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15483 Biology - Five-year degree in Environmental Sciences

Center

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Departament

Plant Biology

Lecturers in charge

F4096 - JOSE MIGUEL FALCO BATALLER

Met. Docent

Non-obligatory theory classes. Obligatory practical classes.

Met. Avaluació

Final examination - -

Bibliografia

Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., y Watson, J.D., (1996). Biología Molecular de la Célula. Ed. Omega. Barcelona.
Madigan, Martinko & Parker, 2004, Biología de los Microorganismos (Brock 10ª edición), Editorial Pearson Educación-Prentice Hall. Madrid.
Prescott, L.M., Harley, J.P. y Klein, E.A. (1999). Microbiología. Ed. McGraw-Hill Interamericana. Madrid.
Azcón-Bieto, J., y Talón, M.(2000). Fundamentos de Fisiología Vegetal. Ed. MacGraw-Hill Interamericana. Madrid
Hickman, C.P. & Roberts, L.S. (1995). Animal diversity. Ed. Wm. C. Brown Communications, Inc.

Continguts

CONTENT:
Concept of Biology. Composition of the living matter. Organization levels in biology. The plasmatic membrane. Cytosol and cytoskeleton. Molecular synthesis and degradation. Energy conversion. The nucleus. Introduction to plant biology. Water in plants. Mineral nutrition and transport. Photosynthesis. Photosynthetic fixation of the CO2 and synthesis of carbohydrates. Plant growth and development. Vital cycle of plants. Plant physiology and stress. Microbiology. Microbiological methods. Microbial metabolism. Structure and function in eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms. Genetics of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms. Microorganisms and the environment of extreme atmospheres. Microorganisms of marine and fresh water environments. Microorganisms of terrestrial atmospheres. Animal kingdom: animal definition. Reproduction: definition and types. Patterns of development. Phylogenia and classification. Animal behaviour.

OBJECTIVES:
To know the essential concepts required for the understanding of the cellular structure and function. To acquire a basic information about plants and to get a general vision on the physiological processes that take place in them. To know and to understand the characteristic concepts of Microbiology, as well as correctly manage the vocabulary and specific terminology of this discipline. Introduce the student to the understanding of basic concepts in zoology and to establish the foundations of particular aspec