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Dec 13, 2025
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PBIO 3100 - Biology of Fungi
Morphology and life history studies of selected fungi of major groups; collection, isolation, and growth of selected fungi; fungal activities. 2 lec, 2 lab.
Requisites: PBIO 1140 and 1150
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Be able to explain the multiple roles that fungi lay in ecosystems, as saprophytes, mutualistic and pathogenic organisms.
- Complete a field collection of fungi, with specimen sheets and complete identification.
- Learn the terminology of fungal identification, and be able to use a field guide key to identify unknown fungi.
- Learn to identify various groups of macro-fungi collected from field trips.
- Understand the classification of fungi as a major group of organisms, including their close relatives.
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