本課程主要在探討植物各項重要的生理過程，這些生理過程包括：光合作用、呼吸作用、養分代謝、水分調節、氣體交換等），以這些生理過程為基礎，瞭解植物對各種環境的適應及發育調控之機制。

1) Understand how plants work; 2) Understand the relationship between plant structures and functions; 3)Understand how plants utilize water, nutrients and energy; 4) Understand how plants deal with stresses; 5) Understand the regulations of plant development;

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