BOTANY
cod. 00072

Academic year 2016/17
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Luigi SANITA' DI TOPPI
Academic discipline
Botanica generale (BIO/01)
Field
Discipline biologiche
Type of training activity
Basic
63 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

Provide students with a suitable knowledge in General, Molecular and Evolutionary Botany

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

INTRODUCTION The concept of plant organism. Binomial nomenclature. Origin, diversity and classification of plants. Outline of major biological molecules: lipids, sugars, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids. Organic acids. ATP and NAD (P). OUTLINES OF ORGANISM ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION Unicellular and multicellular organisms. Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Autotrophic and heterotrophic. Aerobic and anaerobic. The prokaryotes: Archaea, Bacteria, Cyanobacteria, Actinomycetes. Eukaryotes: Algae, Fungi (including Lichens), Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms. THE EUKARYOTIC PLANT CELL The main features of the plant cell. The nucleus and the cytoplasm. The plasma membrane. The endomembrane systems. Tonoplast and vacuole. The osmotic phenomena and the turgor. Plastids. Outlines of mitochondria, peroxisomes and other organelles. The cytoskeleton. Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis. The cell wall and plasmodesmata. HISTOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF HIGHER PLANTS Meristematic tissues and adult tissues. Anatomy of root and stem in Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Theory of the stele. The dorsal-ventral leaf, isolateral and needle-like. Stomata and stomatal movements. ONTOGENETIC PLANT CYCLE Overview on reproduction of Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. Angiosperms: the flower and the sexual reproduction. Microsporogenesis, macrosporogenesis, gametogenesis, fertilization. Embryogenesis. The seed: structure and chemical composition. Germination and seedling formation. The fruit.

Full programme

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Bibliography

L. Sanità di Toppi. DISPENSA DI BOTANICA GENERALE. Ed. S. Croce, Parma, 2012/3.

D. Gerlach, J. Lieder. ATLANTE DI ANATOMIA VEGETALE. Franco Muzzio, Padova, 1986.

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The Note (Dispensa) written by the teacher and the Atlas should be integrated by:

the chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 of:

Campbell-Reece. BIOLOGIA, Pearson, 2009 (also available in English)

Teaching methods

Classes integrated by practical examples.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination, with possible oral/practical integration.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

T.+39 0521 905116
E. segreteria.scienze@unipr.it

Quality assurance office

Education manager 

Roberta Pagani
T. +39 0521 905613 -  +39 0521 905555
E. servizio didattica.scvsa@unipr.it
E. del manager roberta.pagani@unipr.it

 

President of the degree course

Valeria Rossi

Deputy President of the degree course 

Alessandra Mori

Faculty advisor

Antonella Bachiorri

Career guidance delegate

Anna Torelli

Quality assurance manager

Prof.ssa Alessandra Mori

Internships

Paolo Lunghi