Code: | BIOL1005 | Acronym: | BIOL1005 | Level: | 100 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Biology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Biology |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:B | 131 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
L:CC | 0 | Plano de estudos a partir de 2014 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:F | 0 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:G | 11 | study plan from 2017/18 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:M | 1 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:Q | 0 | study plan from 2016/17 | 3 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
Plants are complex organisms and the course will focus on physiological aspects that make them unique organisms. The course will especially focus on the biochemical and the molecular mechanisms underlying plant growth and development. How plants interact with physical conditions of their environment will be a matter to explore too.
The frequency of this curricular unit should allow students to have the competence and ability to:
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Water balance of plants. Cell water potential and its components, osmotic behavior of plant cells. Water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Mechanisms of control of stomatal opening.Translocation in phloem: Mechanism of pressure flow in the phloem.
Photomorphogenesis mediated by red and blue lights. Phytochrome: properties and ecological functions. Plant adaptation to changes in light quality and regulation of seed germination. Blue-light responses and photoreceptors.
Mineral nutrients. Essential nutrients. Classification of mineral nutrients. Nutrient solutions and cultures without soil. Relationship between function, nutrient mobility and nutrient deficiency symptoms. Histochemical and biochemical methods for the diagnosis of nutritional deficiencies.
Plant growth and development, and internal and environmental signals. Plant hormones; concept and perception. Auxin; Gibberellins (GAs); Cytokinins; Ethylene; Abscisic acid (ABA); Brassinosteroids (BRs); Strigolactones. Physiological effects and practical applications.
Flowering physiology. Concept and the influence of the environmental factors.
In vitro plant cell cultures. Use of in vitro cell culture for micropropagation. Other applications of plant cell cultures.
Plant responses and adaptations to abiotic stresses and factors that determine those responses. Stress response mechanisms.
Stress and increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Expository lectures with interrogation supported on slide PowerPoint projections.
Practical classes provide specific skills, including those resulting from the application of laboratory works.
These classes are compulsory.
The scheduling of practical classes, as well as the set of procedures for laboratory work, are available to students on the CU web page.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 92,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 8,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 100,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 42,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 20,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
It is mandatory to attend the practical classes - minimum 2/3.
Minimum Grades - T component, 8 points
TP component, 6.5 points.
The FT1 will take place in the middle of the semester and the FT2 in the date of the exam, during the normal exams season.
Presentation and discussion of a lab work, graded to 4.0 points.
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To improve the final grade the student needs to request a new final exam, in accordance with current legislation on the subject.
Coordinating Professor - Fernanda Fidalgo