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Botany: Systematics and Function of Plants, 6 credits
Botanik: växternas systematik och funktion, 6 hp
NBIB47
Main field of study
BiologyCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Kjell CarlssonDirector of studies or equivalent
Agneta JohanssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 54 hRecommended self-study hours: 106 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
| Course offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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| 6KBIO | Biology, Bachelor´s Programme | 2 (Spring 2017) | 2 | 1+2 | Swedish | Linköping, Valla | C |
Main field of study
BiologyCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1XCourse offered for
- Biology, Bachelor´s Programme
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
General Chemistry, 30 credits and Biology, 30 credits (Cell Biology, Genetics, and Microbiology)Intended learning outcomes
After completion of the two courses in botany 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.
Course content
This course includes the most important photosynthesizing groups in the Kingdom Plantae, including their evolution. The course deals with anatomy of plants linked to the function of the different systems. Also plant growth and development, transport of water and nutrients is treated.
Teaching and working methods
Lectures, excursion, laboratory work and seminar.
Examination
| LAB1 | Laboratory course with test | 1.5 credits | U, G |
| TEN1 | Written examination | 4.5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiDirector of Studies or equivalent
Agneta JohanssonExaminer
Kjell CarlssonCourse website and other links
https://www.ifm.liu.se/edu/biology/Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 54 hRecommended self-study hours: 106 h
Course literature
Evert och Eichhorn. 2013. Raven Biology of Plants (8th) Rekommenderad: Perry, Morton. 1998. Photo Atlas for Biology el liknande.| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| LAB1 | Laboratory course with test | 1.5 credits | U, G |
| TEN1 | Written examination | 4.5 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Evert och Eichhorn. 2013. Raven Biology of Plants (8th)
Rekommenderad: Perry, Morton. 1998. Photo Atlas for Biology el liknande.
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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