Angela CICATELLI | GENERAL BIOLOGY

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GENERAL BIOLOGY

	0512700029
	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF6
	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
	2024/2025

PERCORSO SHARED STUDY PATHWAY

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
BIO/01	7	56	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
BIO/01	1	12	LAB	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
BIOLOGIA GENERALE	20/01/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
BIOLOGIA GENERALE	20/01/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
BIOLOGIA GENERALE	25/02/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
BIOLOGIA GENERALE	25/02/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE OBJECTIVES OF COURSE ARE PART OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE DEGREE COURSE, AIMED TO TRAIN AN EXPERT FOR THE MONITORING, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS AND LAND MANAGEMENT. THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON THE BIOLOGY, ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP ADEQUATE SKILLS, TO UNDERSTAND THE BASIC PROCESSES AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION OF THE LIVING BEINGS. THESE KNOWLEDGES WILL BE ESSENTIAL AND NECESSARY TO FACE THE FOLLOWING TEACHINGS AND/OR LECTURES DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE WILL BE AIMED TO DEVELOP THE ABILITIES TO OBSERVE CELLULAR STRUCTURES, TISSUES AND ORGANS, AND OF THE MAIN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER. A FURTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO PROCESS AND/OR APPLY THE LEARNED NOTIONS REGARDING THE STUDY OF CELLS, PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC, THEIR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION, STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, REPRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION, AS WELL AS USEFUL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LIVING ORGANISMS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED AT HIGHER LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO ACQUIRE SKILLS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT TOPICS ADDRESSED TO THE MAIN CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY. THE LEARNED KNOWLEDGE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IN NEW (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS, RELATED TO THE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. MAKING JUDGMENTS: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO LEARN THE ABILITY TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE SEVERAL DATA, TO DISCRIMINATE THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE VARIETY AND LIFESTYLES OF THE LIVING BEINGS. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE INDEPENDENTLY, TO BETTER MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA OF BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATION OF BASIC NOTIONS, TO SPECIALISTS AND OTHERS, RELATED TO MORPHOLOGY, CELL STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, BY MEANS OF A BASIC VOCABULARY SPECIFIC FOR THE BIOLOGICAL FIELD. LEARNING SKILLS: THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR A SELF-MANAGED AND INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO INTEGRATE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND DIRECT OBSERVATION, REASON ON BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, EXPOSE BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN AN ARTICULATE BUT CONCISE MANNER, PASS OTHER EXAMS RELATED TO THE BIOLOGY.

THE OBJECTIVES OF COURSE ARE PART OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE DEGREE COURSE, AIMED TO TRAIN AN EXPERT FOR THE MONITORING, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS AND LAND MANAGEMENT.
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON THE BIOLOGY, ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP ADEQUATE SKILLS, TO UNDERSTAND THE BASIC PROCESSES AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION OF THE LIVING BEINGS. THESE KNOWLEDGES WILL BE ESSENTIAL AND NECESSARY TO FACE THE FOLLOWING TEACHINGS AND/OR LECTURES DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE WILL BE AIMED TO DEVELOP THE ABILITIES TO OBSERVE CELLULAR STRUCTURES, TISSUES AND ORGANS, AND OF THE MAIN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER. A FURTHER OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO PROCESS AND/OR APPLY THE LEARNED NOTIONS REGARDING THE STUDY OF CELLS, PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC, THEIR ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION, STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, REPRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION, AS WELL AS USEFUL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LIVING ORGANISMS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED AT HIGHER LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO ACQUIRE SKILLS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT TOPICS ADDRESSED TO THE MAIN CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY. THE LEARNED KNOWLEDGE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IN NEW (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS, RELATED TO THE STUDY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

MAKING JUDGMENTS: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO LEARN THE ABILITY TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE SEVERAL DATA, TO DISCRIMINATE THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE VARIETY AND LIFESTYLES OF THE LIVING BEINGS. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE INDEPENDENTLY, TO BETTER MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA OF BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE AIM OF COURSE WILL BE TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR COMMUNICATION OF BASIC NOTIONS, TO SPECIALISTS AND OTHERS, RELATED TO MORPHOLOGY, CELL STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, BY MEANS OF A BASIC VOCABULARY SPECIFIC FOR THE BIOLOGICAL FIELD.

