Travaux pratiques de botanique et zoologie

The UE includes two AA:
AA1: practical work in botany (30h)
AA2: practical work in zoology (30h)
The emphasis is on the observation, description and comparison of organisms.
Drawing is a fundamental tool in the practical work.

AA1 Botany: Practical work and demonstrations illustrate the material covered in BIOLF201 (Evolution and diversity of eukaryotes: botany), with the exception of the anatomy of vascular plants, for which practical work is included in BIOLF201.
Diversity, evolution and phylogeny of plants in a broad sense.
Algae, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Spermatophytes.
Angiosperms are given special attention.

AA2 Zoology: Practical work and demonstrations illustrate the material seen in course BIOLF202 (Evolution and diversity of eukaryotes: metazoans).
Comparative anatomy of animals (metazoans).

 

AA1 Botany
Describe, using a standardized vocabulary, a plant organism
Compare organisms and identify homologous and analogous structures/organs
Analyze a reproductive cycle and compare the cycles of different organisms
Understand and apply the basic principles of phylogenetic reconstruction
Identify monophyletic and paraphyletic taxa
Identify plesiomorphies and apomorphies
Diagram phylogenetic relationships in the form of a tree
Identify the phylogenetic position of an organism
Analyze the anatomy of a flower and represent it according to a system of graphic conventions
Use a determination key to identify a family of flowering plants

AA2 Zoology
Observe and compare the anatomy of different animals
Dissect animals to understand how their different systems work

Cours co-requis

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Practical work: observations with the microscope and the stereoscopic microscope ("binocular magnifying glass")
Dissections
Drawings and diagrams
Use of determination keys
Demonstrations: commented exhibitions of material
Creation of a herbarium.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

De Iuliis & Pulerà (2019) The dissection of vertebrates: a laboratory manual. Elsevier/Academic Press, London

Course notes

• Syllabus
• Université virtuelle

Additional information

AA1 Botany: Practical work and demonstration will take place at the Botanical Garden Jean Massart (chaussée de Wavre 1850, 1160 Brussels; metro Herrmann-Debroux: bus 71 and 72)
AA2 Zoology: The locations will be specified during the year.

Contacts

AA1 Botany: Jason VLEMINCKX, Claire BAUDOUX, Claire CHAUVEAU, Valentin BARBEROUX
AA2 Zoology: Jean-François FLOT, Jean-Christophe de BISEAU, Marine PYL, Nicolas FONTAINE

Campus

Solbosch, Plaine, Outside campus ULB

Method(s) of evaluation

• Practice work
• Personal work
• written examination
• Oral examination

Practice work

Personal work

written examination

Oral examination

AA1 Botany:
The making of drawings and diagrams is an essential part of the course evaluation.
Participation in the practical work is mandatory and any unexcused absence will result in a grade of zero for the corresponding session. Repeated absences may result in an ABS grade for the entire course.
***WARNING***: in case of a lockdown, the examination modalities will be adapted (oral on Teams), and the weighting may be adapted according to the activities that could have been effectively organized in class.
AA2 Zoology:
Regular participation in practical work is mandatory. A student who does not regularly attend the practical work will receive "absent" as a final grade for the course, both for the first and the second session. Similarly, a student who does not participate in an evaluation will have "absent" as the final grade of the course.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

AA1 Botany:
- Second semester field reports are graded: TPB
- The herbarium is graded in June: H
- A practical exam is organized in June: EP
- The overall AA1 grade is calculated as (6*EP + TPB + H)/8.
However, it is not possible to obtain a final grade greater than or equal to 10/20 if one of the partial grades is less than or equal to 06/20.
AA2 Zoology
- The practicals of zoology are continuously evaluated: EC
- A practical examination is organized at the end of the quadrimester: EP
- The global grade for AA2 is calculated following the formula (EC + 2EP) / 3
Final grade of the UE
Each of the two AAs is given an overall grade. If the global mark of one of the two AA is < 9/20, this mark is absorbing and constitutes the final mark of the UE. If the marks of both AAs are ≥ 9/20, the final mark of the UE = (global mark AA1 + global mark AA2)/2.

Language(s) of evaluation

• french