546-0510/01 – Introduction to Biology and Ecology (UdBioEko)

Gurantor department	Department of Environmental Engineering	Credits	3
Subject guarantor	doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2008/2009	Year of cancellation	2009/2010
Intended for the faculties	HGF	Intended for study types	Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
KUP73	doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D.
CHO46	Mgr. Iva Melčáková, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+0
Part-time	Credit and Examination	6+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The student will gain a comprehensive overview of basic information about living matter, its composition, structure and functions at various hierarchical levels.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Terrain work

Summary

After completion of the „Fundamentals of biology and ecology“ students will understand the origin of life on Earth, the basic units of life – cells, evolution of species and the diversity of life, ecology of communities, dynamic characteristics of ecosystems and global issues of the environment.

Compulsory literature:

GERALD, M. C., G. E. GERALD. The Biology Book: From the Origin of Life to Epigenetics, 250 Milestones in the History of Biology. New York: Sterling, 2015. 528 p. ISBN: 978-1-4549-1068-8 PRIMACK, R. B. Essentials of Conservation Biology. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 603 p. ISBN: 9781605352893 TOWNSEND, C. R., M. BEGON and J. L. HARPER. Essentials of Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. 532 p. ISBN-13: 978-1405156585 SALA, O. E., R. B. JACKSON, H. A. MOONEY and R. W. HOWARTH (Eds.). Methods in Ecosystem Science. Springer, 2000. 421 p. ISBN 978-1-4612-1224-9

Recommended literature:

LINDDENMAYER, D. B. and G. E. LIKENS. Effective Ecological Monitoring. Routledge, 2010. 184 p. ISBN 10: 1849711453 PEDROTTI, F. Plant and Vegetation Mapping (Geobotany Studies). Springer, 2013. 294 p. ISBN-13: 978-3642302343 SPELLERBERG, I. F. Monitoring Ecological Change. New Zealand: Lincoln University, 2005. 412 p. ISBN 9780521527286 SCHWOERBEL, J. Methods of Hydrobiology (Freshwater Biology). Elsevier, 210 p. ISBN 978-0-08-006604-2

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Co je život? 1. Buněčná teorie. Stavba prokaryotické a eukaryotické buňky. 2. Energie a život buněk (tok energie, dýchání, fotosyntéza). 3. Genetika (stavba chromozómů, struktura DNA, RNA, genetické aspekty mitózy a meiózy, mutační změny genotypu). 4. Diverzita na naší planetě (viry, bakterie, houby, živočichové, rostliny). 5. Vznik živých soustav a jejich evoluce. Základy obecné ekologie 6. Vztahy mezi organismem a prostředím (nika, ekologická valence, ekologické optimum). 7. Podmínky prostředí a zdroje (teplota, vlhkost,pH, voda, světlo, prostor...). 8. Druh (adaptace, specializace, genetický a fenotypický polymorfismus, fitness, jedinec). 9. Populace (denzita, distribuce, věk, mortalita, natalita, populační růst a regulace, migrace a disperze organismů, vnitrodruhová a mezidruhová konkurence, predace, parazitismus a mutualismus). 10. Společenstva (uspořádání společenstev v prostoru, struktura společenstva v čase – sukcese, stabilita, pružnost a rezistence společenstva). 11. Ekosystémy (biosféra, tok energie a produktivita ekosystémů, trofická struktura, biochemické cykly, biomy). Životní prostředí člověka 12. Charakteristika životního prostředí člověka 13. Znečištění atmosféry, narušení klimatu (narušení ozónové vrstvy, skleníkový efekt, kyselé deště, prach). 14. Znečištění pedosféry (půdní eroze, vyčerpání a degradace půdy, kácení tropických pralesů, zamoření těžkými kovy, ropou, pesticidy atd.). 15. Znečištění sladkých vod a oceánů (eutrofizace, průmyslový odpad, ropa, DDT atd.).

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51	3
Exercises evaluation	Credit	33 (33)	0	3
Other task type	Other task type	33	0	3
Examination	Examination	67 (67)	0	3
Written examination	Written examination	30	0	3
Oral	Oral examination	37	0	3

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Part-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51	3
Exercises evaluation	Credit	33 (33)	0	3
Other task type	Other task type	33	0	3
Examination	Examination	67 (67)	0	3
Written examination	Written examination	30	0	3
Oral	Oral examination	37	0	3

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Zaměření	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	W	S	Type of duty
2008/2009	(B2110) Geological Engineering	(2101R004) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism	(00) GMT		P	Czech	Ostrava	2			Compulsory	study plan
2008/2009	(B2110) Geological Engineering	(2101R004) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism	(10) Geoscience and Industrial Tourism		P	Czech	Most	2			Compulsory	study plan

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