Unit name | Diversity of Life Part A |
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Unit code | BIOL10010 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Murray |
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 the evolution of organism form, structure, genetic variation, life cycle, and adaptations, with a focus on prokaryotes, eukaryotes including fungi up to invertebrate metazoa.
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.
A combination of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities including lectures, directed reading, research and/or problem-solving activities; practical exercises and independent study.
The unit mark is comprised of:
Biology 12th Edition By Peter Raven and George Johnson and Kenneth Mason and Jonathan Losos