Sytematics and identification course: Zoology and Botany


Although today in biology molecular biological and genetic questions and techniques more and more in focus, a good knowledge of plant species and the skilled use of identification keys are still an indispensable basis for many biological questions and investigations. In ecology, the environmentalism or the system biology the ability to identify and classify species into the natural system is already an integral part of everydays work. Even for geneticists, molecular biologists and physiologists, it is often essential to identify the objects of study in the field or to distinguish it from similar species. Especially biology teachers should be aware of important elements of the native fauna and flora with their special features and properties and to assign greater systematic units.

As part of the field biology exercises the means of selected species of native fauna and flora are practiced with use of official identification keys and at the same time the characteristics of the higher taxonomic units, which are essential for the provision within the respective groups of features are learned. On excursions typical habitats are visited and their domiciled communities are presented. In the botanical part of the field biology students create their own Audible with key local representatives of different groups of plants.

Basic objectives of the field biology are:

  1. Morphology of Plants (Kormophyten) and animals as well as basic concepts of botany and zoology
  2. Form customer / kinship knowledge
  3. Basic understanding in systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature gain
  4. Exemplary types of knowledge gain (local flora and fauna)
  5. Methods for determining organisms acquire
  6. Insight into phylogenetic relationship, hierarchical structure and Maintaining Biodiversity

These events are part of the module Biology 1 and be completed by all students of the Bachelor of Science and the teacher degree programs. Students of higher semesters are part of the "key skills module" in the care of "field biology, botanical part" involved.

Contact:
Dr. Harald Kullmann (Zoology)
PD. Dr. Klaus Tenberge (Botany)