Code: | BIOL2010 | Acronym: | BIOL2010 | Level: | 200 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Biology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Landscape Architecture |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:AP | 49 | Official Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
The basic objective of the course is to make the student understand the physiological mechanism underpinning plant responses to environmental conditions. The course will especially focus on the interaction of the plant with the surrounding physical, chemical, and biological environments, highlighting plant behaviour in environmental stress situations.
The accomplishment of the objectives above outlined will allow the students have the skill to:
(a) to interpret signals of lack or excess of minerals in soil;
(b) to define strategies for soil and environment remediation
(c) to define strategies for biodinamic defence of plant species based in plant metabolites
(d) to manipulate and to condition the plants development, based in the knowledge of their hormonal regulation
(e) to select, criteriously plant species for establishment in a given microhabitat
(f) to multiply and acclimatize plant species to a a given microhabitat.
Phytohormons: auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid and brassinosteroids: concepts, biosynthesis, structure, physiological effects and applications; Nutrition and assimilation of nutrients: minerals nutritional deficiencies, symptoms and treatment; conditions of soil and absorption systems, transport and assimilation of mineral nutrients;
Photosynthesis: general concepts, physiological and ecological considerations. Phytochrome and photocontrol of plant development. Control of flowering. Physiological responses and adaptations of plants to environmental stress abiotic: water stress; heat stress; luminous stress; oxidative stress. Responses and adaptations to biotic stress: defence of plants to attack by herbivores and pathogens secondary metabolites and some of its functions and response to the presence of antagonist plants. Plant biotecnology
The recommended bibliography is available in the FCUP library. Complementary study elements will be provided by the respetive Professors.
Lectures and laboratory classes. Lectures are presented in slideshow using the software "PowerPoint". Laboratory classes enable the acquisition of specific skills, including those arising from the implementation of practical experiments. These classes are compulsory.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 70,00 |
Participação presencial | 3,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 27,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 114,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 48,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Mandatory attendance at lectures and practices – minimum 2/3 and completion of a report of the pratical work.
Exemption will be given of theoretical and practical lessons to students who obtained frequency at UC in 2 years prior
Evaluation criteria
a) Continuous evaluation, based on participation, punctuality and attendance at classes
b) Final report on the practical lessons (1 report per group)
c) Evaluation by frequencies: 1st written test in the middle of the semester (± 50% of the material of the lectures ) + 2nd written test at the end of the semester (± 50% of the material of the lectures+ 100% of the contents of the pratical classes). To qualify for the second test, the student must obtain a minimum score of 8/20 in the first test.
d) Exam evaluation.Comprehensive written examination (theoretical and practical lessons). Exemption of the written examination is only possible upon obtaining the minimum average of 10/20 of the two tests.
Conditions for approval in discipline
To be approved this course the student will have to have at least a 10 rating on component (b) and a rating of 10 on component (c), or (d) component, considering the scale of 0-20.
Calculation of the Final mark
Contribution of the component evaluation) for the final ranking: 3%
Contribution of evaluation of component b) to a final ranking: 27%
Contribution of component c) assessment for the final ranking: 70%
Students reteating the UC will be assessed and ranked on the basis of a written exam
Special Assessment
The report referred to in subparagraph (b)) of the assessment criteria shall be made and signed by all the members of the group set up for execution of the works and will affect equally the students of this group.
Mandatory completion of a report, concerning the work of practical lessons, for obtaining frequency.
To improve final grade students need to apply for new exam, according to the current legislation on the subject.