2017-2018 / BOTA0412-1

Botany : Organization of seed plants

Duration

24h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering4 crédits 

Lecturer

Patrick du Jardin

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

  • Flower and inflorescence,
  • fruit and seed,
  • The meristematic cell
  • Cell division and differentiation
  • Tissues
  • Roots (anatomy, morphology)
  • Stems (anatomy, morphology)
  • Leaves (anatomy, morphology, photosynthesis)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • To describe the different plant organs and how they are set during development.
  • To understand the anatomical organisation of plant organs
  • To bridge the major plant functions (photosynthesis, nutrition, interactions with other organisms) with their supporting structures.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Face-to-face lectures
  • laboratory exercices
  • online teaching activities

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

Face-to-face and distance learning

Recommended or required readings

  • Online teaching platform
  • Power point presentations and syllabus available

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Work placement(s)

Campus of Agro-Bio Tech

Organizational remarks

Participation to the laboratory courses in mandatory. Unjustified absences may lead to penalties at the final examination.

Contacts

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