Vegetal Biology II

Code:

MA125

Acronym:

BVeg_II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	General and Aquatic Biology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 4T (of 22-04-2024 to 14-06-2024)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Microscopy
Course/CS Responsible:	Aquatic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCMA	38	Official Study Plan	1	-	5	49	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objectives of this curricular unit are the study of plant physiology and the adaptations of vascular plants to aquatic environments and costal dunes.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should acquire basic knowledge about plant metabolism and physiology, and understand the adaptations of vascular plants to aquatic environments, saline soils and costal dunes. They should also recognise some aquatic plants and species of sand dunes flora.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1) Taxonomic distribution of aquatic plants. 2) General characteristics of different types of aquatic plants (hydrophytes): emergent plants, plants fixed to the substrate with floating leaves, plants permanently submerged and floating plants. 3) Morphological features of different types of leaves: aerial, floating and submerged. 4) Characteristics of submerged stems and roots. 5) Examples of structural and functional adaptations to reproduction in aquatic plants. 6) The halophytes and their structural and biochemical adaptations to saline environments. 7) Dune plants and their adaptation to this environment. 8) Photosynthesis: molecular structure of chloroplast pigments; photons capture by antenna complexes and energy transfer to the reaction center of photosystems I and II; electron transport from water molecule to the synthesis of NADPH; the formation of the proton gradient and ATP production in chloroplasts; cyclic electron transport; the Calvin cycle. 9) Photorespiration. 10) Plants with C3, C4 and CAM metabolism. 11) Basic concepts of plant nutrition. 12) Plant hormones and their biological effects: auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid and ethylene. 13) Phototropism, geotropism and heliotropism. 14) Photoperiod and flowering in plants. 15) The phytochrome and its biological effects. 16) Basic concepts in phytoremediation.

Mandatory literature

Cronk Julie K.; Wetland plants. ISBN: 1-56670-372-7
Taiz Lincoln; Plant physiology. ISBN: 978-0-87893-856-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes; laboratory classes dedicated to the observation of aquatic and dune plants, plant pigments and phytochemistry. Guided tour to the Botanical Garden of Porto

 

keywords

Natural sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	90,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	78,00
Frequência das aulas	49,00
Trabalho escrito	6,00
Trabalho de campo	2,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

3/4 of lab classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam classification = 75% of final classification; laboratory reports = 25% of final classification (optional)