Silvia FRANCESCHELLI | BIOLOGY AND BOTANY
Silvia FRANCESCHELLI BIOLOGY AND BOTANY
cod. FR12200003
BIOLOGY AND BOTANY
| FR12200003 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA | |
| EQF6 | |
| MANAGEMENT AND VALORISATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECTED AREAS | |
| 2025/2026 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTI DI BIOLOGIA GENERALE MODULO DI BIOLOGIA E BOTANICA | |||||
| BIO/13 | 3 | 21 | LESSONS | ||
| BOTANICA MODULO DI BIOLOGIA E BOTANICA | |||||
| BIO/01 | 6 | 42 | LESSONS | ||
| Objectives | |
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| KNOW THE PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELL, THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLULAR COMPARTMENTS, THEIR ORIGIN, THE PROCESSES OF MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS AND THE REPRODUCTION OF ORGANISMS. DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND ANALYZE THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CELL, THE PROCESSES THAT REGULATE ITS BIOGENESIS AND MAINTENANCE, THE CELL CYCLE AND THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. KNOW THE PLANT CELL; CHARACTERISTICS, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE MAIN PLANT ORGANELLES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT TISSUES AND THEIR GENESIS; THE PLANT BODY; ORGANS AND SYSTEMS OF TERRESTRIAL PLANTS, PHYTOHORMONES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS. AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO THE OBSERVATION OF HISTOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS OF STEMS AND LEAVES OF MONO- AND EU-DICOTYLEDONS AND ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VARIOUS TISSUES AND ORGANS OF PLANTS. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| IT IS REQUIRED THE ACQUISITION OF A PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BIOMOLECULES AND GENERAL CHEMISTRY AT THE LEVEL OF HIGH SCHOOL |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO UNITS: -UNIT PRINCIPLE OF GENERAL BIOLOGY (3 CREDITS, 21 HOURS); -UNIT BOTANY (6 CREDITS, 42 HOURS). UNIT "PRINCIPLE OF BIOLOGY" INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: •THE CELL: ORGANIZATION, PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS, PLASMA MEMBRANE, CYTOPLASM AND NUCLEUS AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, GOLGI COMPLEX, MITOCHONDRIA AND CELLULAR ENERGY-(1,5 CFU- 10,5 HR) •FROM DNA TO PROTEINS; (DNA REPLICATION, TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION) (1 CFU-7 HR) •CELL REPRODUCTION: CELL CYCLE, MEIOSIS AND MITOSIS. (0,5 CFU-3,5 HR) UNIT "BOTANY" INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: •THE ORIGIN OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION, HETEROTROPHIC METABOLISM. PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY CLASSIFICATION. 4 H (1/2 CFU) •PLANT CELLS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF CELL WALL, VACUOLES AND PLASTIDS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS 7H (1 CFU) •TISSUES OF THE PLANT BODY: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MERISTEMS. PERMANENT TISSUES: DERMAL TISSUES, GROUND TISSUES, VASCULAR TISSUES. 7 H (1 CFU) •PLANT ANATOMICAL ORGANIZATION: ROOT, SHOOT, LEAF, FLOWER. 7 H (1 CFU) •PLANT REPRODUCTION. THE ANGIOSPERMS AND THEIR REPRODUCTION CYCLES. 7 H (1 CFU) •THE FRUIT AND SEED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 3 H (1/2 CFU) EXERCISES: MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF PLANT CELLS AND TISSUES (1.0 CFU). 7 H |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| UNIT "ELEMENTS OF GENERAL BIOLOGY" -CLASS LECTURES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF SLIDES, DEDICATED EDUCATIONAL ANIMATIONS; ACCESS TO ON-LINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (3 CREDITS: 21 HOURS); UNIT BOTANY INCLUDES: -CLASS LECTURES (5 CREDITS, 35 HOURS), WITH THE SUPPORT OF SLIDES, DEDICATED EDUCATIONAL ANIMATIONS; ACCESS TO ON-LINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. -PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE LAB (7 H): MICROSCOPE OBSERVATIONS IN AUTONOMY OF PLANT CELLS AND CELL ORGANELLES, ANATOMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF HIGHER PLANTS |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE ATTAINMENT OF THE TEACHING IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAMINATION WITH AN ASSESSMENT IN THIRTIES. THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL TEST FOR BOTH UNITS WHICH SHALL TAKE PLACE ON CALENDAR DAYS TO BE TAKEN ON THE SAME APPEAL. EACH TEST SHALL BE EVALUATED IN THIRTIETH AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PASSED