2019/2020

2019/2020

DM270

BIO/06 ()

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"

BIOTECHNOLOGY

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

6

48 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN TEST

MERICO VALERIA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

Basic knowledge of the structure of biological macromolecules and of the function of the main cell organelles.

To stimulate the study of the cell substructures from morphological, functional and molecular prospective with constant recall of the chemical processes involved. To provide students know-how and reasoning strategies for identifying potential subjects for the development of biotechnological applications.

Biological macromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids. Role of covalent and non-covalent bonds for macromolecule structure. Structure and function of cellular structures: plasma membrane, endomembrane system (rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, endocytosis and exocytosis, lysosomes). Anaerobic and aerobic metabolism: glycolysis, mitochondria, peroxisomes. Cytoskeleton and cell motility (microfilaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments). Eukaryotic cell nucleus (nuclear envelope, nuclear lamina, nuclear pores, chromatin, nucleolus). Cell reproduction (mitosis, meiosis). Elements of Histology.

Lectures

Colombo e Olmo: BIOLOGIA -CELLULA E TESSUTI. EdiErmes

The exam will be written and developed in a first part with multiple choice questions (true or false) and a second part with open questions. The evaluation will be: correct answer = 1 point; no answer = 0; wrong answer = -0.1 points.