Bi1950 General Biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MVDr. Mgr. Monika Dušková, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
MVDr. Mgr. Monika Dušková, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: MVDr. Mgr. Monika Dušková, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 9:00–10:50 BR3
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Zvládnutí požadavků předmětů biologie na středoškolské (nejlépe gymnaziální) úrovni.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is designed as basic introduction to general biology, continuing in secondary school educational content. Primary focus is oriented on students of biochemical and chemical disciplines. The course provides basic orientation in the field of molecular biology, cytology, histology, genetics and ecology. The content helps to comprehend molecular and biochemical level of organization of living systems.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition, subject and methodology of biological studies and research, characteristics of living systems, different degrees of biological integration, biological sciences and their system, history of scientific biology in brief. 2. Chemical composition of living systems, biogenous elements, water, mineral components, aminoacids, proteins, peptides, sugars, nucleic acids, lipids, enzymes, basic course on enzyme kinetics. 3. Cytology: non-cellular forms, structure and function of cells, plant cells, animal cells, cell theory. 4. Cellular structure components and their functions: membrane principle, plasmatic membrane, plasmatic reticula, Golgi complex, lysosomes, peroxisomes, mitochondria, chloroplasts, cytoskeleton. 5. Cell life cycle and it regulation, sexual and asexual reproduction, mitosis, meiosis. 6. Cellular memory system: basic genetic terminology, replication, transcription, translation, gene expression and its regulation, noise in genetic information, human cytogenetics. 7. Bioenergetics: thermodynamics rules, energetical sources, release of energy in cell, anaerobic glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation. 8. Introduction to histology, tissue typology. 9. Ecology: basic terms, evolutionary principles, taxonomy, food relations and chains, relations man – nature
Literature
  • NEČAS, Oldřich, Augustin SVOBODA, Milan HEJTMÁNEK, Roman JANISCH, Miroslav ČERVINKA, Karel LENHART and Zdeněk KOLÁŘ. Obecná biologie pro lékařské fakulty (General Biology for Medical Faculties). 3. přepracované, v H+H 1. Jinočany: H+H, 2000, 554 pp. ISBN 80-86022-46-3. info
  • ROMANOVSKÝ, Alexej. Obecná biologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 695 s. info
  • ALBERTS, Bruce. Základy buněčné biologie :úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. 1. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Espero, 1999, xxvi, 630. ISBN 80-902906-0-4. info
Assessment methods
Lecture in Czech and examination in written or oral form
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: !Bi2080 && !Bi1060 && !Bi5800
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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