WITH A MINIMUM MARK OF 18/30. THE FINAL VOTE, EXPRESSED IN 30/30, IS THE AVERAGE, WEIGHTED BY THE NUMBER OF CREDITS, OF THE VOTES OBTAINED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT. TO PASS THE EXAMINATION IT IS NECESSARY FOR EACH OF THE TWO MODULES TO OBTAIN A GRADE NOT LESS THAN 18/30. UNIT "ELEMENTS OF GENERAL BIOLOGY" PROVIDES: A WRITTEN TEST ON THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE, CONSISTING OF 30 MULTIPLE AND/OR DISCURSIVE QUESTIONS (45 MINUTES AVAILABLE; 18 POINTS MINIMUM FOR PASSING, MAX 30 POINTS); - THE WRITTEN TEST IS MANDATORY TO THE ORAL TEST THE ORAL EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF A DISCUSSION AIMED OF VERIFYING: THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE REACHED IN THE EXPOSITION DURING THE COURSE, THE ATTENDING STUDENT (AT LEAST 70% OF THE ATTENDANCE) ALSO HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF PERFORMING TWO PARTIAL TESTS (IN-ITINERE) THE DATES FOR THESE TESTS ARE DETERMINED ANNUALLY, AGREED WITH THE STUDENTS, AND COMMUNICATED TO THE STUDENTS WELL IN ADVANCE. THE PASSING OF PARTIAL TESTS MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM THE WRITTEN TEST. THE EXEMPTION APPLIES EXCLUSIVELY TO THE EXAMINATION SESSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TEACHING SESSION. UNIT "BOTANY" PROVIDES: A WRITTEN TEST (40 MINUTES), CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30). THE QUESTIONS WILL BE DEALT WITH IN THE COURSE PROGRAMME AND ARE AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED PROBLEMS AND THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN WRITING. THE WRITTEN TEST IS MANDATORY TO THE ORAL TEST. THE ORAL EXAMINATION SHALL CONSIST OF A DISCUSSION OF A DURATION NOT EXCEEDING 30 MINUTES IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN: THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE ATTAINED IN THE EXPOSITION: THE PROPERTIES OF LANGUAGE, THE LOGICAL CAPACITY AND DEDUCTIVE AND THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE REACHED IN THE EXPOSITION, ABILITY TO ARGUE, AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT IN PROPOSING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH. DURING THE COURSE, THE STUDENT ALSO HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CARRYING OUT TWO PARTIAL TESTS (IN-ITINERE); A FIRST IN-ITINERE TEST ON: ORIGIN OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION, AUTOTROPHIC AND HETEROTROPHIC METABOLISM, PLANT CELL, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PLANT TISSUES, CONSISTING OF 18 BLOCKED MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND 3 OPEN ANSWER QUESTIONS (60 MINUTES; MINIMUM 18, MAXIMUM 30 POINTS). A SECOND IN-ITINERE TEST ON: THE LEAF ANATOMY, STEM, ROOT, FLOWER, REPRODUCTION, FERTILISATION, FRUIT AND SEED CONSISTING OF 18 BLOCKED MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND 3 OPEN ANSWER QUESTIONS (60 MINUTES; MINIMUM 18 , MAXIMUM 30 POINTS). THE DATES FOR THESE TESTS ARE ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY AND AGREED WITH THE ATTENDING STUDENTS, AND COMMUNICATED TO THE STUDENTS IN ADVANCE. |
| Texts | |
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| REFERENCE TEXT BOOKS UNIT:: PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL BIOLOGY ALBERTS B. ET AL. “ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY”. WW NORTON & CO BECKER “WORLD OF THE CELL”, PEARSON DAVID SADAVA DAVID M. HILLIS H. CRAIG HELLER SALLY HACKER-LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY- UNIT: BOTANY: GABRIELLA PASQUA, GIOVANNA ABBATE, CINZIA FORNI. BOTANICA GENERALE E DIVERSITÀ VEGETALE. PICCIN 2019 MAUSET J. M. (2014) BOTANICA: FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA DELLE PIANTE- IDELSON-GNOCCHI, NAPOLI MAUSETH J. M. -BOTANY: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY 6TH EDITION- ADDITIONAL REFERENCE TEXTS SOLOMON, MARTIN,MARTIN, - BIOLOGY 11TH EDITION POPPER -PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON SPECIFIC TOPICS POORLY TREATED OR ABSENT IN THE SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS, WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TEACHERS AND AVALAIBLE ON TEAMS |
| More Information | |
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| PRINCIPLE OF GENERAL BIOLOGY: PROF SILVIA FRANCESCHELLI, HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/004335/HOME BOTANY: PROF NUNZIATINA DE TOMMASI, HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/003183/HOME LECTURES IN ITALIAN LOCATION DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY |
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