Course: General Botany

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Course title General Botany
Course code KBI/K102
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubát Karel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
The plant cell. Cell organelles and other structures: Mitochondria, plastids, the nucleus, ribosomes, the endoplasmatic reticulum, vacuoles, microtubules and microfilaments. The cell cycle, mitosis. Meiosis and its importance. The structure and development of the plant body, and the anatomy of stems. Development of tissues of the primary plant body. Protoderm, ground meristem, procambium. Primary tissues. Primary vascular tissues: primary phloem and xylem. The dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous stem. The structure of leaves. Anatomy of foliate leaf. Leaf shape. The structure of roots. Radicle, primary root, adventitious roots. The absorbing region of the root. Internal anatomy: the formation of primary and secondary tissues. Lycophytes, ferns and gymnosperm life cycle. The flower structure. Inflorescences. Angiosperm life cycle. The androecium. The gynoecium; placentation, embryo sac development, pollination, fertilization. Seeds and fruits. Embryo and seed development. Seed germination and dormancy. Development of the fruit; kinds of fruits. Dissemination of seeds and fruits. Plant ecology. Abiotic factors and limits. Physical resources and limiting factors: temperature, water abundance and salinity, nutrient availability. Adaptation for water balance and nutrient uptake. Population ecology. Population growth and regulation. Plant population strategies. Habitat fragmentation. Community ecology. Niche. Types of competition. Intraspecific and interspecific competition. Herbivorous predation. Succession.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Plant cell, tissues and organs. Life cycle, reproduction and spreading of plants. Plants and their environment.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Briggs D. et Walters S. M. Proměnlivost a evoluce rostlin. - 531str., Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.. 2001.
  • Hudák J. a kol. Biológia rastlín. Bratislava,. 1991.
  • Jurčák. Komentovaný atlas anatomie vyšších rostlin. UP Olomouc 2007.
  • Kovář P. Geobotanika. Úvod do ekologické botaniky. - Karolinum Praha 2002.
  • Moravec J. et al. Fytocenologie. Academia, Praha.. 1994.
  • Pazourek J., Votrubová O. Atlas of plant anatomy. Praha,. 1997.
  • Rosypal a kol. Nový přehled biologie. 2003.
  • Slavíková J. Ekologie rostlin. SPN. Praha: 366. 1986.
  • Slavíková Z. Morfologie rostlin. Skriptum.. Praha, 2002.
  • Vinter V. Rostliny pod mikroskopem. Základy anatomie cévnatých rostlin. UP Olomouc 2009.
  • Votrubová O. Anatomie rostlin. Karolinum Praha 2000.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology (A14) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter