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Course code: IWS10149o15
Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Biology and ecology
Major: Water Engineering and Managment
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr Elżbieta Szopińska
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: It has a basic knowledge of biology and ecology adapted to the field of study being studied, knows basic systematic groups of living organisms and their role in the environment, knows the process and the role of basic physiological processes and has a general knowledge about the functioning of living organisms at different levels of complexity, understand basic biological processes and green in the environment and has knowledge of the role and importance of the natural environment and its risks, knows nature conservation organization in Poland and the EU. Knowledge Standard identifies and analyzes the phenomena occurring in nature, is able to identify the factors adversely affecting the natural environment, is able to recognize the fundamental group of organisms, and to evaluate their role in the community, able to assess the state of the environment (its degradation) on the basis of indicator organisms, can make the selection of plants to use (eg remediation), depending on environmental conditions.

Competences: Is aware of the role of living organisms in the natural environment.

Prerequisites:

Course content: Basic concepts of modern taxonomy of living organisms in the world. Theoretical basis for the construction of the role and functioning of selected groups of organisms. Recognition of selected groups of organisms. Basic concepts and characteristics of issues: the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, environmental factors (including the right Liebig and Shelford). The main types of ecosystems with particular emphasis on freshwater water (static or flowing water). Population ecology. Natural and anthropogenic transformation of ecosystems. Forms of interactions of organisms in the environment and impact on the environment. Indicator species. Environmental assessment and valorisation. Nature conservation in Poland and the EU. The specificity of the urban environment and ecological aspects of the landscape.

Recommended literature: Buchwald K., W. Engelhardt Landscaping and nature conservation. PWRiL, Warsaw, 1975. Second Jasnowska J., Jasnowski M., Radomski, J., Friedrich, S., Smith W.: Botany, Szczecin 1999. 3rd E. Kozlowska, Greening rainwater management in the context of landscape architecture. Monograph LXVII, No. II, Series: Contemporary problems of landscape architecture. Publisher University of Life Sciences in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, 2008. 4th A. Lukasiewicz, trees in urban-industrial environment [in] The life of trees in a contaminated environment. Academy of Sciences-Institute of Dendrology, Poznan, pp. 49-85, 1989. 5th Mackenzie A., Bali, A., Virdem, was introduced S.: Short lectures. Ecology. PWN, Warsaw 2000. 6th Pawlaczyk-Szpilowa M.: Biology and Ecology. Wroclaw University of Technology Publishing House. Wrocław 1997. 7th Prończuk J.: Basics of agricultural ecology, PWN, Warsaw 1982. 8th Pullin A.S.: Biological basis of the nature. PWN, Warsaw 2005. 9th Richling, A., Solon J. Landscape ecology. Publisher PWN, 2002. 10th J. Weiner: Life and evolution of the biosphere. PWN, Warsaw 1999. 11th Wiąckowski S.: General Ecology, ofice. Ed. Branta, Bydgoszcz, 1998. 12th Cold H.: Selected issues of ecology. Scripts SGGW, Warsaw, 1992.

Assessment methods: pass three tests of the exercises, the evaluation of the herbarium, written exam. The final score consist of score from classes (50%) and lecture (50%).

Comment: Lecture 1: Theoretical taxonomy of living organisms (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) historical background, the basic concept of modern taxonomy, and the construction and functioning of organisms (prokaryotes) Part 1. Lecture 2: Theoretical taxonomy of living organisms (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) historical background, the basic concept of modern taxonomy, and the construction and functioning of organisms (Pocaryota) Part 2. Lecture 3: Structure and function of organisms (eukaryotes). Lecture 4: anabolic and catabolic processes (photosynthesis, respiration, intracellular) part 1. Lecture 5: anabolic and catabolic processes (photosynthesis, respiration, intracellular) part 2. Lecture 6: Fundamentals of ecology - the basic concepts and characteristics of issues: the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere. The air conditioning as a factor of organisms living in the biosphere. Environmental degradation. Lecture 7: environmental factors, including the right Liebig and Shelford. Abiotic and biotic environmental factors. Lecture 8: Overview of selected types of ecosystems with particular emphasis on freshwater water (static or flowing water). Part 1 Lecture 9: Overview of selected types of ecosystems with particular emphasis on freshwater water (static or flowing water). Part 2 Lecture 10: Ecosystem as the basic unit of ecological and trophic systems. Population ecology. The reasons for growth and decline. Types of reproduction. Types of population growth (exponential, logistic and stabilized). Part 1 Lecture 11: Ecosystem as the basic unit of ecological and trophic systems. Population ecology. The reasons for growth and decline. Types of reproduction. Types of population growth (exponential, logistic and stabilized). Part 2 Lecture 12: Assessment and valorisation of organic. Nature as a diverse set of values: economic, cognitive (academic), educational and aesthetic. Biodiversity and landscape as the main objective of nature conservation. Lecture 13: Protection of nature in Poland (the threat of biological diversity, the organization acts). International conventions and declarations on the protection of biodiversity. Conservation strategy of the European Union. The Natura 2000. Lecture 14: The specificity of the urban environment. Ecological aspects of landscaping. The principles of sustainable development. Lecture 15: repertory. The type and range of exercises: laboratory exercises. Exercise 1: Morphology of plant organisms and their role in the environment. Part 1 Exercise 2: Morphology of plant organisms and their role in the environment. Part 2 Exercise 3: The molecular components of living matter. Structure and role of plant tissues and animals with particular emphasis on their role in physiological processes. Exercise 4: Test of the exercises 1 - 3 The methods of reproduction and heredity in living organisms. The role of genetic engineering, genome and the transfer characteristics. Exercise 5: Identification and characterization of selected groups of organisms: viruses, bacteria and fungi. The role of microorganisms in biogeochemical process circulation of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and iron in nature. The role of microorganisms in the destruction of items of daily use. Part 1 Exercise 6: Identification and characterization of selected groups of organisms: viruses, bacteria and fungi. The role of microorganisms in biogeochemical process circulation of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and iron in nature. The role of microorganisms in the destruction of items of daily use. Part 2 Exercise 7: Recognition of selected groups of organisms: algae. Recognition of selected groups of plants, belonging to the pioneering organisms: lichens and bryophytes. Pteridophytes Exercise 8: Recognition of selected groups of higher plants. Working with herbarium. Exercise 9: Test of Exercise 4 - 8 Soil as a living organism. Exercise 10: Basic characteristics of ecosystems stagnant and flowing waters, according to trophic. Water quality class. Indicator organisms. Natural and Anthropogenic transformation of aquatic ecosystems and the water dependent. Part 1 Exercise 11: Basic characteristics of ecosystems stagnant and flowing waters, according to trophic. Water quality class. Indicator organisms. Natural and Anthropogenic transformation of aquatic ecosystems and the water dependent. Part 2 Exercise 12: Organization biocoenoses forest and farmland. Plant geography and zoogeography. Ecological succession. Part 1 Exercise 13: Organization biocoenoses forest and farmland. Plant geography and zoogeography. Ecological succession. Part 2 Exercise 14: Test of Exercise 8 - 13 Landscape ecology as a system. Methods of assessment of natural resources. Exercise 15: Assessment of exercise.