LEARNING SKILLS: THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR A SELF-MANAGED AND INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO INTEGRATE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND DIRECT OBSERVATION, REASON ON BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, EXPOSE BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN AN ARTICULATE BUT CONCISE MANNER, PASS OTHER EXAMS RELATED TO THE BIOLOGY.

	Prerequisites
	THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ACQUIRED BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PROVIDED BY THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

	Contents
	TEACHING LESSONS (56H) INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LIVING BEINGS (2H); ATOMS AND MOLECULES (2H) THE MAIN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES (6H) ENERGY, ENZYMES, METABOLISM (4H) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES (8H): THE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY. OBSERVATIONS OF EUKARYOTIC CELL, OF THE MAIN STRUCTURES OF THE VEGETABLE CELLS, AND THE HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ORGANS (4H) VISIT AT BOTANICAL GARDENS (4H) PHOTOSYNTHESIS (4H) WATER AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR THE LIVING BEINGS (2H) STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PROKARYOTIC CELL (2H) STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF EUKARYOTIC CELL (2H) MEMBRANES (2H) CELL COMMUNICATION (2H PLANT CELLS AND THEIR CITOLOGY (6H) THEORIES ON ORIGIN OF LIFE (2H) DNA AND GENETIC INFORMATION THE CHROMOSOMES (2H) THE CELL CYCLE: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS (4H) INHERITANCE AND REPRODUCTION (2H) THE MAIN ANIMAL TISSUES (5H) THE MAIN PLANT TISSUES (5H).

Contents

TEACHING LESSONS (56H)
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LIVING BEINGS (2H);
ATOMS AND MOLECULES (2H)
THE MAIN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES (6H)
ENERGY, ENZYMES, METABOLISM (4H)

LABORATORY ACTIVITIES (8H):
THE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY. OBSERVATIONS OF EUKARYOTIC CELL, OF THE MAIN STRUCTURES OF THE VEGETABLE CELLS, AND THE HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ORGANS (4H)
VISIT AT BOTANICAL GARDENS (4H)

PHOTOSYNTHESIS (4H)
WATER AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR THE LIVING BEINGS (2H)
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PROKARYOTIC CELL (2H)
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF EUKARYOTIC CELL (2H)
MEMBRANES (2H)
CELL COMMUNICATION (2H
PLANT CELLS AND THEIR CITOLOGY (6H)
THEORIES ON ORIGIN OF LIFE (2H)
DNA AND GENETIC INFORMATION THE CHROMOSOMES (2H)
THE CELL CYCLE: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS (4H)
INHERITANCE AND REPRODUCTION (2H)
THE MAIN ANIMAL TISSUES (5H)
THE MAIN PLANT TISSUES (5H).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE PROVIDES 68 HOURS OF TEACHING INCLUDING LESSONS AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES. THE LESSONS ON ALL ARGUMENTS OF THE COURSE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE CLASSROOM. FOR LABORATORY ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENTS WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO GROUPS (UP TO 30 TO 35 STUDENTS PER GROUP) AND THEY WILL FOLLOW TWO TRAINED LABORATORY ACTIVITIES OF FOUR HOURS EACH, FINALIZED TO CARRY OUT, IN AUTONOMY, THE OBSERVATIONS OF EUKARYOTIC CELL, OF THE MAIN STRUCTURES OF THE VEGETABLE CELLS, AND THE HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ORGANS BY MEANS OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPY. IT IS ALSO PROVIDED A DIDACTIC VISIT AT BOTANICAL GARDENS (GIARDINI DELLA MINERVA DI SALERNO AND/OR ORTO BOTANICO DI NAPOLI).

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE PROVIDES 68 HOURS OF TEACHING INCLUDING LESSONS AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES. THE LESSONS ON ALL ARGUMENTS OF THE COURSE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE CLASSROOM. FOR LABORATORY ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENTS WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO GROUPS (UP TO 30 TO 35 STUDENTS PER GROUP) AND THEY WILL FOLLOW TWO TRAINED LABORATORY ACTIVITIES OF FOUR HOURS EACH, FINALIZED TO CARRY OUT, IN AUTONOMY, THE OBSERVATIONS OF EUKARYOTIC CELL, OF THE MAIN STRUCTURES OF THE VEGETABLE CELLS, AND THE HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ORGANS BY MEANS OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPY. IT
IS ALSO PROVIDED A DIDACTIC VISIT AT BOTANICAL GARDENS (GIARDINI DELLA MINERVA DI SALERNO AND/OR ORTO BOTANICO DI NAPOLI).

