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Lecturer(s)
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Navrátil Josef, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: 1. Botany, system, cell (Prokarya, Eukarya) - what is a plant, botany as a scientific discipline, species, hierarchical botanical system, phylogenetic botanical system, overview of the discussed system, construction of prokaryotic cell and system of "plants" in the kingdom of Prokarya, construction eukaryotic plant cells, genealogy 2. Protozoa, Chromista, Fungi - system, important features and important representatives of the kingdoms Protozoa, Chromista and Fungi 3. Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Charophyta, Anthocerotophyta, Marchantiophyta, Bryophyta - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives of these groups within the Plantae kingdom 4. Plant tissues - plant body, approaches to tissue classification, dividing tissues, basic tissues, conductive tissues, covering tissues, excretory tissues, other types of tissues. 5. Vegetative plant organs - root, stem, leaf, structure, transformations, meaning, definition of terms used in the Key to the May of the Czech Republic 6. Lycopodiophyta, Monilophyta, Cycadophyta, Gingophyta, Pinophyta - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives 7. Generative plant organs - flower, inflorescence, fruits, structure, meaning, definition of terms used in the Key to the May of the Czech Republic 8. Magnoliophyta (Magnoliopsida) - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives. 9. Magnoliophyta (Liliopsida) - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives 10. Magnoliophyta (Rosopsida) - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives. 11. Magnoliophyta (Rosopsida) continued - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives. 12. Magnoliophyta (Rosopsida) continued - phylogeny, system, important properties and important representatives 13. Plant communities and basics of phytocenology - common occurrence of plants in the habitat, methods of phytocenological research, registration of phytocenological picture in the field 14. Overview of plant communities in the Czech Republic - overview of selected communities in the Czech Republic by formation + Field exercise to determine plant species (Magnoliophyta) in late April or early May Note: The teaching of lectures and exercises is combined in the case of face-to-face teaching, which allows the effective use of a combination of different teaching methods (especially flipped classroom, laboratory work and interpretation) in approx. 20-minute blocks, which are alternated with rest breaks. Exercises for distance (or variously combined) teaching: 1. Introduction to the study of botany (study conditions, literature, herbarium, basics of microscopic technique); 2 hours after the first lecture 2. Observations of characteristic representatives of Cyanobacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Fungi; 2 hours after the 2nd lecture 3. Observation of characteristic representatives of lower plants; 2 hours after the 3rd lecture 4. Observation of plant tissues; 2 hours after the 4th lecture 5. Observation of vegetative plant organs; 2 hours after the 5th lecture 6. Observations of characteristic representatives from the departments Lycopodiophyta, Monilophyta, Cycadophyta, Gingophyta, Pinophyta; 2 hours after the 6th lecture 7. Observations of generative plant organs; 2 hours after the 7th lecture 8. Work with the Key to May in the Czech Republic; 2 hours after the 8th lecture 9. Field recognition of monocots; 2 hours after the 9th lecture 10. Field recognition of dicotyledons 1; 2 hours after the 10th lecture 11. Field recognition of dicotyledons 2; 2nd hour after the 11th lecture 12. Field recognition of dicotyledons 3; 2nd hour after the 12th lecture 13. Recording of phytocenological picture; 2 hours after the 13th lecture 14. Credit test; 2 hours after the last lecture
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Laboratory, Excursion, Blended learning, Flipped classroom
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to consolidate the knowledge of students in the field of botany and to acquaint them with modern approaches to the phylogeny of plants at the cellular and organ levels as well as at the level of systematic groups. The students learn to know the most common species of the Central European flora, including basic knowledge on the ecology of major groups.
Students are able to clarify the position of taxa in the plant system, based on knowledge of cytology, histology, anatomy and morphology of plants. They are also able to assess the importance of plants and their parts for diversified cultivation practice. They are also able to identify significant species and groups of species of flora of the Czech Republic. After completing the course, students will gain the prerequisites for studying other botanical courses in the field of Biology and Conservation of Interest Organisms, such as CITES Systematics of Plants, Cultivation of Special Collection Plants, Cultivation of Aquarium Plants or Orchid Cultivation.
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Prerequisites
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A prerequisite for successful study is an overview of the curriculum of high school botany, however, the materials used will allow successful study of the course without this knowledge.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Combined exam, Test
Credit requirements: Obtaining at least 60% of points from the credit test (= at least 30 points). The subject of the credit is knowledge and determination by scientific and possibly Czech name, including the family, ten plant species from the list of 200 species (approx. 50 families). The list is available here: https://worldofplants.net/botanika/sbot/ Evaluation - correct scientific family name = 2 points, correct scientific genus name of the species = 1.5 points, correct scientific adjective of the species name = 1.5 points; if any of the above items are missing or incorrectly listed, then the Czech names are taken into account - correct Czech family name = 1 point, correct Czech genus name of the species = 1 point, correct Czech adjective of the species name = 1 point. A maximum of 5 points per species can be obtained, ie 50 points in total. Attendance at seminars, two absences are allowed. Field practice is mandatory (if possible). In the case of distance exercises, it is the obligation to submit a properly prepared individual work for each distance exercise (even if the student was not present at the exercise). Exam requirements: The subject of the exam is knowledge of course issues on the basis of compulsory study literature. The exam is written, followed by an oral part. To pass the written part of the exam, a gain of at least 12 points out of 20 is required (test questions, four possible answers, just one correct answer, a point is obtained for the correct answer, points are not obtained for an incorrect answer). There are 5 questions asked in the oral exam. For an exact correct answer he gets 1 point, for an incorrect or inaccurate answer a point is taken - -1 point is deducted. In total, 60% of 25 points, ie 15 points, are required to pass the exam. If the student fails the oral exam after the oral exam, the result of the written part of the exam is not included in the next attempt to pass the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Botanická fotogalerie.
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Kalina, T. & Váňa J. Sinice, řasy, houby, mechorosty a podobné organismy v současné biologii. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1036-1.
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Novák, J. & Skalický, M. Botanika - cytologie, histologie, organologie, systematika. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-904011-5-0.
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PLADIAS. pladias.org.
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Simpson, M. G. Plant Systematics. Burlington, 2010. ISBN 9780123743800.
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