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Laboratory course in Plant Structure

Code: 
BIOL-153
Semester: 
B Semester
Course type: 
Obligatory
Course units: 
2
ECTS units: 
3

Hours per week

Laboratory: 
3

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Description

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences Knowledge focused on the macromolecular structure, plant cell biology and plant structure.

Course contents:  Lab session: [1] Introduction - Microscopy Techniques. [2] Plant Cell Structure - Mitosis - Cytokinesis. [3] Plastids - Photosynthetic Pigments. [4] Plant Cell Vacuole and  Plasmolysis – Crystals – Protein grains – Starch grains. [5] Plant Tissues I (Epidermis). [6] Plant Tissues II (Meristematic tissue - Parenchyma – Collenchyma – Sclerenchyma -  Secretory tissue) [7] Plant Tissues III (Vascular tissue – Periderm) [8] Structure and Functional Organization of the Plant Stem. [9] Structure and Functional Organization of the Leaf. [10] Structure and Functional Organization of the Plant Root. [11] Structure and Functional Organization of the Flower. [12] Relation of  Structure with Development, Reproduction and Dispersal  of Plants.

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