BIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO ORGANISMS PART 2
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To provide the knowledge basis on biology of animals, necessary for application of biotechnologies
Prerequisites
none
Course contents summary
General biology
Animal biology
Course contents
First part: general biology
Introduction (general approach to biology, scientific method)
Chemical bases of life (carbon, water)
Biological macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins)
How to study cells (microscopy, experimental approaches)
The cell (main structures)
Membranes and transport
Enzymes, metabolism and cell respiration
Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis
Information on nucleic acids
Introduction to evolution
Second part: Animal Biology
Protists and Fungi
Animal diversity: invertebrates and vertebrates
Tissue organisation of animals and homeostasis
Animal tissues
Organisation of animals
Apparata and functions: skin, muscle, skeleton, digestive system, respiratory system, circulatory system, escretory system, nervous system and senses, immune system, endocrine system, reproduction
Exercises: observation of hystological samples of animals
Recommended readings
Campbell-Reece BIOLOGIA, eighth edition
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Exercises
Assessment methods and criteria
Notebook for exercises, oral examination
