PLANT BIOLOGY
BIOLOGIA VEGETALE
Plant Biology
Biologia Vegetale
| A.Y. | Credits |
|---|---|
| 2015/2016 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
|---|---|---|
| Donata Ricci |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The aim of the course is to give the knowledges about the structure of plants.
Program
The plant cell and its structure. Plastids, vacuole, cell wall and its modifications.
Plant tissues: meristems. Adult tissues: parenchymas, dermal tissue system, collenchyma, sclerenchyma, vascular tissue system, secretory system.Seed, germination, plantlet .Stem structure: shoot primary growth and structure, secondary growth in Dycotiledones and Gymnospermae.
Leaf morphology and anatomy. Root morphology and anatomy. Flower,inflorescences, fruits. Photosynthesis, water transport processes, essential nutrients,plant hormones.
Bridging Courses
No prerequisites required
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
The student must demonstrate to have the basic knowledge about plant cell, tissues and organs
The student must demostrate to have acquired knowledges which are necessary for the differentiation of main groups of plants
The student must demonstrate to know the nutritional significance of plants components
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Integrative course (ten hours): Recovery of food plants biodiversity: breeding, absorption and transport.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Front lessons (Italian) with PC and video-projector (Power Point).
- Course books
Claudio Longo, Giovanna Marziani, Biologia delle piante, UTET
- Assessment
The final exam consists in the oral discussion (Italian).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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