The aim of this module is to introduce the diversity of life, evolution and development of body form in a wide variety of organisms, including prokaryotes, animals and plants.
Private Study: 112
Contact Hours: 38
Total: 150
• Practical Report 1 (2,500 words) – 25%
• Practical Report 2 (1,500 words) – 25%
• Examination (2 hours) – 50%
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
1. Demonstrate an appreciation of the diversity of microbial life (bacteria, fungi unicellular and simple multicellular eukaryotes).
2. Demonstrate an understanding of plant structural and reproductive diversity and the colonisation of the land by plants.
3. Demonstrate an understanding that animals are multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes with tissues that develop from embryonic layers.
4. Demonstrate the ability to safely handle and conduct experiments on a range of organisms under defined laboratory conditions.
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