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| BOTA0002-1 | Botanics
- Botanical systems
- Organisation of seeded plants
- Plant diversity and evolution
- Initiation to the study of plant life
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| Duration : | Botanical systems : 4h Th, 17,5h Pr
Organisation of seeded plants : 22h Th, 20h Pr
Plant diversity and evolution : 16h Th, 17,5h Pr
Initiation to the study of plant life : 4h Th, 1h Pr, 9h FT
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| Lecturer : | Botanical systems : Patrick du Jardin
Organisation of seeded plants : Patrick du Jardin
Plant diversity and evolution : Patrick du Jardin
Initiation to the study of plant life : Patrick du Jardin
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| Coordinator : | Patrick du Jardin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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 | | Botanical systems |
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| - Foundations of botanic systematics
- Evolutionary trends of flowering plants
- Main botanic families and outstanding members from a human persepctive |
| | Organisation of seeded plants |
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| Flowers and inflorescences, fruits and seeds, the meristematic cell, cell division and differentiation, the tissues, the root (anatomy and morphology), the shoot (anatomy and morphology), the leaf (anatomy and morphology, photosynthesis) |
| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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- Position of plant organisms in the classification of living beings,
- Moners,
- Eucaryotes - general principles,
- Fungi (fungal protists and mycetes),
- Eucaryotic algae,
- Bryophytes,
- Pteridophytes,
- From ovules to seeds,
- The angiosperms.
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- Structure of vegetation, patterns in space and time
- Interpretation of plant communities by using biogeographical, ecological and historical criteria
- Dynamics of the plant cover
- Biomes : main types of vegetations in the world
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| | Botanical systems |
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| - To identify, name and classify outstanding representative species of higher plants, mainly flowering plants
- To use a reference flora in order to identify the family and species of seed plants of the Belgian flora |
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- To describe the different organs of a seed plant and how they are put in place during plant development
- To describe the anatomic organization of plant organs
- To link the major plant functions (photosynthesis, mineral nutrition) to the underlying structures
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| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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- To situate the major categories within the classification of living beings,
- To understand the unity and diversity of plants,
- To interprete the diversity of plants through their evolutionary history,
- To describe the major trends of reproduction and development in plants.
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| To describe and interprete the vegetation by the use of physionomical, floristical, ecological and historical criteria |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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| The course of Plant Systematics (within the same integrated module) is a co-requisite. |
| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| The other courses within the same integrated module are prerequisites. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| - Study of botanical families during laboratory exercices
- Lectures : theoretical bases of classification and synthesis of the descriptions of the families studied during the laboratory exercices
- realization of an herbarium |
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- Lectures
- Laboratory exercices
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| Lectures, laboratory exercices, exploitation of online resources via eCampus, visit to the Botanical Garden of Meise |
| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| Lectures, outdoor visits |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Laboratory exercices, lectures, personal project |
| | Organisation of seeded plants |
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| The lectures and laboratory courses are supplemented by online exercices, both mandatory and optional. |
| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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| Class-room activities, online exercices and outdoor visit |
| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| Face-to-face activities, in the lecture room and outdoor. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Botanical systems |
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| Study materials posted on eCampus |
| | Organisation of seeded plants |
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| An updated list of documents and pictures resources is posted on the eCampus online platform. |
| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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| An updated list of documents and pictures resources is posted on the eCampus online platform. |
| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| An updated list of documents and pictures resources is posted on the eCampus online platform. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| | Botanical systems |
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| Written examination, evaluation of the herbarium, test of the capacity to identify of plants at first sight and by use of a reference flora |
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- Written examination, on the theoretical and practical aspects
- Evaluation of the work delivered during the laboratory exercices
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| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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- Written examination, on the theoretical and practical aspects
- Evaluation of the work delivered during the laboratory exercices
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| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| Written examination, on theoretical and practical aspects |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| | Botanical systems |
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| Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be |
| | Organisation of seeded plants |
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| Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be |
| | Plant diversity and evolution |
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| Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be |
| | Initiation to the study of plant life |
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| Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be |
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