Unit ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOLOGY

Course
Pharmacy
Study-unit Code
GP003566
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Maria Carla Marcotullio
CFU
11
Course Regulation
Coorte 2019
Offered
2019/20
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

ANIMAL BIOLOGY

Code GP003571
Location PERUGIA
CFU 6
Teacher Maria Laura Belladonna
Teachers
  • Maria Laura Belladonna
Hours
  • 42 ore - Maria Laura Belladonna
Learning activities Base
Area Discipline biologiche
Academic discipline BIO/13
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses. The prokaryotic cell. The eukaryotic cell: structural and molecular organization and functions. Genetic information and its expression. The cell cycle and its control. The asexual and sexual reproduction. Principles of general genetics and elements of human genetics.
Reference texts Sadava "ELEMENTI DI BIOLOGIA E GENETICA" Ed. Zanichelli - 5th italian edition
Solomon et al. "FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA" Ed. EdiSES – 7th edition
Educational objectives The main objective of Animal Biology module is to provide students with basic knowledge of the cell biology. The course, designed for students of the first year, aims to introduce students to scientific methodology and to the use of an appropriate language to describe biological processes. Main expected learning outcomes: acquisition by the students of an adequate knowledge of the organization and functions of the cell, focused on animal cell, understanding of connections between different cell processes, ability to apply the acquired knowledge to understand the following teachings, ability to express in clear and appropriate scientific language the acquired knowledge.
Prerequisites To effectively follow and understand the topics covered in the course of Animal and Plant Biology is necessary for the student to have a basic knowledge of chemistry as it is normally acquired in high school. Furthermore, following in the mean time the teaching of General and Inorganic Chemistry will be of great help.
Teaching methods Face-to-face lessons with PowerPoint presentations. A pdf copy of each presentation will be available for the students on Unistudium Learning Platform.
Other information For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality The exam consists of an oral examination lasting about 30-40 minutes for each "modulo" on the topics covered in the course. The oral examination will enable to verify: the level of knowledge and understanding achieved by the student; the ability of the student to highlight the correlations between the various biological (animal and/or vegetal) processes. In addition, the oral examination will assess the student's ability to communicate and expose with appropriate language the topics of the cell biology and plant biology. The exam will be performed at the end of the course according to the timetable of the examinations. The evaluation will be in thirtieths (minimum:18/30; maximum:30/30)
Extended program Cell organization of living organisms. Chemical components of the cell: water and macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides and lipids). Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, viruses and prions. Bioenergetics. Enzymes.The eukaryotic cell components: cell membrane (composition and structure, permeability, ion and molecule transport); mitochondria and chemotrophic energy metabolism; endomembrane system (endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome; vesicular transport, exocytosis and endocytosis); peroxisome; cytoskeleton (microtubules, microfilaments and intermediate filament); nucleus (chromatin, chromosomes, nucleolus). Cell adhesion mechanisms. Cell communication: electric signals, chemical signals, membrane and intracellular receptors, signal transduction. Genetic information and gene expression. Genes and genome in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. DNA replication. Mitosis. Cell cycle phases and control. Apoptosis. Asexual and sexual reproduction. Meiosis. Gene recombination. Gametogenesis and fertilization. Karyotype. Gene, chromosome and genome mutations. Transcription. RNA maturation. Messenger RNA. Transfer RNA. Ribosomal RNA and ribosomes. Genetic code and translation of gene information: protein synthesis. Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes: bacterial operon. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes at transcriptional and post-transcriptional level. Principles of general and human genetics. Mendel's Laws. Incomplete dominance and codominance. Multiple alleles. Mendel's inheritance in humans. Genetic pedigrees (Family trees). Dominant and recessive autosomal heredity, sex linkage.

PLANT BIOLOGY

Code 50121104
Location PERUGIA
CFU 5
Teacher Maria Carla Marcotullio
Teachers
  • Maria Carla Marcotullio
Hours
  • 35 ore - Maria Carla Marcotullio
Learning activities Base
Area Discipline biologiche
Academic discipline BIO/15
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian. Some of the slides used are in English
Contents General structure and functions of the plants. Secondary metabolites from plants. Plant systematics: main taxa and biological active species.
Reference texts Maugini E., Manuale di Botanica Farmaceutica, Piccin, 1994.;
Stern, Bidlack, Jansky-Introduzione alla Biologia Vegetale-McGraw-Hill;
TL Rost, MG Barbour, CR Stocking, TM Murphy, Biologia delle piante, Ed. Zanichelli 2008.
F. Poli, Biologia Farmaceutica, Pearson, 2019.
Educational objectives To teach basic knowledge about plant structure and biosynthetic processes . Description of main taxa.
Prerequisites To effectively follow and understand the topics covered in the course of Plant Biology is necessary for the student to have a basic knowledge of chemistry as it is normally acquired in high school. Furthermore, following in the mean time the teaching of General and Inorganic Chemistry will be of great help. these basic knowledge are verified at the beginning of the academic year by a specific test.
Teaching methods Lectures on all subjects of the course
Other information Attending the course is not compulsory, but is highly recommended
Learning verification modality Oral exam (30-40 min). The student will have to talk about a topic of cytology, one of histoly and one of plant physiology. Images of galss slides of tissues will be discussed.
Extended program Cytology - Life origins. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Cell structure of prokaryotics and their classification: eubacteria and cyanobacteria. Cell structure of eukaryotic organisms. The plant cell. Plant cell wall chemical structure (cellulose, hemicellulose, pectic substances and glycoproteins). Primary and secondary cell wall; modifications of the secondary cell wall. Primary and secondary metabolism. Vacuole: structure, formation, differentiation and functions. Plastids. Chloroplast structure. Chemical structure and functions of starch. Leucoplasts and chromoplasts. Theories on the origin of plastids.Morphological organization of plants - Outlines of  Bryophytes, Pteridophytes and spermatophytes. Outline of sistematics in plantsHistology – Tissues and pseudo-tissues. Primary and secondary meristems. Parenchyma. Epidermal tissues (stomata and tricomes). Mechanical tissues (collenchyma and schlerenchyma). Transport tissues (xylem and phloem). Secretory cells and tissues. Vascular bundlesAnatomy –Morphology and anatomy of the stem, root and leaf. Primary and secondary structures. Structure of wood. Structures of Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes (Gymosperm and Angiosperm both Monocots and Dicots). Flower, fruit and plant reproduction. Seed germination.Elements of Plant Physiology - Photoautotrophy and chemioautotrophy. Autotrophy and heretrotrophy: symbiosis and parasitism. Photosynthesis: pigments, light and dark phase. C3, C4 and CAM plants.  Transpiration.
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