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| BIOL2006-1 | Biology
- Part : Animal biology
- Part : Plant biology
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| Duration : | Part : Animal biology : 15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW
Part : Plant biology : 15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW
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| Holder(s) : | Part : Animal biology : Jean‑Marie Bouquegneau
Part : Plant biology : Alain Hambuckers
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
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| The majority of this course will present the systematic groups of animals which are significant in terms of number of species, ecological impact and interest in terms of compared anatomy. Animals will be presented as integrated units interacting with their environments.
First part: unity and diversity of living organisms
Second part: unicellular organisation of the animal kingdom: protozoa
TP1: microscope, cells, concept of histology (joint session with the plant biology course)
Third part: multi-cellular organisation of the animal kingdom: metazoa (invertibrates section)
TP2: cnidaria
TP3: eathrworms (frontal section)
TP4: "worms" (transversal sections)
TP4: molluscs (a gastropod, a cephalopod, a bivalve)
TP5: arthropods 1
TP6: arthropods 2
TP7: echinoderms - guided visit of the museum.
Fourth part: multi-cellular organisation of the animal kingdom - the chordates
TP8: amphioxus - ammocoete
TP9: trout: museum
TP10: rat - museum
Fifth part: how humans are structured and function |
| | Part : Plant biology |
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| This course makes the most of the skills gathered with the first term Biology course. Using the same concepts, it goes thoroughly into description of the most important taxonomical groups and scrutinizes organization and reproduction mechanisms of the terrestrial plants. In that way, the course prepares students to the paleobotany course of the following year. |
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| Course objective : |
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| Introduction to the methods and vocabulary of zoology.
Understanding animals in terms of their interaction with their environments
Panorama of the animal kingdom. |
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| To lead to a reasonably good knowledge of botanical diversity. To examine terrestrial plant organization. To introduce to the methods and the vocabulary of botany. |
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| Prerequisites : |
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| Perfect command of French. |
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| Advance French knowledge |
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| Workshops : |
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| Workshops and field works are part and parcel of the course. They illustrate concepts exposed during lectures and represent another useful way of apprehending the contents of the course. They also make it possible for students to assess their understanding of theoretical issues and give them opportunities to ask questions or engage in a dialogue with the holder or the assistants.
Living material is dissected and examined using binocular lens or microscope, and permanent microscope preparations are studied. These manipulations aim at introducing to objective observation, drawing and determination. The students have to produce written reports, which are marked. |
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| Organization : |
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| The theory course takes place:
First semester: on Wednesdays between 0830 and 1030 in room A303
Second semester: on Fridays between 1030 and 1215 in room A202
Practical sessions will illustrate significant aspects of the theory course through observation using binocular microscopes, dissection and observation of microscopic preparations (small, whole, coloured animals or histological sections). These will introduce the student to objective observation and design.
The timetable of practical sessions and organisation of two field trips will be confirmed during the first few theory courses. The practical sessions will take place at the Institut de Zoologie (22, quai Van Beneden, Liège).
Attendance at the theory classes and the practical sessions is compulsory. Absence from the practical sessions is only granted upon presentation of a medical certificate. |
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| Lectures are given in the course of the second term.
Workshops are organised in the laboratory of the Institute of Zoology (Bât. I1).
Attendance to lectures, workshops and study trips is mandatory. |
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| Written notes : |
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| The course notes (in French) will be available during the course. The part on animal diversity will make reference to the following books, which are available to students at the Bibliothèque des Candidatures (Sart Tilman) and at the practical work session room at the Institut de Zoologie :
- Concepts in Zoology, C. L. Harris,
- Integrated Principles of Zoology, C.P. Hickman, L.S. Roberts, A. Larson,
- Biologie animale des Protozoaires aux Métazoaires épithélioneuriens, tome 1, A. Beaumont, P. Cassier
- Biologie animale des Protozoaires aux Métazoaires épithélioneuriens, tome 2, A. Beaumont, P. Cassier,
- Biologie animale. Les cordés: anatomie comparée des Vertébrés. A. Beaumont & P. Cassier,
- Travaux pratiques de biologie animale. Zoologie, Embryologie, Histologie. A. Beaumont, P. Cassier. |
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| Written notes are available but students are invited to take their own notes during the lectures.
Reference work: Biology of plants, by P. H. Raven, R. F. Evert & S. E. Eichhorn, W. H. Freeman and Company/Worth Publishers, New York, 1999. Several copies of the French translation of this book by J. Bouharmont could be consulted in ULg libraries ("Bibliothèque Interfacultaire" on the Sart Tilman campus and little library of the Institue of Zoology). |
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| Assessment : |
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| A test will take place during the first semester so students can evaluate their progress. The results of this test will not be taken into account in the final grade. A second test on the material covered during the first semester will take place at the beginning of January. In the event of passing (and only in the event of passing) the grade will be taken into account and the student will be exempt (if he or she so wishes) from the relevant section of the end of year exam. The end of year examination will consist of both theory and practical work. The overall grade will take into account these two parts of the exam, the grade for the test given at the beginning of January if this led to an exemption, and lab work throughout the year.
Examinations on both practical and theory work will be oral examinations. |
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| The practical exam consists of 2 parts: analysis of a microscopal preparation and analysis of vegetal objects
The exam on theory consists of 3 questions. Students have time to prepare, then they are invited to present their conclusions for about half an hour. |
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| Contacts : |
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| J.M. Bouquegneau
Oceanology, building B6 Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège
Phone : 04/366.36.55; e-mail : doyen.sciences@ulg.ac.be
Secretary : Véronique Goosse - Phone : 04/366.50.14 - e-mail : V.Goosse@ulg.ac.be
The assistants supervise the practical : Véronique Goosse - Phone : 04/366.50.14 - e-mail : V.Goosse@ulg.ac.be
Eric Parmentier - Phone : 04/366.50.24 - e-mail : e.parmentier@ulg.ac.be |
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| Alain HAMBUCKERS, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5072, email: alain.hambuckers@ulg.ac.be, Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Biology, Department of Environmental Sciences and Management, B22 Sart Tilman (office 3.64b), 4000 Liège
Louis LECLERCQ, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)80 44 7220, email: louis.leclercq@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: Mrs Francine MARCHAL, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5097, email: fmarchal@ulg.ac.be |
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