BIOLOGIA VEGETALE E BIOLOGIA ANIMALE M - Z

Academic Year 2021/2022 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Valeria SORRENTI
Credit Value: 7
Scientific field: BIO/15 - Pharmaceutical biology
Taught classes: 49 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

Provide the student with adequate knowledge on the morphology and physiology of animal and plant cells


Course Structure

Face-to face-lesson (49 hours).Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Information for students with disabilities and/or SLD:

To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and / or dispensative measures, based on educational objectives and specific needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP referent teacher (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and / or DSA) of our Department, Prof. Teresa Musumeci.


Detailed Course Content

Composition and organization of living matter.

Chemical composition of the cell: water, minerals, amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids.

Principles of classification of living organisms: Virus, prokaryotes and eukaryotes and the relationship with the ecosystem.

Morphology of animal and vegetable cells.

Cell wall, growth of the cell wall. Changes in the cell wall: lignification, mineralization, gelation, pigmentation.

Structure and function of the plasma membrane: cell permeability, transport, exocytosis and endocytosis.

Intracellular structures: Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum, Ribosomes, Golgi complex, Lysosome, Vacuoles (microbodies), Mitochondria, Cytoskeleton, Chloroplasts, chromoplasts, leucoplasts.

Biochemical mechanism of photosynthetic light reactions, photorespiration.

Metabolism: primary metabolites, intermediate metabolites and secondary metabolites.

Characters tissue. Systems of tissues and their classification. Meristematic tissues or cells.

Adult tissues or definitive: system parenchyma, tegument system, conducting system, segregators system and mechanical system.

Cell cycle. DNA replication, mitosis, meiosis, mutations in the DNA.

Overview of genetics: concepts of heterozygous, homozygous and hemizygous, dominant and recessive characters, genotype, phenotype and karyotype, Mendel's laws.

Genetic code, transcription, translation.


Textbook Information

1. N.L. Campbell. -Biologia- Ed. Zanichelli

2. Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg -Biologia- VII EDIZIONE Ed. Edises

3. Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg -Elementi Biologia- VII EDIZIONE Ed. Edises integrated with

4. Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg -Evoluzione e Biodiversità- VII EDIZIONE Ed. Edises and with

5. Solomon, Martin, Martin, Berg-Struttura e processi vitali nelle piante- VII EDIZIONE Ed. Edises

6.Hardin, Bertoni- Becker. Il mondo della cellula- IX Edizione, Ed. Pearson

7.Sadava,Hillis, Craig Heller, Hacker.Biologia , Volumi 1,2,3,4 Ed. Zanichelli

8. Poli F. - Biologia Farmaceutica - II Ed. - Pearson 2019

9. Chessa M, Maggi F, Menghini L, Nicoletti M. Biologia farmaceutica-Ed. EDISES

VERIFICATION OF LEARNING

Oral interview to verify the achievement of the training objectives. The relevance of the answers to the questions asked, the level of depth of the topic, the language properties and the overall expressive capacity of the student will constitute evaluation elements. Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, should the conditions require it.


EXAMPLES OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND / OR EXERCISES

1. Function and structure of cellulose

2, Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell

3. Membrane transport

4. DNA replication

5. Meristematic tissues