Physiology of higher aquatic plants

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Physiology of higher aquatic plants
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR03. Plan, perform, analyze data and present results of experimental research in the field of biology. PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and at the border of subject areas. PR09. Adhere to the provisions of biological ethics, rules of biological safety and biological protection in the process of education and professional activity. PR12. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, vital processes and functions of living organisms, understand the mechanisms of regulation of physiological functions to maintain homeostasis of biological systems. PR14. 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 evaluate their role in biosphere processes of transformation of substances and energy.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastery of the academic disciplines "Botany", "Plant Physiology", "Microbiology", "General Genetics", "Biochemistry", "Plant Growth and Development", "Fundamentals of Ecology and Nature Conservation". 2. Ability to independently apply knowledge of botany, plant physiology, biochemistry, molecular taxonomy of plants, basics of ecology and nature protection, methods of experimental plant biology, etc. academic disciplines to solve specific scientific and practical problems; work with scientific and scientific-methodical literature. 3. Possession of basic skills of systems analysis.
Course content
The subject of the discipline is the peculiarities of the structure and course of the main physiological processes in higher aquatic plants associated with specific conditions of their life, ways to regulate these processes, the specifics of aquatic phytocenoses and their importance in the functioning and conservation of aquatic ecosystems. The course focuses on the classification of aquatic plants, factors of the aquatic environment and adaptation of different ecological groups of plants, the relationship of aquatic macrophytes with others aquatic organisms. The importance of aquatic plants as components of biocenoses and a powerful factor of self-purification of water bodies for the existence of natural aquatic ecosystems and the prospects of using higher aquatic plants to phytoremediation of the aquatic environment are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Мусієнко М.М. Фізіологія рослин /М.М.Мусієнко/ –К.:Либідь, 2005. – 808 с. 2. Мусієнко М.М., Ольхович О.П. Методи дослідження вищих водних рослин. Київ.- Фітосоціоцентр. 2005, -60 с. 3. Сакевич О.Й., Усенко О.М., Баланда О.В. Біохімічний аналіз водяних рослин. -К.: Логос, 2009. -372 с. 4. Гідроекологічна токсикометрія та біоіндикація забруднень./ за ред. Олексіва І.Т., Брагінського Л П. Львів: Світ, 1995.- 440 с. 5. Дубина Д.В., Дзюба Т.П., Дворецький Т.В., Золотарьова О.К., Таран Н.Ю., Мосякін А.С., Ємельянова С.М., Казарінова Г.О. Інвазійні водні макрофіти України // Український ботанічний журнал. — 2017. — Т. 74, № 3. — С. 248-262. 6. Недуха О.М. Гетерофілія у рослин /О.М.Недуха. – К .: Альтерпрес, 2011. – 191 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, individual work, consultations
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment: 1. Test paper 1: RN 1.2; 2.1. – 20 points/10 points. 2. Test paper 2: RN 1.2;2.1. – 20 points/10 points. 3. Scientific report, presentation: RN 1.1, 2.2., 3.1, 3.2. – 20 points/10 points. - final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olga Petrivna Olkhovych
Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center