Concepts in the broad field of plant physiology. Includes aspects of plant growth, development, cell signaling, and stress responses that are very similar to these processes in animals, but will also illustrate unique aspects of plants that exemplify the diversity of life strategies on earth. Explores the critical skills needed to evaluate the current literature, data interpretation, and methods for solving key questions in the field. Only one of the following may be counted: Biology 381, 381P, 389 (Topic 12), Plant Biology 381P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.