Animal and Plant Ecophysiology
2600-APE-GC-1-S2
Lectures:
1. Introduction to the subject - terminology. Ecology and agroecology versus environmental protection
2. Biodiversity
3. Basic branches of ecology: autecology, synecology; behavioral ecology, physiological ecology; applied ecology - agricultural ecology
4. Natural systems - levels of organization of ecological systems. Biotic, abiotic and anthropogenic ecological factors. Population ecology. Types of interactions between populations.
5. Biocenosis - functions, energy and matter management, succession, trophic structure
6. Ecosystem functioning - productivity, matter circulation, energy flow. Biogeochemical cycles - the impact of agriculture
7. Basic problems of environmental protection on a local and global scale, mutual determinants of economic and social development and the condition of the environment, and the possibilities of individual actions to improve the condition of the environment - environmental protection and agriculture - basic threats
Exercises:
1. Ecology and environmental protection - organizational classes, introduction and discussion of the criteria for passing the course; Populations of organisms - problems of assessing the number and density of animal and plant populations
2. Ecological tolerance
4. Food chains as ways of transporting substances
5. Ecological succession
6. Biodiversity and its threats
7. Problems of protection of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta
Hours conducted with the participation of instructors (75 h):
- in - class contact hours provided for in the study plan (lecture and laboratory): 45 h
- consultation hours of a student: 30 h
The time devoted to self-study of a student (75 h)
- earlier preparation for laboratory: 30 h
- revision of the material and examination: 35 h
Total student workload: 150 h
The number of ECTS credits obtained by the student: 5 ECTS
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza
W1 – student knows and is able to define the basic concepts, laws and principles of functioning of the natural environment at the level of autecology and synecology,
W2 – student has knowledge and is able to identify and recognize the relationship between the biosphere and geospheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere, and knows and is able to distinguish general relationships between the anthroposphere and biotic and abiotic components of the environment,
W3 - student has knowledge of the ecology of plants and animals, the structure and dynamics of their populations and communities, can characterize adaptations, life strategies and bioindicative properties of plants, as well as identify natural and anthropogenic transformations of the natural environment.
W4 - student defines the basic terms related to the ecosystem, ecophysiology, competitiveness in the environment, -
W5 - student recognizes and enumerates environmental factors affecting the growth and development of the organism,
W6 - student analyzes the physiological processes and identifies those that have a dominant effect on the growth and development of the organism in a given environment,
W7 - student indicates the primary and secondary effects of environmental factors,
W8 - student describes the mechanisms of life processes of organisms at various levels of organization in conditions of homeostasis disturbance,
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności
U1 – student is able to make calculations and demonstrates the ability to correctly draw conclusions based on the obtained results regarding the basic demographic parameters of plant, animal and human populations and to perform simple semantic analyzes such as classification, comparison, differentiation of basic concepts, processes or ecological schemes,
U2 – student is able to use the knowledge of interspecies interactions and ecological tolerance of organisms in planning in agricultural practice,
U3 – student uses available sources of information, including electronic sources, in order to broaden knowledge on the latest achievements in the field of agroecology and the functioning of ecosystems in natural conditions and under anthropopressure.
U4 – student uses the available laboratory equipment
U5 – student prepares and performs research experiments
U6 – student analyzes the results obtained, and on their basis formulates appropriate conclusions,
U7 – student can apply theoretical knowledge in practic
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne
K1 – student can organize work in class and solve assigned tasks
K2 – student is able to cooperate and work in a group under time pressure, while performing practical exercises, analyzing results and developing conclusions,
K3 – student understands the need for continuous improvement of qualifications,
K4 – student is aware of the importance of components of living and inanimate nature in shaping the anthroposphere and the impact of human activity on the shape of the biosphere
K5 – student is responsible for the entrusted scientific equipment and apparatus
K6 – student is responsible for the safety of his own and others' work and knows how to act in a state of emergency
Metody dydaktyczne
Lectures
Teaching methods, informative lectures with multimedia presentations.
Laboratories
Didactic methods exposing, presenting and searching: the classes are of a laboratory and exercise character, students carry out tasks individually, in pairs and as a group member; perform exercises in accordance with a written instruction and after discussing the theoretical foundations and planning their work.
Metody dydaktyczne podające
- wykład konwersatoryjny
- wykład problemowy
- wykład informacyjny (konwencjonalny)
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące
- laboratoryjna
- doświadczeń
- ćwiczeniowa
Rodzaj przedmiotu
przedmiot obligatoryjny
Wymagania wstępne
Basic biological knowledge from secondary school and bachelor study.
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Kryteria oceniania
Students will be assessed on the basis of:
Lecture
1. Attendance at the lecture (80% attendance)
2. Final exam
Lab
1. Attendance at classes and work in the laboratory (80% attendance)
2. Final test
Assessment criteria
passing the lectures: written test in a descriptive form, required threshold for a satisfactory grade - 55-60%, satisfactory plus - 61-70%, good - 71-80%, good plus 81-90%, very good - 91-100%.
laboratory pass: required threshold for a satisfactory grade - 60%, satisfactory plus - 70%, good - 80%, good plus 90%, very good - 100%.
Praktyki zawodowe
Literatura
Plant Physiological Ecology, H. Lambers, R.S Oliveira, Springer
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