Laboratory (2020/2021)

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Course code
4S001196
Credits
9
Coordinator
Giancarlo Tassinari
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Teaching is organised as follows:
Unit Credits Academic sector Period Academic staff
LABORATORIO 1 BIO/09-PHYSIOLOGY See the unit page See the unit page
DIDATTICA DELLA BIOLOGIA 4 BIO/09-PHYSIOLOGY Sem. 2A Giancarlo Tassinari
FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA 4 BIO/05-ZOOLOGY Sem. 2B Flavia Guzzo

Learning outcomes

Learning the basic concepts of scientific thinking and their application to the living organism; applying the acquired knowledge to design and carry out simple didactic activities and evaluate their learning.
Understand and be able to explain the methods by which science proceeds and is spread; - understand and be able to explain the evolutionary mechanisms through which the living beings change; - understand and be able to describe the different levels of organization and complexity of living organisms; -be able to recognize the systematic categories of belonging of the main living groups, according to modern taxonomic rules, and to be able to describe their characteristics; - understand the differences in the life strategy of plants and animals and be able to explain them from an evolutionary point of view; - describe the relationships between living beings through the main types of metabolisms and trophic networks.

Syllabus

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MM: LABORATORIO
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------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Monocular and binocular vision, ocular dominance, saccadic suppression, mydriasis and myosis, blind spot, visual field, optical illusions. ------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Biology laboratory to understand how to approach microscopy, enzimology, pigment extractions, pH measurements, physiology and perception with children. Evaluation of the number of taste buds. Bitter taste: the perception of PTC, taster or not-taster. Extraction of anthocyanins from vegetables to measure pH of food and solutions. Amiylase enzymatic essay from saliva or barley buds extract. Evaluation of the composition of pigments in spinach leaves, chromatographic separation of chlorophyll and catotemoids. ------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Biology laboratory to understand how to approach microscopy, enzimology, pigment extractions, pH measurements, physiology and perception with children.
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MM: DIDATTICA DELLA BIOLOGIA
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- How substances move in the organism - "Animal electricity": cellular potentials and communication - How the muscle contracts and reflex movements - Brain and central control of movement - Sensitivity: body sensation and pain - Eye and vision - Hearing, balance, and chemical senses - How the heart works - How do we breathe - How the kidney works - Digestion and absorption of foods - The hormones.
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MM: FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA
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-(almost) all the living being are made up of cell/cells; -the diversity of living organisms: prokaryotes and eukaryotes, unicellular and multicellular organisms, autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms, the kingdoms of eukaryotes, the "superior" organisms (higher plants and animals); -Relationships between living beings (metabolisms and trophic networks); -the organisms evolve; - animals and plants have different life strategies; - science and scientists share a method of investigation (the scientific method) and a method of disseminating scientific discoveries (publication through "peer review").

Assessment methods and criteria

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MM: LABORATORIO
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------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Included in Didattica della Biologia ------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Oral and practical ------------------------ MM: ------------------------ Oral and practical
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MM: DIDATTICA DELLA BIOLOGIA
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Written report, on both the matter of the course and the corresponding didactic activity.
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MM: FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA
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The examination will be an oral test aimed to verify : -the overall degree of knowledge of the subject of this course; -the scientific language skills.

Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
Widmaier E.P., Raff H., Strang K.T. Vander Fisiologia (Edizione 2) Ambrosiana 2018 9788808280022
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