FI:PV185 Biology Panorama I - Course Information
PV185 Biology Panorama I
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Irena Koutná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Irena Koutná, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics - Timetable
- Tue 14:00–15:50 A217
- Prerequisites
- none
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 47 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of this course is to introduce basics of biology especially chemical structure of living organisms, basics of cell biology, genetics, evolution and animal physiology. This course continues as Biology Panorama II in the next semester.
- Syllabus
- Chemical structure of living organisms: biogenous elements, anorganic and organic matters, their circulation and function in organisms, structure and function of amino acids and proteins. Structure and function of cell: cytoplasm, cell-wall, intracellular membrane system, mitochondrias, nucleus, cytoskeleton. Bacteria and viruses. Nucleus, chromosomes, DNA and genetic information: genetic code, gene and its forms, structure and organisation of genome, basic replication characteristics, transcription and translation, protein synthesis, changes in genetic information. Cellular cycle and its phases, division, aging and cellular death, cellular cycle control. Mendel laws, heredity. Basics of evolution and rise of species. Animal tissues: epithelium, bond, muscular and neural tissues. Main organs system: epithelium, skeleton, muscles, digestive tract, respiratory system, excretion, blood stream, neural system, sense perception, system endocrine, reproduction. Nutrition, food intake and digestion.
- Literature
- ROSYPAL, Stanislav. Nový přehled biologie. 1. vydání. Praha: Scientia, 2003, xxii, 797. ISBN 9788086960234. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Assessment methods
- 1 written test divided into 3 parts according to the type of expected answer - a) yes/no b) multichoice c) text.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- http://cbia.fi.muni.cz/
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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