bio220 - Introductory Zoology-Botany (Complete module description)

Module label	Introductory Zoology-Botany
Module code	bio220
Credit points	9.0 KP
Workload	270 h
Institute directory	Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Applicability of the module	Bachelor's Programme Biology (Bachelor) > Basismodule Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme Biology (Bachelor) > Basismodule
Responsible persons	Ahlrichs, Wilko (module responsibility) Will, Maria (module responsibility) Bininda-Emonds, Olaf (Module counselling) Zotz, Gerhard (Module counselling) Ahlrichs, Wilko (authorised to take exams) Will, Maria (authorised to take exams) Zotz, Gerhard (authorised to take exams) Bininda-Emonds, Olaf (authorised to take exams) Plewka, Isabelle (authorised to take exams) Käfer, Simon (authorised to take exams)
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.

Type of course	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture	2	WiSe	28
Exercises	4	WiSe	56
Tutorial (optional)		WiSe	0
Total module attendance time			84 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
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.