OS13BOT2 - Botany II (OŠ13BOT")

Course specification
Type of study	Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title	Botany II (OŠ13BOT")
Acronym	Status	Semester	Number of classes	ECTS
OŠ13BOT2	mandatory	2	3L + 3E	6.0
Lecturers
Lecturer	doc. dr Nataša Lukić
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)	doc. dr Nataša Lukić
Prerequisite				Form of prerequisites
The subject of Botany II is prerequisited by the subject of Botany I.				Passed the final exam in Botany I.
Learning objectives
Introducing students to the basic principles of systematics of mushrooms, lichens and vascular plants.
Learning outcomes
The knowledge gained in the subject of Botany II includes an understanding of the division of the living world, especially kingdom Planta., which will provide students with the basis for mastering related subjects (Dendrology, Phytocenology).
Content
Introduction to systematics. Methods of phylogenetic systematics and division of the living world. The Fungi kingdom. LICHENES. The Plantae kingdom. Bryophyta division. Division Lycopodiophyta. Division Equisetophyta. Division Polypodiophyta. Division Pinophyta. Division Magnoliophyta.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, field classes, laboratory exercises, consultations.
Literature
1. Šumatić, N., Topalić-Trivunović, Lj. (2012): Botany. Faculty of Forestry, Banja Luka.
Evaluation and grading
The knowledge test is carried out in writing and orally. There are colloquiums and tests in progress. Semester. It is mandatory to pass individual students herbarium. The final exam is taken practically (exercises) and oral (lectures).
Specific remarks
Students are obliged to collect individual herbarium containing at least 100 different plant species, of which 10 woody and the remaining number of herbaceous species are allowed. Exams of herbaria are taken separately , in the form of species recognition by random selection of teachers/associates. During the semester, field classes are organized.