BS111-4-SP-CO:
Plant Biology and Ecosystems
2021/22
Life Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Monday 17 January 2022
Friday 25 March 2022
15
30 April 2021
Requisites for this module
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BSC C100 Biological Sciences,
BSC C101 Biological Sciences (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C102 Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year),
BSC CD00 Biological Sciences (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C161 Marine Biology (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C164 Marine Biology,
BSC CC60 Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad),
BSC CC64 Marine Biology (Including Placement Year),
MSCIB097 Tropical Marine Biology,
MSCIBA97 Tropical Marine Biology (Including Placement Year),
MSCIBB97 Tropical Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad)
Living life on a knife`s edge - explore the vital role of plants play in our biosphere, their diversity and intricate relationships that support our planet; know the value of these natural resources; examine the consequences we face when the balance is disturbed.
From studying how plants affect and are affected by their environment you learn what we can expect from a changing world. Examine how we influence the world around us. You apply this knowledge to the field, learning to collect, present, analyse and eventually interpret data.
Understanding the fundamentals of ecology and plant diversity allows you to explore possible solutions to our environmental problems.
To introduce students to the diversity, importance and wonder of plants together with an awareness of the biotic and abiotic factors influencing their distribution patterns in the biosphere.
To pass this module, students will need to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of plants;
2. Describe the diversity, evolution and distribution of plants;
3. Explain how abiotic factors and biotic interactions relate to adaptations in anatomy and morphology of angiosperms;
4. Explain primary production and nutrient cycling;
5. Explain the unique features of plant biochemistry and metabolism including photosynthesis;
6. Describe the processes that determine Earth's climate (past, present and future), the links between the earth-atmosphere-ocean system and the role of organisms in climate;
7. Demonstrate competence in observation, experimentation and recording, analysis and presentation through laboratory field, group and individual work.
No additional information available.
Lectures (24 x 1 hour lectures includes information on directed learning material or equivalent) plus 1 revision class before MCQ and 1 revision class before summer exam; 4 x 3 hour practical plus one 1hr and one 3hr in in PC lab sessions.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Assignment 4 |
|
2.5% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 5 |
|
2.5% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 6 |
|
2.5% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 7 |
|
2.5% |
| Coursework |
Practical 1 |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Practical 2 |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Practical 3 |
|
30% |
| Exam |
MCQ exam: 65 minutes during Early Exams
|
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
|
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Tracy Lawson, email: tlawson@essex.ac.uk.
Prof Tracy Lawson and Dr Amanda Cavanagh
School Undergraduate Office, email: bsugoffice (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
Yes
No
No
Prof Anne Borland
Newcastle University
Professor
Available via Moodle
Of 910 hours, 21 (2.3%) hours available to students:
889 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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