BB508: Biology of animals and plants: from molecules to organisms (10 ECTS)

STADS: 04006201

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
1. and 2. quarter

Teacher responsible
Email: bot@biology.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
bodil@biology.sdu.dk
kak@bmb.sdu.dk
sand@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable
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: E-timer S12 ændret.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction
The course aims at giving a general introduction to biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and organismal level, including plants, fungi, and animals. It focuses on general terms and regulatory mechanisms in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, botany, and zoology, with a focus on the coupling of sructure – including histology, anatomy, and morphology – and function. Particular attention is given to organisms relevant to pharmaceutical science, i.e., sources of pharmaceuticals, parasites, pathogens, and animal models.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:

describe the fundamental structure of living organisms from the biomoleclar to the organismal level,
describe the variation in structure and the coupling of structure and function in plants, fungi, and animals,
describe the phylogenetic tree of life and the phylogenetics of plants, fungi, and chordates,
identify selected plants and fungi,
identify tissue types and anatomic and morfological structures in plants, fungi, and animals,
describe important types of plant and fungal substances,
describe reproduction, life cycles, and embryology for selected plants, fungi, and animals including zoonoses.

Subject overview
The following subjects will be discussed: 


1. Cell structure;
2. The structure and function of biological macromolecules;
3. Metabolism;
4. Biomembranes;
5. The cell cycle, meiosis and mitosis;
6. The flow of information from gene to protein;
7. DNA-technology;
8. The phylogeny of life, and biological systematics.

For plants, fungi, and animals, subjects also include:
9. Histology, anatomi, and morphology;
10. Reproduction and embryology;
11. Fundamental physiology and ecology;
12. The chemical composition of plants and fungi.

Literature

• Campbell/Reece: Biology, 8. udgave, Pearson 2008.
• Kompendium: Planter og Svampe, SDU 2008.
• Noter til zoologi, SDU 2008 .

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) 2,5 hour written exam at the end of 1. quarter. Grades according to the danish 7-point scale and external censorship. No aids allowed except from calculator.
(b) 4 hour written exam at the end of 2. quarter. Grades according to the danish 7-point scale and external censorship. No aids allowed except from calculator.
The two exams are evaluated separately and have equal weight in the final grade. If a final grade of 02 is not attained, the exams that were not passed individually, must be taken again. The grades -3 or "did not show" are not permitted for any of the exams.
(c) Lab. work, pass/fail, internal evaluation by the teacher. The lab. work accounts for 2 ECTS.

Reexamination after 4. quarter. The reexamination consists of two similar exams on the same day.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Undervisningen vil bestå af forelæsninger (51 timer) og eksaminatorier/laboratorieøvelser (46 timer).
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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