BOTANY
cod. 00072

Academic year 2011/12
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Botanica generale (BIO/01)
Field
Discipline biologiche
Type of training activity
Basic
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Integrated course unit module: ANIMAL AND PLANT BIOLOGY

Learning objectives

The student will acquire basic knowledge of botany

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The plant cell: organelles and cell wall.
Development and cell differentiation.
Plant tissues and their functions.
Root system, vegetative and reproductive systems.
Plant metabolism: photosynthesis, nitrogen uptake and assimilation.
Absorption and assimilation of major mineral elements.
Saprofitismo and symbiosis.
Products of secondary metabolism.
Adaptations of plants to stress

Full programme

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Bibliography

PUPILLO P., CERVONE F., CRESTI M., RASCIO N. - BIOLOGIA VEGETALE. Zanichelli Editore, Bologna, 2003.
LINCOLN T., ZEIGER E. - FISIOLOGIA VEGETALE. Piccin, 2009.

Teaching methods

Lectures with Power Point Support

Assessment methods and criteria

oral examination

Other information

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