2023-2024 / BOTA0413-1

Botany : Diversity and evolution of plants

Duration

20h Th, 16h Pr, 4h FT

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering3 crédits 

Lecturer

Patrick du Jardin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • 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

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face teaching

Excursion at the end of the teaching program

Recommended or required readings

  • Online teaching platform
  • Power point presentations and syllabus available

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

Written test and test on PC of the campus.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

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

Contacts

Pr. Patrick du Jardin (patrick.dujardin@uliege.be)

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