Biologie générale et approche expérimentale de la biologie (partim biologie générale)

WMD1120M  2016-2017  Bruxelles Woluwe

Biologie générale et approche expérimentale de la biologie (partim biologie générale)
6.0 credits
1q

Teacher(s)
Language
Français
Prerequisites

Prerequisite: French language knowledge, qualities of observation, of intellectual curiosity, of reasoning, of synthesis.

Main themes

In a first part of the course, the cell is studied by closely associating morphology and function. The diversity and evolution of the living is first tackled by the study of meiosis, fertilization and Mendelian genetics.

The study of animal evolution from the first animals to modern Man is based on arguments of anatomy and compared embryology illustrating the principle « ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ».

Aims

After this course, students should understand the basis of life on Earth and be able to answer the following key questions: what are living organisms, what do they have in common, and what differentiates them.

These lectures constitute a framework that will be developed in more detailed courses in the following years, with a special focus on cellular and molecular biology, Mendelian genetics and evolution from bacteria to modern Man.

Those aims try to develop qualities of intellectual curiosity, observation, reasoning, synthesis, scientific rigour, oral, written and iconographic expression, and finally of self-learning, stimulating the consultation of books, scientific reviews, and informatics materials (CD-Rom, websites).

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

Assessment: Written exam.

Teaching methods

The course includes lectures during which the diagrams will be drawn together with the students. During practical works, the students will see on screen everything they were taught in theoretical courses: slides and films' showings and examination of histological cuts. Additional support (slideshows, exercises, forum) is available on a iCampus website.

Content

Contents:

 

Introduction: principles of organization of the biosphere

Chapter 1: The chemistry of life

Chapter 2: The cell

Chapter 3: Reproduction and genetics

Chapter 4: Evolution

Chapter 5: Biological diversity through evolution

Chapter 6: Scientific ecology

Bibliography

Materials: The course materials consist in written notes with which the students will have to add the diagrams drawn during the class. Slideshows are available online. Different references are recommended to the students for further information.

Other information

Supervision: The supervision of practical courses is organized by work managers and assistants. Tests are carried out and corrected each week.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Minor in biomedicine (open)
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