NBIK14009U Protists - Eukaryotic Microbiology
Identification, isolation, nutrition, life histories, fylogeny
and behaviour of unicellular, free-living organisms. The course
includes groups of organisms, which traditionally belong to algae,
protozoa, heterotrophic flagellates, including Heterokontophyta,
Dinophyta, Ciliata, and soil protozoa.
The course will include lectures, colloquia and
laboratory-practice. Participants will also carry out an
experimental project (about 25 hours) concluded by written report.
The course will be concluded by an examination.
To give the participants an overview over the diversity and
ecological importance of free-living protists. Participants will
also be trained in methods for studying protists including
different methods for isolation, culturing and identification,
including electron microscopy and DNA-based
methods.
Knowledge:
- present the "tree of life", including describing overall protist-organism groups
Skills:
- isolate and cultivate protists
- explain nutrition forms and the main ecological niches of protists
Competences:
- derive general principles across groups of organisms with regard to eg. life history, behavior, cytology
- selecting and applying appropriate techniques for studies of protists
- select relevant literature and discuss their own performance in relation to this
- present and critically discuss original articles
- illustrate selected aspects of protisters biology experimentally and report this in writing
See Absalon.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 6
- Exam
- 1
- Guidance
- 2
- Lectures
- 10
- Practical exercises
- 15
- Preparation
- 137
- Project work
- 30
- Theory exercises
- 5
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination---
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly
and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies
described under "Learning Outcome".
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NBIK14009U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- C (Mon 13-17 + Wednes 8-17)
- Course capacity
- Minimum 10 students
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Biology and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Course responsibles
- Niels Daugbjerg (11-703066637769646c67746942646b71306d7730666d)
Lecturers
Flemming Ekelund, Per Juel Hansen, Ulrik Søchting and Øjvind Moestrup.