BIOL 2405 - Plants and People

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 2

A survey of plants and plant products that have major uses in human life. Such uses include food, fiber, medicines, religious sacraments, poisons, stimulants, inebriants, oils, perfumes, dyes, spices, and beverages. Examples from Trans-Pecos Texas will be discussed, including forages, toxic plants and invasive species.

Prerequisites: BIOL 1307
Equivalencies: BIOL 2401 (through summer 2014)

Fees: Lab fee: $8.00
Campus: ALP

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Sophomore