The goal is to provide the student with a firm foundation for and knowledge of the relationships between and among flowering plants based on evolutionary principles as expressed by systematists. Class participation, especially in laboratory, is essential and expected. Two lecture examinations are scheduled as noted above. Each exam is worth 100 points. It is the responsibility of the student to request and schedule a makeup examination.
All examinations are essay.
Makeups must be arranged within one week of the scheduled exam. Work in the laboratory can be done at any time except MW 8-1. A single final examination is given requiring the successful identification of 100 representative flowering plant families based on specimens and material provided by the instructor using self-produced notes and resources generated as a result of the laboratory experience. The final laboratory examination is worth 100 points. Projects fall into two broad categories.