Module Title
Plant Biology
Keywords
Classification, Plant Growth, Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Pollination, Reproduction, Plant Products. |
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Prerequisites for Module
Students should be familiar with the material presented in AS1002 (Biology component) and AS1153.
Corequisite Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Precluded Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Aims of Module
To provide the student with the ability to explain the fundamentals of plant biology, and appreciate the importance of plants to society.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Explain plant evolution and describe the major plant groups.
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Discuss the requirements for the survival and growth of plants
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Describe the processes associated with plant reproduction, survival and growth.
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Discuss the importance of plant products to society.
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Indicative Module Content
Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: evolution of plants, phylogenetic classification, principal characteristics of lower and higher plants. Requirements for plant growth: environmental factors including water, light, atmospheric gases, soil nitrogen, phosphate, minerals, salinity, pH, biotic factors, hormones. Plant growth: cell division and enlargement, sexual reproduction, pollination, fertilisation, embryogenesis, fruits and seeds, germination. Vegetative growth, asexual reproduction, photosynthesis, transpiration. Plants and society: plant breeding, crop production, renewable resources, secondary plant products, plant biotechnology.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 36 | Tutorials/Seminars
| 6 | Supervised Assessments
| 4 |
Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 50 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 55 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a lecture based course supplemented with tutorial sessions.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3,4
| | Examination | 1,2,3,4
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There will be 2 elements of coursework each worth 15%:
(i) Class test (LO 1,2,3)
(ii) Homework exercise (LO 4)
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | P H Raven, R F Evert, S E Eichorn. Biology of Plants (6th edition), Freeman Worth (1999).
| | 2. | G Uno, R Storey, R Moore. Principles of Botany (1st Edition), McGraw Hill (2001)
| | 3. | K R Stern. Introductory Plant Biology (9th Edition), McGraw Hill (2002).
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