Course: Botany

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Course title Botany
Course code KZP/4BOT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machová Iva, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The topic of branches of special and applied botanics. Systematic botany and its importance for the environment. Biodiversity. The fundamentals of the system of higher plants. The principles of taxonomy. 2. Characterization of divisions based on the different evolutionary stages of metagenesis and differentiation of tissues. Description and importance Rhiniophyta, Bryophyta, Lycopodiophyta, Polypodiophyta, Equisetophyta. Emphasis on evolution, endangered and invasive species. 3. Comparison of metageneses and structure of plant organs of divisions of Pinophyta and Magnoliophyta. Phylogenetic and ecological characteristic. Significant taxa from the class of Pinopsida. 4. Important families from the division of Magnoliophyta with the emphasis on family characteristics that enable the determination of taxa. The selection of the taxa from each family will be focused on typical species of the czech flora, including their life requirements. Their use as bioindicators will be presented. The species that are dominants of phytosociologic units wil be stressed. Preferentialy adventive, cultivated and endangered species will be mentioned . 5. Angiosperms - Nymphaeaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Ceratophyllaceae. Evolutionary primitive forms of plants. 6. Monocots - Alismataceae, Potamogetonaceae, Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Asparagaceae, Alliaceae. Wetlands species, adaptations of plant species, alkaloids of plants and their importance, mycorrhiza. 7. Commelinids - Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae. Endangered plant species. Adaptations of plant species on xerotherm conditions, bioindicators. Economically important species. 8. Eudicots - Papaveraceae, Fumariaceae, Helleboraceae, Ranunculaceae. Alcaloids. Evolutionary primitive forms. 9. Core eudicots: Amarathaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Polygonaceae, Crassulariaceae. Ruderal species and their importance from the point of view of allergenes, protection of soil, spreading of pest and phytopatogenes. 10. Rosids: Geraniaceae, Rosids I: Euphorbiaceae, Salicaceae, Fabaceae, Spiraeaceae, Rosaceae, Amygdalaceae, Malaceae. Economically important plant species, nitrogen fixation. 11. Cucurbitaceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae. Economically important herbaceous and timber species. Dominant forest phanerophytes. 12. Rosids II: Brassicaceae, Aceraceae, Asterids (core eudicots): Primulaceae Eurosids I: Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae. Medicinal plants. Less common ways of plant nutrition. 13. Solanaceae, Euasterids II: Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Cichoriaceae, Campanulaceae, Dipsacaceae. Economically important species - vegetables. Characteristics of evolutionary advanced families.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • : http://fzp.ujep.cz/kpv/vnitrni/uc_texty/Botanika/Botanika13.pdf.
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  • Mártonfi P.(2006). Systematika cievnatých rastlín. UPJŠ v Košicích:220 pp.
  • Procházka F. (ed.) (2001):. Černý a červený seznam cévnatých rostlin České republiky (stav v roce 2000). Příroda, Praha, 18: 1 - 166..
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Environment Study plan (Version): Environmental Protection (C_4) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer