bio220 - Introductory Zoology-Botany (Complete module description)
| Module label | Introductory Zoology-Botany |
| Module abbreviation | bio220 |
| Credit points | 9.0 KP |
| Workload | 270 h |
| Institute directory | Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences |
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| Prerequisites | keine |
| Skills to be acquired in this module | ++ biological knowledge + knowledge of biological working methods ++ biologically relevant knowledge in the natural sciences and mathematics + abstract, logical, analytical thinking + independent learning and (research-based) working + teamwork THEORY: * To understand the fundamentals of reconstructing phylogenetic relationships * To know the phylogenetic system and ground pattern of high-ranking ancestral animal species * To know the cell structures, organization, and reproduction of plants and animals * To know the morphology and anatomy of individual species PRACTICE: * To improve and verify the theoretical knowledge acquired from lectures and textbooks by studying the original * To train visual and tactile perception by studying various species * To learn that representations in textbooks are abstractions of a much more complex reality * To be able to criticize representations in textbooks and models * To acquire the knowledge of the function in living animals and plants by studying preserved specimens * Learning how to follow preparation instructions * Learning that the organization of individual species may be highly variable * Preparing records or drawings from the information obtained by original specimens studied |
| Module contents | GENERAL: Light microscopic methods are applied to study structures in plants and animals. Records in the form of descriptions and drawings. BOTANY: Morphological structure and reproduction of various plant organization types with a focus on the structure of plant tissue. Representation of the relationships between structure and function with regard to absorption processes, transport processes, transpiration, and photosynthesis. ZOOLOGY: Morphological structure of animal tissues. Biology of selected partial taxa and metazoans. Principles of phylogenetic systematics and the phylogenetic position in the animal system of the taxa dealt with. |
| Recommended reading | GENERAL:: Campbell: Biologie (Spektrum Verlag) or Purves: Biologie (Spektrum Verlag), latest edition ZOOLOGY: V. Storch: Kükenthal Zoologisches Praktikum, one of the latest edidtions; Optional: Ax, P. (1999-2001): Das System der Metazoa (I,II, III), Fischer Verlag. Westheide/Rieger (1996): Spezielle Zoologie " First part: Einzeller und Wirbellose Tiere, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart; Westheide, Wilfried; Rieger, Reinhard Spezielle Zoologie. Second part: Wirbel- oder Schädeltiere 2003, 714 S., 650 s/w Abb. Gebunden ISBN 3-8274-0900-4. BOTANY: Script; Kück, Wolff Botanisches Grundpraktikum, 2nd edition, Springer, 2008, UTB; Grundlagen der Botanik, UTB; Lüttge, Kluge, Bauer, Botanik, WILEY-VCH, 2010 |
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| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
| Module frequency | jährlich |
| Module capacity | unlimited |
| Reference text | Modul für Studierende mit Studienbeginn vor dem WiSe 23/24. (Übergangsbestimmung bis zum Sommersemester 2025; auf Antrag und mit Zustimmung des Prüfungsausschusses ist auch ein Wechsel in die aktuelle Prüfungsordnung möglich). Studierende mit Studienbeginn ab dem WiSe 23/24 studieren die Module bio223 und bio224. |
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| Type of course | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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| Lecture | 2 | 28 | ||
| Exercises | 4 | -- | 56 | |
| Tutorial (optional) | WiSe | 0 | ||
| Total module attendance time | 84 h | |||
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| Final exam of module | Written examination in the final week of the current part |
1 written examination (50%) following the part Zoology 1 written examination (50%) following the part Botany; voluntary bonus (10%) in the second part (botany) PLEASE NOTE: Additional conditions regarding attendance and ungraded activities as determined by the persons responsible for the module will apply. |
