Course: Plant Anatomy and Morphology

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Course title Plant Anatomy and Morphology
Course code KBD/AMR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čížková Hana, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Lectures: Hierarchical organization of life. Basic strucutes of plant cells, structural characteristics of main type of plant tissues and organs (root, shoot, leaf, flower, fruit) and their modifications. Examples of relationships between the structuure and function at particular levels of the hierarchical organization of the plant body. Anatomical and morphological characteristics commonly used in the determination of plant taxa. Practicals: Anatomical drawing, microphotography, quantitative assessment of plant structures. Determination of plant taxa on the basis of anatomical and morphological characteristics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Laboratory
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 44 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To harmonise and further develop students' knowledge of plant structures as a pre-requisite for understanding plant functions in a following course of plant physiology.
Insight into the strucural pre-requisites for plant functioning Ability to use the plant strucural characteristis for species determination
Prerequisites
No prerequisite course; Assumed is basic knowledge of plant anatomy and morphology acquired in courses in Botany of Biology

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Individual study of information sources, presence at practicals, fulfilment of practical tasks
Recommended literature
  • Černohorský, Z.:. Základy rostlinné morfologie. Praha, SPN, 1967.
  • Dickison W.C. Integrative plant anatomy. San Diego, 2000. ISBN 9780122151705.
  • Mauseth, James D. Plant anatomy. Menlo Park, 1988. ISBN 0-8053-4570-1.
  • Skalický M., Novák J. Botanika I. Anatomie a morfologie rostlin. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-213-1724-6.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Biology and protection of "hobby" organisms (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer