Bi1180 Plant morphology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:50 D32/329
Prerequisites
Knowledge of botany equal to secondary school level.
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
Course objectives
Plant morphology describes vegetative (root, stem, leaf) and generative (flower, seed, fruit) structures of angiosperms, in some parts also compared with equal structures of other divisions, especially gymnosperms. Lectures are aimed at first at their description, but also evolutional changes, environmental adaptations, and processes of ontogenesis are monitored here.
Learning outcomes
Graduate of the course should obtain the knowledge of:
basic information about the plant body (cormus) and its particular organs;
terminology for description of plant structures and life processes;
understanding of evolutionary consequencies based on comparison of various plant groups.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, plant cormus
  • 2. Root
  • 3. Stem
  • 4. Leaf
  • 5. Plant organs and environment
  • 6. Plant reproduction
  • 7. Flower
  • 8. Seed
  • 9. Fruit
  • 10. Inflorescence
  • 11. Summary of evolutionary trends
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KAPLAN, Zdeněk; Jiří DANIHELKA; Jindřich jun. CHRTEK; Jan KIRSCHNER; Karel KUBÁT; Milan ŠTECH; Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK; Petr BATOUŠEK; Petr BUREŠ; Roman BUSINSKÝ; Jaroslav ČÁP; Martin DANČÁK; Michal DUCHÁČEK; Martin DUCHOSLAV; Václav DVOŘÁK; Libor EKRT; Petr FILIPPOV; Vít GRULICH; Daniel HRČKA; Michal HRONEŠ; Lubomír HROUDA; Zdenka HROUDOVÁ; Vladimír JEHLÍK; Klára KABÁTOVÁ; Gergely KIRÁLY; Ludmila KIRSCHNEROVÁ; Lucie KOBRLOVÁ; Kateřina KOČÍ; Petr KOUTECKÝ; František KRAHULEC; Pavel KÚR; Martin LEPŠÍ; Petr LEPŠÍ; Bohumil MANDÁK; Jan PONERT; Jan PRANČL; Petr PYŠEK; Radomír ŘEPKA; Jiří SÁDLO; Jan SUDA; Otakar ŠÍDA; Petr ŠMARDA; Pavel ŠPRYŇAR; Jitka ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ; Bohumil TRÁVNÍČEK; Pavel TRÁVNÍČEK; Jiří UHER; Radim Jan VAŠUT; Václav VĚTVIČKA; Jiří ZÁZVORKA and Václav ZELENÝ. Klíč ke květeně České republiky (Key to the flora of the Czech Republic). 2, aktualizované vydání. Praha: Academia, 2019, 1168 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-2660-6. info
    not specified
  • SLAVÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka. Morfologie rostlin. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2002, 218 s. info
  • ČERNOHORSKÝ, Zdeněk. Základy rostlinné morfologie. Vyd. 3. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1964, 212 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, 2 hours a week.
Assessment methods
written test, 30 questions
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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