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Valid for year : 2008
 
NBIB26 Botany 2, 6 ECTS credits.
/Botanik 2/

For:   Bio   BKM  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 72
Rec. self-study hours: 88

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Biology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
After completion of courses Botany 1 and Botany 2 the student have acquired an over all view of structure and function in plants by studies of the structure, systematics, plant evolution and physiology of plants. The courses deals with the classical botanical disciplines.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
General Chemistry ,20 points and Biology, 20 points (Cell Biology, Genetics, and Microbiology), or equivalent.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Lectures, laboratory work, seminars.

Course contents:
This course includes a survey of the most important groups of algae and the Kingdom Fungi. Photosynthesis, growth and development are dealt with. This course includes applied botany in fields such as agriculture, forestry, and gardening.

Course literature:
Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn. 2005. Biology of Plants (7th edition) Perry, Morton. 1998. Photo Atlas for Biology.

Examination:
Written examination
Laboratory course.
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner: Dan Wahlström
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Last updated: 10/21/2007