Duration
18h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Biology : science of life, study of living beings
- Cellular materials and membranes
- Structure of pro- and eukaryotic cells
- Bioenergetics : flux of energy and metabolism
- Capturing energy : respiration and photosynthesis
- Cell division, genetic invariance and variation
- Heredity
- Towards pluricellularity : cellular differentiation and the evolutionary foundation of eukaryotic lineages
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Understanding the cellular basis of life
- Viewing the functioning of living organisms from a triple perspective : flux of energy, flux of matter, flux of information
- Understanding the basis of invariance and of variation in the units of life : the role of DNA and of its changes (conjugation in prokaryotes and meiosis in eukaryotes)
- Explaining conformity and variability as resulting from the reproduction of living beings, through their biological cycles and considering the underlying mechanisms
- Understanding the cellular and molecular bases of heredity
- Describing cellular differentiation and its role in the development of pluricellularity
- Understanding how prokaryotes and protists are the founders of more recent eukaryotic lineages : plants, animals, fungi.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowlegde in biology and general chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures ex cathera (9 x 2h)
- Practical courses (3 x 2h)
- Tests and exercices online, on the web platform of the course (see next alinea)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
- Face-to-face learning, in auditoriums and laboratories
- Online activities on the web platform of the course: tests and exercices for validating knowledge and preparing the practical courses and examinations
- Use of a text book proposing many exercices and illustrations
Recommended or required readings
- Reference textbook : Raven P. H. et al. (2014). Biologie, 3e édition. De Boeck Supérieur (translated from 'Biology' 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2014)
- Power point presentations and outlines of the course made available via the web platform eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
- Written examination based on multiple choice questionnaires
- Tests and reports before, during, after the laboratory courses
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Participation to the laboratory courses in mandatory. Unjustified absence may lead to penalties applied at the final examination.
Contacts
Prof. Patrick du Jardin, Laboratory of Plant Biology, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgique, Tel +32(0)81622456, Patrick.duJardin@ulg.ac.be, http://www.gembloux.ulg.ac.be/biologie-vegetale