This course deals with the study of a historical overview of the development of plant sciences, methods of nutrition in plants, methods of reproduction, plant nomenclature, systems for dividing and classifying groups of plants, prokaryotes, their general characteristics, and groups followed by bacteria. ((Mycoplasma and Rickettsia)) Eukaryotes, their general characteristics and importance, and their different groups, fungi: their general characteristics, importance and different groups, lichens, root fungi, viruses, viroids: their general characteristics and importance, ferns: their characteristics, methods of reproduction and typical examples.
Intended learning outcomes
The student knows the most important historical events that led to the emergence of botany and related sciences.
Distinguish between the different ways of feeding and compare the ways of reproduction in different organisms.
The student will be trained on the terminology of methods of reproduction and how these organisms reproduce through the life cycle.
Explains the classifications of living organisms since the establishment of the first classification until now, and explains the components of each classification.
The student recognizes the different examples of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and recognizes their structures and compares them.
Teaching and learning methods
This course presents theoretical and practical lectures and collects samples.
Methods of assessments
The evaluated of this course by theoretical and practical examinations in addition to discussion of reports