250032 Plant Physiology

Details
Department of Plant Biology   80 %
Department of Agricultural Sciences   20 %
Earliest Possible YearBSc. 1 year
DurationOne block
 
Credits7.5 (ECTS)
Course LevelBSc
 
ExaminationFinal Examination

written examination


Written Exam in Lecturehall

All aids allowed

Description of Examination: 4 hours written test

Weight: Written test 100%



13-point scale, internal examiner

Dates of Exam:
14 April 2007
 
Requirement For Attending ExamAcceptance of at least 3 out of four reports (2 PBL cases and 2 lab reports)
 
Organisation of TeachingTeaching and learning tools will include lectures, laboratory work, theoretical exercises, and projects.
 
Block PlacementBlock 3
Week Structure: A
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
 
Areas of Competence the Course Will Address
Basic Science: The course will give the students a basic knowledge of the plant as a living organism.
Understanding of growth, development and properties of plants and how this is influenced by internal and external factors.

Applied science: Knowledge of how growth and development are controlled

Ethics & Values: The students will be aware of ethics and values related to physiological problems
 
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to focus on the relationship between structure and function at the cell, tissue and organ level.
 
Course Contents
The following four issues will be considered:
1: Water and nutririon (water movement, ion uptake and movement of solutes within the plant; mineral nutrients; nitrogen metabolism)
2: Carbohydrate metabolism (Photosynthesis, partitioning of carbohydrates, respiration).
3: Plant hormones (auxin, gibberellin, cytokinins, abscissic acid, ethylene).
4: Growth and development (light effects including photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism; growth response from external stimuli as tropisms).
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
The course is given as a combination of introducing lectures, therotical exercises three laboratory experiments and three PBL cases. The PBL case will be based on central areas within field of plant Physiology.
 
Course Coordinator
Bjarke Veierskov, bv@life.ku.dk, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology/Plant Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory, Phone: 35333328
 
Study Board
Study Committee NSN
 
Course Scope
lectures18
theoretical exercises24
project work48
practicals16
preparation96
examination4

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