BIOL1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Newcastle, New South Wales, Due Date, Phloem
14 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Faculty of Science & Information Technology
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
BIOL1002: Organisms to Ecosystems
Callaghan
Semester 2 - 2016
CRICOS Provider 00109J
OVERVIEW
Course Description
This course introduces the taxonomic and functional diversity of
organisms together with their interactions with each other and the
physical world.
Students will gain an understanding of the immense scale of
biological diversity, how that diversity arose and what are the
essential elements required to maintain that diversity. This course
is also the gateway to real understanding of how organisms work
including the development and function of multicellular
organisms. This understanding of the organism will then be
expanded to interactions between organisms as populations,
communities and ecosystems. Understanding how organisms
and ecosystems function enables us to move towards living
systems that are aligned with natural processes and are essential
ingredients to sustainability.
Students who have completed this course are well placed for
further studies in: animal and plant development and function;
microbiology; ecology, biodiversity and environmental biology
courses at 2000 and 3000 level.
Requisites
This course has similarities to BIOL1070 and BIOL1050. If you
have successfully completed either of these courses you cannot
enrol in this course.
Assumed Knowledge
HSC Mathematics and Chemistry are advisable.
Contact Hours
Callaghan
Lecture
Face to Face On Campus
4 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Unit Weighting
10
Workload
Students are required to spend on average 120-140 hours of
effort (contact and non-contact) including assessments per 10
unit course.
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BIOL1002: Organisms to Ecosystems
Callaghan Semester 2 - 2016
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CONTACTS
Course Coordinator
Callaghan
Dr Claire Mason
Claire.Mason@newcastle.edu.au
(02) 4921 7236
Location: LS246 (Life Sciences Building)
Consultation: By appointment
Teaching Staff
Kate Chamberlain
Kate.Chamberlain@uon.edu.au
Consultation: By appointment
Dr Geoffrey MacFarlane
Geoff.Macfarlane@newcastle.edu.au
Consultation: By appointment
Other teaching staff will be advised on the course Blackboard site.
School Office
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
C2.18 Chemistry Building
Callaghan
Science-IT-[email protected].au
+61 2 4921 5080
9am-5pm (Mon-Fri)
SYLLABUS
Course Content
Introduction to the Ecosystem - Ecosystems are made up of a diversity of organisms which
interact with each other and the physical environment to perform ecosystem functions. This
course aims to outline the origin and scale of organism diversity and how organisms interact
with the physical environment to form the living Earth.
Origin and Scale of Diversity:
• Evolving life and mechanisms of evolution
• Origin of species
• Kingdoms of living things
• Coping with complexity - Classification and relatedness
Biology of Organisms:
• Diversity and function of microbes & fungi
• Diversity, development & function of plants
• Diversity, development & function of animals
Ecology and Ecosystem Function:
• The Australian Biota
• Populations & Communities
• Biomes and Australian Ecosystems
• Ecosystem functions
• Human Impacts on the Australian Environment
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Document Summary
This course introduces the taxonomic and functional diversity of organisms together with their interactions with each other and the physical world. Students will gain an understanding of the immense scale of biological diversity, how that diversity arose and what are the essential elements required to maintain that diversity. This course is also the gateway to real understanding of how organisms work including function of multicellular organisms. This understanding of the organism will then be expanded to interactions between organisms as populations, communities and ecosystems. Understanding how organisms and ecosystems function enables us to move towards living systems that are aligned with natural processes and are essential ingredients to sustainability. Students who have completed this course are well placed for further studies in: animal and plant development and function; microbiology; ecology, biodiversity and environmental biology courses at 2000 and 3000 level. This course has similarities to biol1070 and biol1050.
