past and present HS chem or concurrent registration in college chemistry strongly advised. global ecology, and the past and presnet uses of plants and microbes by Enroll Info: Not recommended for students with credit already in Zoo/Bio humans, including emerging applications of biotechnology. Lectures and 101, 102 or Botany/Bio 130 short lab/discussions. Enroll Info: None Requisites: None Requisites: None Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Sci req Sci req Level - Elementary Level - Elementary L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Repeatable for Credit: No Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 Last Taught: Spring 2021 BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 152 — INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY BOTANY/PL PATH 123 — PLANTS, PARASITES, AND PEOPLE 5 credits. 3 credits. Second semester of a two semester course designed for majors in The course will explore the interaction between society and plant- biological sciences. Continuation of 151. Topics include: selected topics associated microbes. Topics include: the Irish potato famine, pesticides in plant physiology, a survey of the five major kingdoms of organisms, in current agriculture, role of economics and consumer preference in speciation and evolutionary theory, and ecology at multiple levels of the crop disease management and the release of genetically engineered biological hierarchy. Enroll Info: Biology/Botany/ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/ organisms. Enroll Info: None BOTANY 151. Not recommended for students with credit already in Requisites: None Zoology/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101,102 or Botany/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Requisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 Sci req Course Designation: Gen Ed - Communication Part B Level - Elementary Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Sci req L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Level - Elementary Sustain - Sustainability L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Repeatable for Credit: No Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2021 Last Taught: Spring 2021 BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 — GENERAL BOTANY BOTANY 211 — UNDERSTANDING CHANGED LANDSCAPES: WISCONSIN 5 credits. 3 credits. Introduction to the basic principles and concepts of the biology of Aims to expose you to the changing uses of Wisconsin landscapes: as plants. an integrative approach stressing evolutionary sequences and the home of native peoples; as a source of fur, lead and timber; as part of the relationship between structure and function at succeeding levels of the new nation of the United States; and as a modern, vibrant collection organization: molecule, cell, organism, population, community. Correlated of communities focused on enterprises as diverse as agriculture and lectures, laboratories, and discussions. Enroll Info: Open to Fr; not open education. We will ask: what roles did science play in shaping the to stdts who have taken BOTANY 100 or Botany/ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/ landscape? What roles should it have played? What roles does science BOTANY 151-152. HS or coll chem crse recommended play in current land use? We will not be afraid to tackle controversy Requisites: None (genetically modified crops, the endangered species act, water use, global Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural change), but we will remain committed to listening to, absorbing and Sci req respecting the diversity of experiences we may bring to the classroom. Level - Elementary Enroll Info: None L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Requisites: Sophomore standing and declared in honors program Repeatable for Credit: No Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Last Taught: Spring 2021 Sci req Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2021 2 Botany (BOTANY) BOTANY 240 — PLANTS AND HUMANS BOTANY 265 — RAINFORESTS AND CORAL REEFS 3 credits. 3 credits. Plant parts and demonstrations of their utility to humans, origins of Are you awed by the amazing biodiversity found in rainforests and coral domesticated plants, modifications of plants by humans, ecosystem reefs? Want an opportunity to see these ecosystems first hand and services owed to plants, and reasons to sustain plant diversity. Enroll decide if a career in tropical biology or international conservation is for Info: None you? This course focuses on the ecology of the world's most biodiverse Requisites: None ecosystems, and their global importance. Combining lecture with online Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural discussions and case studies, you'll learn the physical, chemical, and Sci req biological processes that make rainforests and coral reefs function, and Level - Elementary the history of human dependence upon these ecosystems. This course L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S will help you understand why both of these ecosystems currently are Repeatable for Credit: No threatened and what actions can and must be taken to protect them. Last Taught: Fall 2020 An optional 10-day, 2 credit field expedition to a rainforest and/or coral reef site in Central or South America will be offered over winter break BOTANY/F&W ECOL 250 — FORESTS AND HUMANS: FROM THE (BIOLOGY 399). Enroll Info: None MIDWEST TO MADAGASCAR Requisites: None 2 credits. Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Sci req Provides an overview of the geography, ecology, and economic Level - Elementary importance of the world's forest biomes. Learn how climate influences L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S vegetation and, in-turn, how forests impact global climate. Meet Repeatable for Credit: No scientists working to understand the astounding biodiversity and Last Taught: Fall 2020 ecological complexity of forest ecosystems, and how these ecosystems support human life. Discuss the threats to forest ecosystems around BOTANY 299 — DIRECTED STUDY IN BOTANY the world, and hear from the people trying to protect them. Emphasizes 1-3 credits. the forest resources and services upon which humans depend, and how we can maintain these resources into the future. Analyze the idea of Elementary level directed study/independent research. The purpose of "sustainability" when it comes to forest management, hear alternative this course to introduce undergraduate students to research questions viewpoints about what this word means, and discuss potential trade- and, facilitate their learning in the field of botany by providing them with offs and conflicts. Look at the many real-world programs in place at the guidance and mentorship in a research environment. Enroll Info: None global, national, and local level to sustainably manage forests. Enroll Info: Requisites: Consent of instructor None Course Designation: Level - Elementary Requisites: None L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Sci req Last Taught: Spring 2021 Level - Elementary L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S BOTANY 300 — PLANT ANATOMY Repeatable for Credit: No 4 credits. Last Taught: Summer 2020 Plant structure and development of seed plants, primarily of flowering BOTANY/ENVIR ST/ZOOLOGY 260 — INTRODUCTORY ECOLOGY plants. Emphasis is placed on structure in relation to function and on the 3 credits. plant body as a structural and functional entity; lecture and lab. Enroll Info: A 5 cr intro crse in botany For nonbiology students: the relationships of organisms and the Requisites: Sophomore standing; not open to special students environment. Population dynamics and community organization, Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural human-environment relationships, action programs. Enroll Info: Open to Sci req Freshmen. Does not count toward Botany or Zoology major Level - Intermediate Requisites: None L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Sci. Counts toward the Natural Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Sci req Repeatable for Credit: No Level - Elementary Last Taught: Fall 2020 L&S Credit - Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S Sustain - Sustainability Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2021 Botany (BOTANY) 3 BOTANY 305 — PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND EVOLUTION BOTANY/PL PATH 333 — BIOLOGY OF THE FUNGI 4 credits. 2 credits. A broad survey of the diversity of plants in the context of their Growth, development, variability and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, evolutionary history. Similarities and differences in structure and and symbiotic fungi, with a consideration of