Course: Botany of Higher Plants II

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Course title Botany of Higher Plants II
Course code KBO/139
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štech Milan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ekrt Libor, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is the second part of two-semester course of systematics for botanists. The KBO/138 course is the first part of this course of botany. Content of lectures: 1.-5. Liliopsida (monocots) 6.-13. Rosopsida (eu-dicots). Content of practices: Explanation of morfology and anatomy of important groups. Identification of common plants (excursions).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration, Excursion
  • Class attendance - 65 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 80 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Description, Phylogeny and recent clasification of all clades of higher plants, including also phylogenetically important fossil groups of pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Identification of common Central European Plants is required for the examination. The course is designed for botanists.
Students will gain extensive knowledge of systematics of bryophytes and vascular plants. Emphasis is placed on evolutionary and ecological aspects, as well as identification and practical use of plants.
Prerequisites
The first part of the two-semester course of systematic botany (KBO/138).

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Attendance to the lectures (min. 75%).
Recommended literature
  • Briggs D. & Walters S. M. Plant Variation and Evolution, 4th ed.. Cambridge, 2016.
  • Hísek K. & Deyl M. Naše květiny, 3rd ed.. Praha.
  • Judd W. S., Campbell C. S., Kellog E. A., Stevens P. F. & Donoghue M. J. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, 4th ed.. Sinauer Associates, 2016.
  • Mártonfi P. Systematika cievnatých rastlín, 4th ed.. Košice, 2013.
  • Simpson M. G. Plant Systematics, 2nd ed.. Elsevier, 2010.
  • Soltis D. S., Soltis P. S., Endress P. K. & Chase M. W. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Angiosperms. 2nd. The University of Chicago Press Books.


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