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Theory of evolution

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2025/2026

8 Semester

3

PR07. To possess methods of self-education and self-improvement. To be able to design a trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge. PR08. To know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and on the border of subject areas. PR13. To know the mechanisms of preservation, implementation and transmission of genetic information and their significance in evolutionary processes. PR14. To analyze the interactions of living organisms of different levels of phylogenetic kinship with each other, the peculiarities of the influence of various factors on living organisms and to evaluate their role in biospheric processes of transformation of substances and energy. PR15. To analyze the forms of relationships between micro- and macroorganisms with the determination of the main directions of these processes. PR17. To understand the role of the evolutionary idea of ​​the organic world.

External form

1. Successful mastering of educational disciplines "General cytology", "Genetics", "Ecology", "Physiology of man and animals", "Human anatomy", "Biology of individual development", "Biochemistry". 2. Ability to independently apply knowledge of cytology, histology, molecular biology, biochemistry, anatomy and other disciplines to solve specific scientific and practical problems; work with scientific and scientific-methodical literature. 3. Possession of basic skills of systems analysis.

The discipline "Theory of Evolution" is part of the cycle of professional training of specialists at the educational level "Bachelor" in the educational program "Biology". "Theory of evolution" is a fundamental biological discipline that considers biological systems at different levels of the organization in terms of their evolutionary origins. The task of the "Theory of Evolution" is to interpret the phenomena of biodiversity, perfection and imperfection of biological systems, to explain the mechanisms of evolutionary development of the biosphere in the past and present.

1. Dzerzhinsky M.E., Pustovalov A.S., Vareniuk I.M. “Fundamentals of the Theory of Evolution”. Textbook. – K.: Publishing and Printing Center “Kyiv University”. – 2011. – 474 p. 2. Futuyma D., Kirkpatrick M. Evolution. - Oxford University Press. – 2023. 3. Ingram N., Hixson Andrews S., Still J. Evolution- Oxford Biology Primers. – 2021.

Lecture, seminar, independent work

Semester assessment 1. Modular test 1 (remotely) – RN 1.1-2.4 – 25 points/ 13 points 2. Modular test 2 – RN 1.1-2.4 – 25 points/ 13 points 3. Preparation and defense of essays RN 3.1 – 20 points/ 10 points 4. Oral answers / additions RN 1.1-3.1. – 10 points/ 5 points 5. Completion of tasks for seminar classes – RN 1.1-2.4 – 20 points/ 10 points Summary assessment: in the form of a credit

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