1. General information
Course:
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Code:
37310
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
340 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
501 - FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Group(s):
40
Year:
2
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
Mª DEL MAR MARTIN TRILLO
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
ICAM/0.20
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
mariamar.martin@uclm.es
Lecturer:
LAURA SERNA HIDALGO
- Group(s):
40
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
sabatini/030
CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
5467
laura.serna@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
None
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The subject of Plant Physiology is part of module Ib of the syllabus, Scientific Basis of the Natural Environment, within the subject of Biology. Its main objective is to familiarize the student with the basic principles of plant functioning and its regulation by internal and environmental factors.It is a compulsory subject that complements, with a functional approach and explaining the mechanisms of physiological processes, other subjects related to plants whose approaches are more descriptive. In addition, and given the crucial role of plants in ecosystems and their dynamics, it establishes the fundamental bases for other subjects of the degree that are more descriptive.
fundamental bases for other subjects of the Degree that deal with interdisciplinary aspects of the environment.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
| CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
| CB03 | Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
| CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
| E01 | Ability to understand and apply basic knowledge. |
| E02 | Capacity for multidisciplinary consideration of an environmental problem |
| E03 | Awareness of the temporal and spatial dimensions of environmental processes |
| E04 | Ability to integrate experimental evidence found in field and/or laboratory studies with theoretical knowledge. |
| E05 | Capacity for qualitative data interpretation |
| T04 | To know the ethical commitment and professional deontology. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| To exercise critical thinking based on the analysis and synthesis of knowledge in molecular and functional biology. | |
| Exercise basic techniques to study the physiological processes of plants. | |
| To train the student in the understanding and application of the scientific method to the study of biological systems at the molecular and cellular levels. | |
| To know the basic principles of the functioning of plant and plant cells and especially the physiological processes related to growth, development and reproduction in dependence on the environment. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Development and relations with the environment
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Unit 1.1: Plant development: growth and differentiation
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Unit 1.2: Phytohormones and other developmental regulators
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Unit 1.3: Role of light in plant growth
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Unit 1.4: Role of temperature and other environmental cues in development
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Unit 2: Water relations and translocation
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Unit 2.1: Water: uptake and transport
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Unit 2.2: Water balance and transpiration
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Unit 2.3: Phloematic translocation
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Unit 3: Inorganic nutrient acquisition
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Unit 3.1: Essential nutrients and availability
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Unit 3.2: Absorption and transport mechanisms
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Unit 4: Energy acquisition and nutrient assimilation
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Unit 4.1: Absorption and transformation of light energy
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Unit 4.2: CO2 photoassimilation . Photorespiration. Environmental factors
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Unit 4.3: Assimilation of N and S
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Unit 5: Physiological integration
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Unit 5.1: Integration of endogenous and environmental signals
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Unit 5.2: Physiological responses to environmental stress
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Unit 6: Laboratory Practices
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Unit 6.1: Mobilization of reserves during germination
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Unit 6.2: Measurement of a physiological parameter of environmental stress
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Unit 6.3: Regulation of N assimilation
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Unit 6.4: Phloem transport velocity
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB01 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 T04 | 1.6 | 40 | Y | N | The various contents of the subject will be presented in interactive classes | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Guided or supervised work | CB03 CB04 E01 E04 E05 T04 | 0.64 | 16 | Y | Y | Attendance will be mandatory in order to be able to take the written exam. The course will only be considered approved if all the evaluable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10). | |
| On-line Activities [OFF-SITE] | Problem solving and exercises | CB01 CB02 E01 E03 E04 E05 | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | Evaluable exercises will be carried out, and submitted through the virtual campus | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 | 3.28 | 82 | Y | N | ||
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 CB02 E01 E03 E04 E05 | 0.06 | 1.5 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 CB02 E01 E03 E04 E05 | 0.1 | 2.5 | Y | Y | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Progress Tests | 35.00% | 0.00% | A written test will be performed in the middle of the course. The test will be considered passed and the material released for the final exam if a minimum grade of 4 out of 10 is achieved. This minimum grade is considered compensable and will add up to the second evaluable part in the final exam. |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 10.00% | 0.00% | The resolution of problems submitted through the Virtual Campus will be evaluated. The delivery is optional for students who pass the progress test. |
| Final test | 35.00% | 80.00% | Students who have achieved the minimum compensable grade in the in the progress test, will be able to take the final exam only for the part only of the part not evaluated, so that the maximum grade obtained in the maximum grade obtained in both exams will be 70% of the final grade. In case of not having passed the minimum grade in the minimum mark in the progress test, the final exam will cover the whole the subject and will account for 80% of the final grade. The course will only be considered passed if the set of all evaluable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10) |
| Laboratory sessions | 20.00% | 20.00% | The completion of the laboratory practicals is mandatory. It will be evaluated by means of a written test included in the final exam, whose weight in the final grade is 20%. A minimum grade of 4 out of 10 must be reached to add with the rest of the activities, being saved for the extraordinary exam. Otherwise, the student must retake the exam in that call. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:The capacity for autonomous learning, as well as critical reasoning, will be evaluated by means of a final written test. Students who obtain a grade higher or equal to 4 (out of 10) in the progress tests will not have to take the final exam, and will pass the course if the total of all the evaluable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
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Non-continuous evaluation:The capacity for autonomous learning, as well as critical reasoning, will be evaluated through a final written test. The course will only be considered passed if the set of all the evaluable activities results in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The criteria are the same as those of the ordinary exam.
The course will only be considered passed if all the evaluable activities together result in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
The course will only be considered passed if all the evaluable activities together result in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The criteria are the same as those of the ordinary exam.
The course will only be considered passed if all the evaluable activities together result in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
The course will only be considered passed if all the evaluable activities together result in a grade of 5 or higher (out of 10).
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 30 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Guided or supervised work] | 15 |
| On-line Activities [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises] | 10 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 90 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
