Course: Fundamentals of Plant Systematics

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Course title Fundamentals of Plant Systematics
Course code KCH/RZSR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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.
  • Štrojsová Martina, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will get acquainted with plant diversity and mutual relations of individual groups. Plant system during evolution. Green algae and higher plants - basic characteristics, method of reproduction, occurrence, ecological significance, system and typical representatives. Higher plants: mosses, nematodes and liverworts, rhine plants, ferns, legumes and flowering plants. In practical exercises, students will observe on living material typical representatives of the discussed families. Students take an excursion to the Botanical Garden in Liberec, focused on the systematics, diversity and distribution of plants on Earth.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 32 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 24 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the diversity of plants and the interrelationships of different groups. Plant systems during evolution will be discussed: green algae, bryophytes, bryophytes, ferns, ferns, gymnosperms and chrysostomids and their basic characteristics, occurrence, ecological importance, system and typical representatives. The practical exercises will include demonstration of live material of typical representatives of the families discussed. Furthermore, an excursion to the Botanical Garden in Liberec will be focused on systematics, diversity and distribution of plants on Earth.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Practical demonstration of acquired skills, Presentation of acquired experience via portfolio

The condition of the credit is active participation in the exercises, processing of the herbarium and successful completion of the final test (plant identification).
Recommended literature
  • DEYL M. a HÍSEK K. Naše květiny. Academia, Praha, 2002.
  • Kaplan, Z. a kol. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Academia, Praha. 2. vyd., 2021. ISBN 978-80-200-2660-6.
  • Kubát K. a kol. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Academia, Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0836-5.
  • MUSIL, J. A HAMERNÍK, J. Jehličnaté dřeviny. Academia, Praha, 2007.


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