Biology for Agronomistis (8 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Purpose of the course:
After completing this course, you have learned the biological basics of agriculture and forestry and the main features of ecosystems.

Competences:
-agricultural competence
-forestry competence
-environmental competence
-competence of natural sciences

Learning outcomes:
You know the basic concepts and attributes of population, biotic community, ecosystem and agroecosystem and know main classifications of forests and peatlands. You are able to identify the factors affecting plant growth and know the basics of agroecology. You can identify 100 most essential plants for agriculture and forestry. You know how an aquatic ecosystem functions. You know how to use a microscope and are able to do growth potential observations of field soil.

Content

-the basic concepts of ecology
-population and ecosystem ecology
-nutrient cycles
-growth factors
-soil and its properties
-aquatic ecology
-microscopy work
-plants, growth, and plant identification

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate 1:
You know the basic concepts and attributes of population, biotic community ecosystem and agroecology and know main classifications of forests and peatlands. You know the basics of the rotation of nutrients in ecosystem and photosynthesis. You know factors affecting plant growth, identify the main plants related to cultivation and the indicator plants of the forests and compile a virtual herbarium of 70 species. You know how an aquatic ecosystem functions. You can use a microscope and are able to do growth potential observations of field soil. Assignments are passed, but they contain deficiencies.

Satisfactory 2:
You can explain the concepts and attributes of population, biotic community, ecosystem and agroecology, identify the forest types and peatland classification. You can explain the rotation of nutrients in ecosystem and photosynthesis. You can explain the factors affecting plant growth, identify the main plants related to cultivation and the indicator plants of the forests and compile a virtual herbarium of 70 species. You know how an aquatic ecosystem functions. You can independently use a microscope and measure reliably the quality of field soil. Assignments are passed and they follow the instructions.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
You can apply the concepts and attributes of population, biotic community, ecosystem and agroecology and are able to classify the forests and peatlands. You can apply the knowledge of rotation of nutrients and energy flow in agriculture and forestry and are able to identify sustainability of human actions. You identify the main plants related to cultivation and the indicator plants of the forests and compile an error-free virtual herbarium of 70 species. You can independently use a microscope and measure promptly the qualities of field soil. Assignments are passed and they follow the instructions. Their reporting applies the course material.

Very good 4:
You can analyze the concepts and attributes of population, biotic community, ecosystem and agroecology and master the theory and practice of the classification of forests and peatlands. You can analyze the meaning of rotation of nutrients and energy flow in agriculture and forestry and are able to estimate the sustainability of human actions. You comprehensively identify the main plants related to cultivation and the indicator plants of the forests and compile an error-free virtual herbarium of 70 species. You can independently use a microscope and measure the qualities of field soil and analyze observations. Assignments are passed and they follow the instructions. Their reporting applies diverse sources.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You are able to explain the functions of population, biotic community, ecosystem and agroecology mastering their concepts and attributes. You comprehensively master the theory and practice of the classification of forests and peatlands. You can justify the meaning of rotation of nutrients and energy flow in agriculture and forestry and are able to take into account ecological effects of human actions. You comprehensively identify the main plants related to cultivation and the indicator plants of the forests and compile an error-free virtual herbarium of 70 species. You can independently use a microscope and measure the qualities of field soil and make conclusions from observations. Assignments are passed and they follow the instructions. Their reporting is error-free and it applies diverse sources.