Course description

Specialization: zoologist

Subject leader (e-mail): Dr. Cserhalmi Dániel ([Click to see email])

Participating teachers: Dr. Péli Evelin, Dr. Házi Judit, Dr. Kutszegi Gergely József

The main goal of the course is to provide the fundamentals of botanical disciplines for zoologist students. The course starts with an introduction to plant anatomy covering the essence of cytology and histology and emphasizing plant morphology to help understand plant taxonomy. In the second part of the semester the course introduces the essence of plant physiology, followed by a short introduction of taxonomy, including the most important fungal and lichen species, followed by algae, bryophytes, ferns and gymnosperms.

Literature

Mandatory: Lecture notes, Lecture slides

Recommended: 

James D. Mauseth: Botany – an introduction top lant biology, Jones & Bartlett Learning; 4th edition, 2008

Julius Sachs: A text-book of botany, Cambridge University Press, 2012

Peter H. Raven: Biology of plants,, W.H. Freeman, 2013

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Lectures theme

Week
1.		Plant anatomy – Citology 1
2.		Plant anatomy – Citology 2
3.		Plant anatomy – Histology 1
4.		Plant anatomy – Histology 2
5.		Plant anatomy – Histology of the organs
6.		Plant anatomy – Reproduction in plants
7.		Plant physiology – Photosynthesis (Evelin Péli)
8.		Plant physiology – Plant respiration (Evelin Péli)
9.		Plant physiology – Stress physiology (abiotic stress) (Evelin Péli)
10.		Plant physiology – Stress physiology (biotic interaction) (Evelin Péli)
11.		Plant physiology – Vegetative growth and hormones (Evelin Péli)
12.		Plant taxonomy – fungi and lichens (Gergely Kutszegi)
13.		Plant taxonomy – algae and mosses (Evelin Péli)
14.		Plant taxonomy – ferns and gymnosperms (Judit Házi)

Practical lessons theme

Week
1.		Plant anatomy – Root, buds, stem
2.		Plant anatomy – Leaf
3.		Plant anatomy – Flower
4.		Plant anatomy – Inflorescence
5.		Plant anatomy – Fruits
6.		Mid-term 1, Plant anatomy – Embryo development, germination
7.		Plant physiology – Photosynthesis (Evelin Péli)
8.		Plant physiology – Plant respiration I. (Evelin Péli)
9.		Plant physiology – Plant respiration II. (Evelin Péli)
10.		Plant physiology – Water balance (Evelin Péli)
11.		Mid-term 2, Plant physiology – Stress physiology (Evelin Péli)
12.		The most important fungal and lichen species (Gergely Kutszegi)
13.		The most important algae and moss species (Evelin Péli)
14.		Mid-term 3, The most important fern and gymnosperm species (Judit Házi)

Evaluation description

Lectures:

Acceptance of the semester („signature”) is only possible if students passed all the 3 seminar mid-terms tests above the rejection level (50%).

The course ends with a written exam.

Grading of the written exam:

0-50% fail (1)

51-65% pass (2)

66-75% satisfactory (3)

76-85% good (4)

86%- excellent (5)

Seminars: 

Acceptance of the semester („signature”) is only possible if students passed all the 3 seminar mid-terms tests above the rejection level (50%). Students can have maximum 2 absences from Seminars with medical certificate.

3 written mid-term tests during the semester.

Mid-term1 (week 6): plant anatomy (50 points)

Mid-term2 (week 11): plant physiology (40 points)

Mid-term1 (week 14): plant taxonomy (20 points)

 Grading of the written exam:

0-50% (0-55 points): fail (1)

51-65% (56-71 points): pass (2)

66-75% (72-82 points): satisfactory (3)

76-85% (83-93 points): good (4)

86%- (94-110 points): excellent (5)

Exam information

The course ends with a written exam.

 

Update: 2024.09.03.