Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500250 Biology | OT | 4 | 0 |
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The Environmental Plant Physiology has the training objectives of acquiring knowledge at the organizational level of the organisms and their physiology in front of internal and external factors. Another aim is to identify the mechanisms of adaptation to the environment.
Theory*:
Concepts of stress and resistance
Perception and transduction of stimuli
Rhizospheric processes
Physiological responses to deficit and excess of water
Saline and ionic stress. Physiology of halophilic and metallophilic plants
Adaptations to calcareous soils and acid soils
Physiological responses to the thermal and light environment
Physiological responses to the mechanical and chemical effects of the atmosphere
Practical applications of the knowledge of Environmental Plant Physiology
Lab practices*:
Influence of light on plant growth
Effect of wind on the degree of stomatal opening
Influence of physical and chemical factors on the permeability of cell membranes
Influence of suboptimal phosphorus levels on acid phosphatase activity
Roots ability to modify the pH of the medium
Observation of aluminum penetration into roots by staining with hematoxylin
*Unless the requirements enforced by the health authorities demand a prioritization or reduction of these contents.
The teaching methodology combines magistral classes of 50 minutes with ICT support (available virtual campus). As well as tutorials, personal study, and laboratory practices where individual and team work is combined.
Laboratory practices are understood as an autonomous process based on guided observation and support material during practices. Students will also have to produce the results obtained, performing the relevant calculations with the teacher's support and, where appropriate, respond to the questions raised in the scripts / reports, reasoning their results. In these practices the student will work in small groups and will append to distribute the work.
The personalized or group tutorials will be used to clarify concepts, establish knowledge acquired and facilitate the study to the student.
The proposed teaching methodology may experience some modifications depending on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Laboratory practices | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 5, 4 |
Magistral lectures | 30 | 1.2 | 3, 4 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 4 | 0.16 | 3, 4 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Lecture of papers | 30 | 1.2 | 3, 4 |
Reports | 18 | 0.72 | 3, 4 |
Study | 36 | 1.44 | 3, 4 |
The specific and transversal competences of this subject will be assessed by means of written tests (exams), memory of practices, questionnaires, and tutorials.
Written tests are eliminatory. The mark will be done with the half between the two partials, a minimum grade of 4,5 is required and to pass the subject a minimum final grade of 5.0 must be obtained in the written test and practices.
If you want to raise a note, you must complete the final test and in no case will the partial note be saved.
Laboratory practices: Attendance is mandatory and the attitude, dexterity and elaboration of the memory of the results of the practices as well as a questionnaire will be evaluated that will be answered and will be given to the teacher at the end of the last session of practices in the same laboratory The weight of the practices in the final grade of the subject is 25%.
Student’s assessment may experience some modifications depending on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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1srt written test | 37.5 % | 4.5 | 0.18 | 14, 13, 6, 12, 11, 10, 8, 3, 4 |
2nd written test | 37.5 % | 4.5 | 0.18 | 12, 11, 10, 8, 3, 4 |
Laboratory practices | 25 % | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 4 |
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