Course: Botany of Higher Plants - introduction

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Course title Botany of Higher Plants - introduction
Course code KBO/132
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ekrt Libor, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Müllerová Anna, Mgr.
  • Manukjanová Alžběta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vejvodová Kateřina, Mgr.
Course content
Content of lectures: 1. Introduction to systematics and phylogeny, basal terms and methodology. 2. Bryophytes: Hepaticophyta, Anthocerophyta, Bryophyta; morphology, life cycle, modern classification of three divisions of this special group. 3. Early Land Plants , Rhyniophyta, fossil and recent Lycopsids (Lycopodiophyta), comparison of isosporic and heterosporic clades. 4. Systematics of fossil and recent Sphenopsids (Equisetophyta) and eusporangiate ferns (Psilotopsida, Ophioglossidopsida, Marattiopsida). 5. Leptosporangiate ferns (Polypodiopsida). 6. Seed plants: evolution of heterospory, evolutionary steps in male and female gametophytes, ovule and pollen tube; birth of seed plants. Progymnospermophytes; the oldest clades of seed plants - fossil Lyginopteridophyta (seed ferns), fossil and recent Cycadophyta. Coniferophytic clade of Gymnosperms: Pinophyta (Ginkgo, cordaites, coniferophytes); survey of classification of Pinopsida. Gymnosperms clades closely related to angiosperms: fossil Glossopterids, Caytonia, Cycadeiods, recent gnetophytes (Gnetophyta) 7. Angiosperms (Magnoliophyta): general characteristic, plesiomorphic and apomorphic features; basal phylogenetical diversification: magnolids, monocots, eu-dicots (comparison with older phyletic classification); Magnoliopsida (magnolids). 8. - 9. Liliopsida (monocots) 10.- 12. Rosopsida (eu-dicots). Content of practices: Explanation of morfology and anatomy of the most important groups. Identification of commonest plants (excursions).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Projection, Excursion
  • Class attendance - 59 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 70 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Description, Phylogeny and recent clasification of all clades of higher plants, including also major phylogenetically important fossil groups of pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Identification of commonest Central European Plants is required for the examination. This one semester course is focused on students with interest to higher vascular plants, its phylogeny, systematics, biology and ecology. The target group are students of non-botanical disciplines: zoology, ecology, biology teaching, moleculary studies close to botany and others.
This one semester course is focused on students with interest to higher vascular plants, its phylogeny, systematics, biology and ecology. It is basic course of botany of higher plants. The main scope is knowledge of the systems of higher plants from the primitive to modern groups. Students learn to recognize basic plant species (excursions).
Prerequisites
This is a basic botanical course. It is assumed knowledge from the biological lectures from the High school.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

For successful passing of the course it is necessary to accomplish credit and exam. Credit requirements form practical aspects of plant systematics and morphology and it is tested by a short test (2/3 level of knowledge in the test) and determination of basic plant species from the available list of species. In plant determination test is included 15 species, 2/3 is necessary for passing the credit. Exam is also by written form and contain ca 30 questions. Maximum 110 point is the maximum. Minimal 2/3 point are necessary for passing the exam in the test.
Recommended literature
  • Bell P. R., Hemsley A. R. Green plants: their origin and diversity. Cambridge, 2000. ISBN 978-0521646734.
  • Henry J. R. Plant Diversity and Evolution: Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation in Higher Plants. 2004. ISBN 0851999042.
  • Johri J.R., Lata S.,Tyagi K. A Textbook of Gymnosperm, 2nd Ed.. 2012. ISBN 9789380642734.
  • Judd W. S. et al. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, 4th Ed.. 2016. ISBN 9781605353890.
  • Mártonfi P. Systematika cievnatých rastlín. Ed. 2. Košice, 2006.
  • Smejkal M. Systém a evoluce vyšších rostlin. Praha, 1992.
  • Woodland D. W. Contemporary Plant Systematics - 4th edition. Berrien Springs, 2009. ISBN 978-1-883925-64-2.


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