PHYSICOCHEMICAL BIOLOGY” FOR MASTER’S DEGREE IN
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Mycology, algology and higher plants
Algae: general description. Cell and thallus structure. Major types of thallus
organization in algae. Algal pigments, their role in systematics and adaptation to
environment. Reproduction and lifecycles of algae. Brief description of major
divisions of algae. Distribution of algae and their role in environment. Structure of
algae from different ecological groups. Role of algae in nature and their practical
application.
Fungi and fungaceous organisms. General description. Fungi and fungaceous
organisms: similarity and major differences. Mycelial cell structure and feeding.
Reproduction and lifecycle. Brief description of major taxa. Distribution and role
in environment. Role of fungi in cycle of matter and economy.
Lichens. Thallus structure. Systematic position of algae and symbiotic fungi in
lichens. Relationships between lichen components. Reproduction of lichens. Role
of lichens in nature and their practical application.
Myxomycetes. General description. Major divisions; their brief description.
General description of higher plants. Lifecycle of higher plants. Asexual and
sexual reproduction. Types of sexual reproduction process in higher plants and
their evolutionary relationships.
General body plan in higher plants. Leaf structural components and descriptive
morphology. Morphology of shoots and shoot systems. Evolutionary origin of root.
Morphology of roots and root systems.
General description of bryophytes. Divisions of Marchantiophyta,
Anthocerotophyta and mosses.
Spermaphyta. General description. Gymnosperms. Comparative description of
major groups (coniferous, gnetaceous, cycades and Ginkgoaceae).
General description of angiosperms (flowering plants). Flower. Structure of male
and female gametophytes. Dicots vs monocots.
Zoology
System Eukaryota and major groups of Protozoa. Modern views on origin of
eukaryotic cell: role of Archaea and Eubacteria, symbiotic origin of organelles,
diversity of plastids; flagellar apparatus.