2024-2025 / BIOL0869-1

Biology of multicellular plant organisms

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Claire Périlleux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course provides a summary of the Plant Biology courses on the schedule of blocs 1 & 2 of the studies of Bachelor in Biology. The aim is to provide basic knowledge to students who followed a different cursus so that they are able to understand the other Plant Biology courses on their program.

The course consists in two main parts. Part one is based on 3 keywords (the title of the course) : 'Biology', 'Plant', 'Pluricellular'. These words are used as a guideline to explain the specific traits of plant cells, tissues, and organs. Functional aspects are included such as photosynthesis.
Part two describes important groups such as algae, mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Special emphasis is laid on evolutionary aspects of vegetative organisms and reproduction.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge in plant biology, so that students can understand the course of Plant Physiology that is on their schedule for the second quadrimestre.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in cell biology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and practicals

The theoretical part will consist in ex cathedra lectures, complemented as often as possible by other media or material (video, numerical resources, etc.).

Practicals are organised in 4 thematic half-days on photosynthesis, plant anatomy and reproduction.

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face-to-face lectures.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

All the material used during theoretical and practical classes (presentations and complements) will be made available to students on the eCampus platform.

Books are recommended but not compulsory. A few of them can be obtained from the teacher.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

The oral exam consists of three open questions.

Practicals are evaluated based on homeworks that students have to upload on eCampus and tests that are organised at the end of the sessions. Practicals are taken into account for 25% of the final note.

 Students who did not attend the practicals and did not provide justifications are not admitted to the exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Courses are given during the first quadrimester.

Course schedule and rooms: see Celcat.

Contacts

Claire Périlleux; cperilleux@uliege.be

04/3663833

Pour les TP: 

Chloé Latour : chloe.latour@uliege.be

Frédéric Bouché : fbouche@uliege.be

 

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