Bi1060c Plant cytology and anatomy - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Milan Baláž, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Cempírková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Štěpán Zezulka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Naděžda Bílá
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Bi1060c/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 D36/209, V. Gloser
Bi1060c/02: Mon 14:00–15:50 D36/209, Š. Zezulka
Bi1060c/03: Mon 16:00–17:50 D36/209, Š. Zezulka
Bi1060c/04: Wed 8:00–9:50 D36/209, P. Váczi
Bi1060c/05: Wed 10:00–11:50 D36/209, P. Váczi
Bi1060c/06: Wed 12:00–13:50 D36/209, H. Cempírková
Bi1060c/07: Wed 14:00–15:50 D36/209, H. Cempírková
Bi1060c/08: Thu 12:00–13:50 D36/209, M. Baláž
Bi1060c/09: Thu 14:00–15:50 D36/209, M. Baláž
Bi1060c/10: Thu 16:00–17:50 D36/209, P. Váczi
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( Bi1060 Plant cytology and anatomy )
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
Course objectives
Aim of the course is practical understanding of plant cell structure, kinds and function of plant tissues and anatomy of plant vegetative organs; students will be able to prepare microscopic preparations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students are able to:
use the light microscope efficiently;
prepare hand sectioned plant material as well as other types of microscopic objects;
document their own observations using a scientific drawings and digital microphotographs and to describe them;
explain plant structure from cellular to organ level and relate it to the environmental conditions.
Syllabus
  • Plant cytology:
    1) Plant cell structure and function. The nucleus, plastids. Cytoplasm. Membranes, membrane components of plant cell.
    2) Chloroplasts - sites of photosynthesis. Movement in cell. The cell surface: cell wall, apoplasmic space. Intercellular junction. Plasmodesms and symplast.

  • Histology:
    Types of plant cells and tissues. Simple and complex tissues.
    3) Meristematic tissues, basics of embryology.
    4) Dermal tissues, stomata, trichomes.
    5) Groud tissues, parenchyma, colenchyma, sclerenchyma.
    6) Vascular tissues, vascular bundles, vascular cambium.

  • Organology:
    Anatomy of flowering plants.
    7) Primary structure of roots. Primary tissues of roots: stele, root cortex, rhizodermis. Root tip and root cap. Pericycle and the production of lateral roots. Root hairs.
    8) Primary structure of stems. Terminal and axiliary buds, shoot apical meristem and leaf primordia. Types of stele.
    9) Anatomy of leaf: unifacial and bifacial leaves, leaf mesophyll, epidermis, stomata, venation. 10) Secondary structure of roots and stems: lateral meristems, vascular cambium and cork cambium and their derivates.

Literature
    required literature
  • LUX, Alexander, Milan BALÁŽ, Marie KUMMEROVÁ, Aleš SOUKUP, Olga VOTRUBOVÁ, Jun ABE, Shigenori MORITA and Thomas L. ROST. Visual guide to plant anatomy. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 2017, 325 stran. ISBN 9788020026200. info
    recommended literature
  • KOUSALOVÁ, Ivanka, Marie KUMMEROVÁ and Alexander LUX. Terminologický slovník z cytologie a anatomie rostlin. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001. info
    not specified
  • EVERT, Ray Franklin. Esau's plant anatomy : meristems, cells, and tissues of the plant body : their structure, function, and development. 3rd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, 2006, xx, 601. ISBN 0471738433. info
  • DICKISON, William C. Integrative plant anatomy. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000, xvii, 533. ISBN 0122151704. info
Teaching methods
Practical work using light microscopes Olympus CX-31.
Assessment methods
Active participation (sectioning of the plant material, its observation and documentation) is checked during the course. At the end of the course students have to be able to describe any of the objects observed - tested in oral or written form. In both cases, successful identification of plant organ and localization of basic structures on the set of 5-10 microphotographs is needed to pass this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: předmět není výjimečně v období podzim 2009 vypsán.
Teacher's information
http://elanor.sci.muni.cz/~anatomy
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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