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Module Number:
| 14103
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| Module Title: | General Biology |
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Allgemeine Biology
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| Department: |
Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anderer, Ursula
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every winter semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | After participating in the module events, students have basic knowledge of:
- the systematics, taxonomy and phylogeny of organisms, as well as the function and distribution in habitats, food chains and material cycles
- the terms and theories of biodiversity; ecosystem services, origin, mechanisms of threat, protection and importance for humans as a core global task of the future
- the structure and function of cell and tissue science
- the structure and function of genetics (classical genetics, transcription control, cell division)
- basic molecular knowledge of the most important classes of natural substances, structure and function of biomolecules
- research, presentation and discussion of selected publications and formats of current, subject-related topics in seminars, individual presentations and group work
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| Contents: | - The module teaches the basics in the areas of biodiversity, systematics and ecology; cell biology and histology; the basics of genetics; molecular structure and natural product chemistry.
- The module includes the teaching of the following technical content:
- Taxonomy and phylogeny, structures and functional aspects of selected pro- and eukaryotic microorganisms, fungi, plants and animal groups from protists to vertebrates
- Basics for understanding abiotic and biotic factors that significantly determine the distribution and diversity of organisms and the structure of ecosystems
- Basic mechanisms of organismic interaction and adaptation, food chains, material cycles
- Molecular structures from atomic structure to the molecular building blocks of complex biomolecules are presented in order to then explain the biotechnological basics of phenotypic and genotypic biodiversity. These basics serve as a prerequisite for describing the occurrence, physiology and metabolism of pro- and eukaryotes.
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | none |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | none |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Lecture
/ 4 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | "Campbell Biology" by Jane B. Reece; Lisa A. Urry; Michael L. Cain; Steven A Wasserman; Peter V. Minorsky |
| Module Examination: | Final Module Examination (MAP) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Written exam 120 min |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Life Science and International Health /
PO 2025
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| Remarks: | online lecture |
| Module Components: | - Lecture / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
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