BOTA0413-1 : Botany : Diversity and evolution of plants

Study Programmes 2015-2016

BOTA0413-1

Botany : Diversity and evolution of plants

Duration :

20h Th, 18h Pr, 3h FT

Number of credits :

Bachelor in bioengineering		4

Lecturer :

Patrick du Jardin

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Position of plants in the living world
Procaryotes
Eucaryotes : general principles
Fungi (fungal-type Protists and Mycetes)
Eucaryotic algae
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
From ovules to seeds
Angiosperms
Plant communities : adaptations and interactions

Learning outcomes of the course :

To recognize the major categories of living beings
To understand the uniqueness and diversity of plants
To interprete plant diversity in the light of their evolutionary history
To describe the majer trends of the reproduction and the development of plants

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lectures
Laboratory courses
Online teaching exercices

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face and online teaching

Recommended or required readings :

Online teaching platform
Power point presentations and syllabus available

Assessment methods and criteria :

Written examination

Work placement(s) :

Campus of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

Organizational remarks :

Contacts :

Pr. Patrick du Jardin (patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be)