- Docente: Lucia Conte
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Natural Sciences (cod. 8016)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Biological Sciences (cod. 8012)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has an appropriate knowledge of diversity relative to Plant reign interpreted in the light of phylogenetic processes, and is able to identify the principal taxa from their macro- and micromorphological features
Course contents
Evolutionary theories and Taxonomy: Natural ladders, Phylogenetic trees, Cladograms. Phyletic relationships within the Chlorobionta. Comparative survey of the principal clades of Land plants. Laboratory work including macroscopic and microscopic observations of specimens belonging to different groups of Chlorobionta.
Readings/Bibliography
G. Barsanti - Una lunga pazienza cieca - Einaudi ed. 2005
W.S. Judd - Botanica Sistematica - Un Approccio Filogenetico - Piccin 2018
M.G. Simpson - Plant Systematics - Elsevier Academic Press 2006
on-line distribution of didactic material, available on the platform IOL
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and practical training
Assessment methods
The end-of-course exam aims to assess the achievement of learning objectives: knowledge of the main evolutionary theories (Transformism, Variationism); ability of distinguishing between artificial and natural systems of classification; acquisition of the basic principles of Phylogenetic systematics or Cladistics; identification of formal clades relative to the following photosynthetic Eukaryotes: Green Plants, Land Plants, Vascular Plants, Seed Plants, Flowering Plants. Ability of identifying plants representative of different taxonomic groups (Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gimnospermae, Angiospermae) based on micro- and macromorphological characters. Characterization of families representative of basal Angiosperms and Eudicots.
The examination is carried out in oral shape and involves an evaluation expressed in thirtieths. It includes a discussion on the topics of learning objectives presented in the lessons and the identification of a Land plant based on the acquired knowledge.
Teaching tools
Power-Point presentations, lab equipment
Office hours
See the website of Lucia Conte
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.