551-0002-00L General Biology II
Semester | Spring Semester 2016 |
Lecturers | U. Sauer, R. Aebersold, H.‑M. Fischer, W. Gruissem |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | Basics of molecular biology (gene expression and its regulation; from gene to protein); evolution of biological diversity (bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, plants); basics of the physiology of higher plants (structure, growth, development, nutrition, transport, reproduction) |
Objective | The understanding of basic concepts in biology: gene expression, its control and regulation; life histories of pro- and eucaryotic microorgamisms; structure, function, and reprodction of higher plants. |
Content | From gene to protein; molecular genetics of microbial systems; structural and metabolic diversity of prokaryotes; diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms; the eukaryotic genome; regulation of gene expression; the genetic basis of the development of multicellullar organisms. Plant physiology: structure and growth, physiology of photosynthesis incl. C4 and CAM, nutrition and transport processes, reproduction and development, response to internal and external signals. The following Campbell chapters will be covered: 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance 17 From Gene to Protein 18 Regulation of Gene Expression 19 Viruses 20, 38 Biotechnology, Biosafety 27 Bacteria and Archae 28 Protists 31 Fungi 29, 30 Plant Diversity I & II 35 Plant Structure, Growth, and Development 36 Resource Acquisition and Transport 37 Soil and Plant Nutrition 38 Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology 39 Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals |
Lecture notes | no script |
Literature | N. A. Campbell, J. B. Reece: "Biology" (8th edition); Pearson, San Francisco 2008. |
Prerequisites / Notice | The lecture is the second in a series of two lectures given over two semesters for students of agricultural and food sciences, as well as of environmental sciences. |