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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Spring 2-1-2000 BIOC 495.01: Fungal Biology Matthias Rillig University of Montana - Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Rillig, Matthias, "BIOC 495.01: Fungal Biology" (2000). Syllabi. 5337. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/5337 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu.                                                                           Fungal Biology Instructor: Dr. Matthias RilligOffice: HS 510AEmail: matthias@selway.umt.eduTelephone: 243-2389 Week of 24th Jan: Introduction; definition of fungi and the fungal life style; phylogeny and evolution of fungi Week of 31st Jan: Fungal groups I: Chytridiomycota; Zygomycota Week of 7th Feb: Fungal groups II: Ascomycota Week of 14th Feb: Fungal groups III: Basidiomycota Week of 21st Feb: Fungal groups IV (non-eumycotan fungi): Oomycota; Labyrinthulomycota; Hyphochytriomycota; “slime molds” Week of 28th Feb: Physiology I: The fungal cell and mycelium; metabolism; growth and conditions for growth Week of 6th March: Physiology II: Spores: formation, dispersal, germination Week of 13th March: Genetics: Overview of fungal genetics and sexuality Week of 20th March: SPRING BREAK!Week of 27th March: Ecology I: Living with a fungus: Symbioses with plants and animalsWeek of 3 April: Ecology II: Processes and functions: Role of fungi in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystemsWeek of 10 April: Ecology III: Fungal community ecology: Competition, successions, fungal communities Week of 17 April: Importance to human affairs: fungal plant and animal diseases, biotechnology, food production  Week of 24 April: Student project presentations/ seminars Week of 1 May: Student project presentations/ seminars Week of 8 May: FINAL EXAMS!                                                                             Fungal Biology Grading Midterm 20%Final 40%Project 30%Presentation 10%The final exam is comprehensive.The project is meant to give you the opportunity to learn in more detail about a topic thatis not covered in great detail in the lectures.The project can take on one of two forms. You can choose between:•	 Literature review on a topic in fungal biology. You can pick from several topics(undergraduates) or work on a topic related to your research (graduate students). Topics are (no exceptions):o	 Responses of fungi to stresso	 Evolution of fungi•	 Study option: A small observational study, demonstration, or experimentcombined with a scaled-down literature review. This is for students who want amore hands-on mycology experience.o	 The project will be carried out in the lab of the instructor and is thereforemost likely related to the biology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.  The project type and topic are chosen after discussion with the instructor. Graduate students cannot choose something that duplicates their thesis topic, but certainly can pick something that is relevant to their research. Time line: Title due (1p): week of 21st Feb. Outline/ design due (4p): week of 28th Feb. Final project due (25p): end of last week of class. The presentation (last weeks of class, 15-20min) is a summary of your review and an opportunity to share your results with the class. The emphasis is on incorporating whatyou found out into the general framework of fungal biology.                                     Reading The required textbook for this class is “The Fifth Kingdom” by Bryce Kendrick. There isa web page supporting this book, which can be found at:http://www.pacificcoast.net/~mycolog/fifthtoc.html This web page contains updates of the text, and also several hundred color pictures, aswell as links to other web pages of mycological interest. There is also a CDROM available for the book, which you can preview. Material on the Mycolog web page and on the CD is not required for the class. It can beused to enhance your learning experience.There are additional required or optional readings where the textbook does notprovide sufficient depth. These are posted on the ERES (electronic reserve) system of theMansfield library, where they can be downloaded for free, and printed out. The URL forthe web page is http://eres.lib.umt.edu/The course web site is password protected. The password is fungus (you must enter it all in lower-case, the system is case-sensitive).

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