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM IS A WRITTEN TEST (15 MINUTES) AND AN ORAL COLLOQUIUM (30 MINUTES). THE WRITTEN TEST CONSISTS OF 15 QUESTIONS, WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER, RELATING TO THE COURSE'S TOPICS. ONE POINT IS GIVEN FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER, 0 POINTS FOR EACH WRONG OR NO ANSWER. THE TEST IS CONSIDERED PASSED WHEN AN EVALUATION EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN 9 IS OBTAINED. THE ORAL COLLOQUIUM IS ADDRESSED TO EVALUATE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ON GENERAL BIOLOGY, GAINED BY THE STUDENT ON THE TOPICS PROPOSED BY THE TEACHER DURING THE COURSE. THE MINIMUM MARK CAN BE 18/30 AND IT IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH IN THE COURSE BY THE TEACHER, AND MODEST EXPRESSIVE ABILITIES, BUT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A COHERENT DIALOGUE. THE MAXIMUM MARK (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE OFOF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH IN THE COURSE AND RELATING TO GENERAL BIOLOGY, REMARKABLE EXPRESSIVE CAPABILITIES AND GOOD MASTERY OF SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE. "LAUDE" IS GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO DEMONSTRATE A COMPLETE DEGREE OF PREPARATION AND APPROPRIATE USE OF THE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY. IT MAY BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO REACH THE MAXIMUM MARK OF 30/30 AND WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENT DIALOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC ABILITIES, A MARKED APTITUDE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TOPICS, TO BE ABLE TO APPLY INDEPENDENTLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS EVEN IN CONTEXTS DIVERSE FROM THOSE PROPOSED BY TEACHER.

Verification of learning

THE EXAM IS A WRITTEN TEST (15 MINUTES) AND AN ORAL COLLOQUIUM (30 MINUTES). THE WRITTEN TEST CONSISTS OF 15 QUESTIONS, WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER, RELATING TO THE COURSE'S TOPICS. ONE POINT IS GIVEN FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER, 0 POINTS FOR EACH WRONG OR NO ANSWER. THE TEST IS CONSIDERED PASSED WHEN AN EVALUATION EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN 9 IS OBTAINED. THE ORAL COLLOQUIUM IS ADDRESSED TO EVALUATE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ON GENERAL BIOLOGY, GAINED BY THE STUDENT ON THE TOPICS PROPOSED BY THE TEACHER DURING THE COURSE.
THE MINIMUM MARK CAN BE 18/30 AND IT IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH IN THE COURSE BY THE TEACHER, AND MODEST EXPRESSIVE ABILITIES, BUT SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A COHERENT DIALOGUE. THE MAXIMUM MARK (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE OFOF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH IN THE COURSE AND RELATING TO GENERAL BIOLOGY, REMARKABLE EXPRESSIVE CAPABILITIES AND GOOD MASTERY OF SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE.
"LAUDE" IS GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO DEMONSTRATE A COMPLETE DEGREE OF PREPARATION AND APPROPRIATE USE OF THE SPECIFIC VOCABULARY. IT MAY BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO REACH THE MAXIMUM MARK OF 30/30 AND WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENT DIALOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC ABILITIES, A MARKED APTITUDE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TOPICS, TO BE ABLE TO APPLY INDEPENDENTLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS EVEN IN CONTEXTS DIVERSE FROM THOSE PROPOSED BY TEACHER.

	Texts
	BIOLOGIA. DAVID SADAVA, DAVID M. HILLIS, H. CRAIG HELLER (CON E-BOOK) ZANICHELLI VOLUMI 1 (LA CELLULA; ISBN 978-88-08-33859-4) E 4 (LA BIOLOGIA DELLE PIANTE; ISBN 978-88-08-25147-3

	More Information
	THE ATTENDANCE TO THE COURSE IS RECOMMENDED. THE TEACHER IS AVAILABLE FOR EXPLANATIONS AND INSIGHTS DURING THE RECEPTION HOURS, AFTER APPOINTMENT.

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