Get the basic knowledges on the morpho-functional organization of the plants.
Introduction to the taxonomy and evolution of algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gimnosperms and angiosperms.
Identication of the main taxonomic plant groups.
Introduction to the taxonomy and evolution of algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gimnosperms and angiosperms.
Identication of the main taxonomic plant groups.
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DIVERSITY OF PLANTS IN A PHYLOGENETIC POINT OF VIEW.
EXERCISES: HISTOLOGICAL PREPARATION OF PLANTS TISSUES. MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSES. IDENTIFICATIONS.
HERBARIUM EXERCISES. INTRODUCTION TO PLANT ECOLOGY AND TO BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT.
-PASQUA. ABBATE, FORNI- BOTANICA GENERALE E DIVERSITÀ VEGETALE- ED. PICCIN, PADOVA. IV ED. 2019.
- pdf OF THE LESSONS
- EXERCISES PROTOCOLS
Programme
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF BOTANY. THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS. PLANT CELLS; CELLULAR WALLS, VACUOLES. PLASTIDS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS. ONTOGENETICAL CYCLES AND REPRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION TO THE TAXONOMY. THALLUS AND CORMUS. MERISTEMS AND CELLULAR DIFFERANTIATION. DEFINITIVE TISSUES: PARENCHIMATIC, TEGUMENTAL, MECCANICAL, VASCULAR, AND SECRETORY TISSUES. PLANT ORGANS: ROOTS, STEM, LEAVES, FLOWERS, FRUITS, SEEDS- CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENT.DIVERSITY OF PLANTS IN A PHYLOGENETIC POINT OF VIEW.
EXERCISES: HISTOLOGICAL PREPARATION OF PLANTS TISSUES. MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSES. IDENTIFICATIONS.
HERBARIUM EXERCISES. INTRODUCTION TO PLANT ECOLOGY AND TO BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT.
Core Documentation
-EVERT, EICHHORN- LA BIOLOGIA DELLE PIANTE DI RAVEN- VII ED. ZANICHELLI 2013-PASQUA. ABBATE, FORNI- BOTANICA GENERALE E DIVERSITÀ VEGETALE- ED. PICCIN, PADOVA. IV ED. 2019.
- pdf OF THE LESSONS
- EXERCISES PROTOCOLS
Type of delivery of the course
The course will take place with classroom lectures on the main topics of the course. The course also includes laboratory exercises on the main topics of the course.Attendance
Laboratory tests, escursions and herbarium are obligatoryType of evaluation
The evaluation will be based on the results deriving from a written and an oral test. The written test will consist in a questionnaire of 30 questions, including open and closed answers and image identification. Based on the correct answers, a score will be given. The oral test, to which the student is admitted only if the score of 18 in the written test is reached, consists in asking the student for topics related to the course program. During the oral exam the realisation of an educational herbarium composed of dried vegetables will also be evaluated. The final score will be awarded by calculating the average between the two tests scheduled.