Unit name | Diversity of Life Part A: Exploring Lower Organisms |
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Unit code | BIOL10003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Andy Bailey |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None. |
Co-requisites |
None. |
School/department | School of Biological Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The unit will introduce evolution and diversity of life ranging from prokaryotic origins to lower eukaryotes. It will cover evolution of organism form, structure, genetic variation, life cycle, adaptations with a focus on prokaryotes, fungi and lower eukaryotes (animal and plant).
Aims:
To equip students with the broadest range of intellectual and practical skills and to fit them to confront the diverse biological questions they will meet in their future careers. This includes a clear understanding of the factors that mould living organisms, and knowledge of the diversity of the major groups of organisms.
Self-directed learning weeks will occur in weeks 6 and 12. Students are expected to spend this time on directed reading.
The unit mark is comprised of:
Recommended Reading
Campbell Biology, Pearson