Course: Basics of plant taxonomy for nature protection

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Course title Basics of plant taxonomy for nature protection
Course code KBE/ZSRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pusztai Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
<ol> <li style="text-align:justify">Plant system and phylogeny - traditional and new concepts of the plant kingdom in the context of the tree of life, current plant system, basic evolutionary laws and phylogenetic principles, methodological approaches.</li> <li>Algae - origin of photosynthesis, cyanobacteria, primary and secondary endosymbiosis, basic characteristics and system of algae across the tree of life, types of thallus, selected representatives and ecological importance, position of plants (Archaeplastida) and green plants (Viridiplantae).</li> <li>Spore plants I (bryophyta = Bryophyta sensu lato) &ndash; the story of the conquest of land or terrestrialization, basic characteristics of the groups Anthocerophyta and Marchantiophyta + Bryophyta = Setaphyta.</li> <li>Spore plants II = Polysporangiophyta / Tracheophyta - Rhynia plants and floats or the dawn of vascular plants, their system, ecology and selected representatives.</li> <li>The emergence and success of megaphyll or ferns and horsetails (Monilophyta).</li> <li>The dawn of seed plants (Spermatophyta) &ndash; progymnospermae vs. &quot;true&quot; gymnosperms (Acrogymnospermae / Gymnospermae) and their system, basic characteristics. Characteristics of groups - ginanas (Ginkgophyta), cycads (Cycadophyta), lianas (Gnetophyta), conifers (Pinophyta), ecology and selected representatives.</li> <li>Angiosperms (Magnoliophyta) &ndash; system, basic characteristics; characteristics and system of the basal group of angiosperms (Magnoliopsida), ecology and selected representatives.</li> <li>Monocotyledonous plants (Liliopsida) - groups of basal monocotyledons (Alismatidae), lily-flowered (Liliidae) and group of grasses (Commelinidae), characteristics, system, ecology and selected representatives.</li> <li>True Dicotyledons (Rosopsida) &ndash; basic characteristics and system; Ranunculates and Saxifragales groups, important families, characters, ecology and selected representatives.</li> <li>Group Rosidae I &ndash; basic characteristics and system; group of fabids, important families, characters, ecological characteristics and main representatives.</li> <li>Group Rosidae II &ndash; group of malvids, important families, characters, ecological characteristics and main representatives.</li> <li>Group Asteridae I &ndash; basic characteristics and system; basal Asteridae and their sister groups and lamiids, important families, characters, ecological characteristics and selected representatives.</li> <li>Group Asteridae II - group of campanulids, important families, characters, ecological characteristics and selected representatives.</li> <li>Cross-sectional repetition &ndash; evolutionary trends and plant diversity.</li> </ol>

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture, Practicum
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to familiarize students with the system and diversity of plants, including the correct determination of taxa. Systematics will be presented in the context of the historical development of the view of the living world and its changes, the most important milestones of biology. The plant system itself will be discussed according to current knowledge of the evolution of this group. The diversity of contemporary flora will be presented with an emphasis on common, known, endangered and important species of the Czech Republic. The practical part will take place in the laboratory (practice classroom) and in the field.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Test

The condition for credit is active participation in exercises and successful completion of the final test (cognitive test). The oral exam is focused on understanding and orientation in the issue as a whole.
Recommended literature
  • DEYL, M. a HÍSEK, K. Naše květiny. Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0940-X.
  • Kaplan, Z. a kol. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Academia, Praha. 2. vyd., 2021. ISBN 978-80-200-2660-6.


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