Course title
生物構造機能学   [Biostatics]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 01BO0805a
Instructor(s)
竹村 勇司, 大川 泰一郎, 村上 智亮   [TAKEMURA Yuji, OKAWA Taiichiro, MURAKAMI Tomoaki]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course provides students with the fundamental concepts and principles of biostatics. We lecture, at first, the phylogeny and taxonomy of life from the viewpoint of evolutionary history, and then, the morphology and physiology of the plants and animals, and discuss the amazing mechanisms of structure and function. We also comment on the relationship between those organisms and human life.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to explain the taxonomy, morphology, and physiology of life from the viewpoints of phylogeny and comparative biology.
Course schedule
[Animal Phylogeny]
1. Animal Phylogeny 1 (Chapter number in Campbell's 9th Ed.: 32,33)
2. Animal Phylogeny 2 (CC.33,34)

[Animal Morphology and Function]
3. Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function (CC.40)
4. Animal Nutrition (CC.41)
5. Circulation and Gas Exchange (CC.42)
6. The Immune System (CC.43)
7. Hormones and Endocrine System (CC.45)
8. Osmoregulation and Excretion (CC.44)
9. Nervous Systems (CC.48)
Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling (CC.49)
10. Sensory and Motor Mechanism (CC.50)

[Plant Phylogeny]
11. The Evolutionary History of Biodiversity (CC.26)
Protists (CC.28)
12. Plant Diversity (CC.29,30)

[Plant Morphology and Function]
13. Plant Structure, Growth, and Development (CC.35)
Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants (CC.36)
14. Soil and Plant Nutrition (CC.37)
Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology (CC.38)
15. Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals (CC.39)

Examination
---- Jul. 27

Prerequisites
This class is for the An students and some part of the En students. Students entering this course are assumed to have obtained the credit for TATⅠ "Biology".
Required Text(s) and Materials
The texts on Moodle2016 are based on the 8th and after editions of Campbell's "Biology". When purchasing a copy, the latest version (10th edition) is recommended.
References
Reference books are displayed at the TAT Recommended Books Corner in the Library. We may introduce you some references in our lectures.
Assessment/Grading
80% (12/15) or more attendance at the class and 60 or more points in the examination are required to obtain credit.
Message from instructor(s)
With the help of Moodle2016 and Campbell's "Biology", please make an aggressive preparation and review of the class. We hope you, like a university student, to acquire a manner to learn by yourself.
Course keywords
plant, animal, evolution, phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, physiology, relationship with human life
Office hours
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Lecture Language
Japanese
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4/4/2017 2:06:31 PM