Biotechnologies

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

BIO/04

Year

2nd year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

24 classroom hours

Lecturers

GIULIA DE LORENZO

Activity type

Attività formative affini o integrative

SSD

BIO/09

Year

2nd year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

3

Hours distribution

24 classroom hours

Lecturers

DAVIDE ANTONIO RAGOZZINO

General skills

The Course on Human and Plant Physiology provides students with knowledge and skills aimed at understanding the main aspects of human physiology, with particular reference to cell physiology and the concept of homeostasis, essential for survival, and of plant physiology. In particular, the course aims to: 1) provide students with the fundamentals of general, cellular, and apparatus physiology in the human being, and of the peculiar physiological mechanisms in plant organisms; 2) to acquire the specific language of these disciplines.

Specific skills module Plant Physiology

A) Knowledge and understanding

The Plant Physiology module aims to provide basic knowledge on the main physiological processes of plants, with particular attention to the relationship between structure and function and functional and physiological adaptations to the specific needs of these organisms. Specific objectives are: knowledge of the structure and organization of the plant cell; the study of short and long distance transport processes; the study of the main metabolic processes peculiar to plants (mineral nutrition, photosynthesis); the knowledge of the most important adaptations of these processes, with particular attention to the role of light and water in the life of the plant.

Students who have passed the exam will have in particular acquired the following knowledge:

- the basic methodological approaches in the study of plant physiology;
- cellular structures peculiar to plant organisms;
- the chemical-physical bases of water transport mechanisms over short and long distances;
- the methods of organisa- tion of nitrogen and carbon in plants;
- the chemical-physical mechanisms and the biochemical processes underlying the photosynthesis, and some of the adaptations of these to particular environmental conditions;
- the biochemical-molecular mechanisms underlying physiological phenomena regulated by light (photomorphogenesis, photoperiodism)
- the structure and mode of action of the main phytohormones.
- the bases of plant biotechnology applied to agriculture and the production of secondary metabolites.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding

Students who have passed the exam will be able to:

- Describe the main differences between an animal and a plant cell;
- Understand the chemical-physical principles underlying the transport of water over short and long distances and the transport of molecules through the membranes;
- Describe the metabolic pathways underlying the nitrate conversion into amino acids and the nitrogen fixation;
- Understand and describe the chemical-physical principles underlying the conversion of light into chemical energy during photosynthesis;
- Describe the key steps of the photosynthetic process in higher plants, and understand the physiological and biochemical-molecular mechanisms regulating the different components of photosynthesis;
- Understand and illustrate the most important variations to the canonical scheme of photosynthesis (C4, CAM);
- Understand the structural bases and the physiological mechanisms underlying the phloem transport and the distribution of photosynthates;

C) Making judgements

The student must demonstrate critical judgment skills on key aspects of the field of plant physiology.

D) Communication skills

- Acquisition of adequate skills and tools useful for communication, even non-specialists, of the subject matter, including through the use of graphic languages, with particular regard to scientific language.

E) Learning skills

- Ability to interpret and deepen knowledge;
- Ability to use cognitive tools for continuous updating of knowledge;
- Ability to compare for the consolidation and improvement of knowledge.


Specific skills module Human Physiology

A) Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the course the students will have acquired the basic molecular principles that regulate both the normal cell functions, and of the organ as well as the integrated functions between the various organs of the human body. With the knowledge of the basic principles of Physiology students will be able to critically study the molecular, cellular and integrative aspects of some important dysfunctions and will see their interest in Physiology increased as a preparatory subject for the understanding of the correct functioning of the body human.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding

The student must demonstrate that he has acquired basic notions of cell physiology and systems, but also that he has understood the causal links between specific stimuli and the biological processes that work for the maintenance of homeostasis.

C) Making judgements

The student must demonstrate critical judgment skills on key aspects of the field of human physiology.

D) Communication skills

The student must demonstrate a correct and timely use of specialized terminology when he exposes contents in the physiological field and a logical and sequential analysis of the cause / effect sequences of physiological processes.

E) Learning skills

- Ability to interpret and deepen knowledge;
- Ability to use cognitive tools for continuous updating of knowledge;
- Ability to compare for the consolidation and improvement of knowledge.

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