Bi9090 Advanced course of higher plants evolution

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi2030 High. plant phylog. & divers. ||SOUHLAS
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
Review of diversity and evolution of flowering plants. Main objective is upgrade of basic knowledge with extension of examples, focused on phylogenetically and/or economically important species of Central European or tropic floras.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to: - list of morphological variability of important families of the vascular plants; - know main representatives of Central European flora and economically significant species.
Syllabus
  • 1. Magnoliophyta; evolutional significance of important features ; basal dicots: Ranunculaceae, Papaveraceae, Fumariaceae. - 2. caryophyllids (Caryophyllaceae). - 3. rosids I (Brassicaceae). - 4. rosids II (Rosaceae s.l.). - 5. rosids III (Fabaceae). - 6. rosids IV (Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae). - 7. asterids I (Ericaceae, Primulaceae). - 8. asterids II (Gentianaceae, Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae). - 9. asterids III (Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae). - 10. asterids IV (Scrophulariaceae s.l.). - 11. asterids V (Apiaceae). - 12. asterids VI (Asteridae). - 13. monocots, commelliids (Poaceae).
Literature
  • HENDRYCH, Radovan. Systém a evoluce vyšších rostlin : učební přehled. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979, 517 s. info
  • HENDRYCH, Radovan. Systém a evoluce vyšších rostlin : učební přehled. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 499 s. URL info
  • SMEJKAL, Miroslav. Systém a evoluce vyšších rostlin. In Fylogeneze, systém a biologie organismů. 1st ed. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1992, p. 205-349. ISBN 80-04-22815-1. info
  • HEYWOOD, V. H. Flowering plants of the world. 2 (reprint). London: B T Batsford, 1996, 335 pp. ISBN 0 7134 7422 X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, 2 hours weekly
Assessment methods
Oral examination - 2 questions (usually characteristics of 2 selected unrelated families)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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 2009, 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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