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Undergraduate University Study

Programme in Biology

(Bachelor of Science)

License of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, June 16, 2005

with the Senate amendments decision on October 29, 2007 and October 1, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK

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PROPOSAL FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMMES

1. INTRODUCTION

a) Modern society is a knowledge-based society, and biology, i.e. the science of life, has a

significant role in it. Biodiversity, recombinant DNA technology and nature protection are

biological disciplines the modern society would not be able to survive without. Therefore it is

easy to recognize the value of knowledge gained from studying natural sciences. Focused

mostly on globalization, we tend to forget natural processes and therefore it is necessary to

provide education on the importance and functioning of life. The teaching plays an essential

role in the process of education, and it should provide the knowledge to the younger

generations that will explain and protect life. Biologists, in all segments of their activities and

their professional interests (education, science, professional activities), are very much needed

in a society, and can find the employment in the global job market. In addition to the

educational and scientific institutions, there is an increasing number of private companies that

conduct various researches or they need the expertise of the biologists in their production. The

core and elective modules are based on the results of the most recent investigations, and

provide the basic knowledge that will make our graduates apt to compete in the global market

of knowledge.

We are offering a ‘major’ programme for biologists that is comparable to many study

programmes in the European Union (Universities in Wageningen, Heidelberg, Pecs), and the

programme structure is agreed upon with the other Croatian biology professionals. The

programme also offers the vertical and horizontal student mobility.

b) The University Department of Biology was originally the Institute of Biology that was a part

of the Faculty of Education that educated teachers of biology and chemistry since 1977. Based

on the Report of the Committee for the evaluation of the institutions of higher education in the

Republic of Croatia, natural sciences, field biology (section 11 of the Report), we deliver the

undergraduate university study programme in biology (Bachelor of Science) and the graduate

university study programmes in biology (Master of Science), biology education, and biology

and chemistry education.

c) The partners in the education process are primary and secondary schools, where our graduates

find employment. The partners in the education process are also public institutions involved in

nature protection, as well as other research-oriented institutions.

d) The proposed study programmes offer the horizontal and vertical student mobility, as they are

composed of 70% core modules and 30% elective modules like many European ‘major +

minor’ study programmes, and they are comparable to similar study programmes in the

Republic of Croatia.

e) Following the recommendations of the above mentioned Report of the Committee for the

evaluation of the institutions of higher education in the Republic of Croatia (sections 7, 8, and

9), and managing to implement our plan to relocate the Institute of Biology and found the

University Department of Biology, at present we have much better conditions for the research

and teaching, and can deliver a modern programme of study in biology. Moreover, there have

been considerable investments made in order to equip the laboratoriesand practicums, and

such a positive trend is expected to continue.

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2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

2.1. STUDY PROGRAMMES IN BIOLOGY

Undergraduate university study programme in biology (Bachelor of Science)

2.2. Proposing institution: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Department of Biology

2.3. Duration of study.

2.4. Bachelor of Science study programme: 3 years (6 semesters)

Qualification awarded: BSc in biology

2.5. Admission requirements.

The applicants for the Bachelor of Science study programme in biology should hold a

secondary school diploma and pass an admission test.

2.6. On completion of the Bachelor of Science study programme, graduates will be able to enrol

in other Master of Science study programmes in natural sciences, field biology, or

programmes combined with other fields. At our University, those are the Master of Science

study programmes in biology, biology education, and biology and chemistry education.

Graduates will also be able to enrol in other Master of Science study programmes at the

Faculty of Science at Zagreb University, or at the Faculty of Science and Education at the

University of Split.

On completion of the Bachelor of Science study programme, a Bachelor of Science in

biology will have the competences and skills that qualify them to work in laboratories as a

laboratory technician (in the present system of secondary school education there is no school

that offers this profession, which means that at the moment laboratory technicians attended

agriculture, veterinary medicine, chemistry, or medical secondary schools, or studied

biology, so they quickly leave such jobs), expert guards in nature parks, and similar

institutions.

2.8. On completion of the undergraduate university study programme the qualification awarded is

BSc in biology

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3. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

3.1. The list of the obligatory and elective courses and modules with the teaching hours and ECTS

OBLIGATORY COURSES

I semester C S L ECTS CODE

General (1) and Inorganic (1) Chemistry 30 30 4 BBO101

Basic General Chemistry Laboratory 45 4 BBO102

Instrumental Methods in Biology 30 15 4 BBO103

Cell Biology 45 45 6 BBO104

Microbiology 30 30 4 BBO105

General Zoology 45 45 6 BBO106

Field Work 1- Zoology 15 1 BBO212

Physical Education 30 1 BBT111

435 180 30 225 30

II semester C S L ECTS CODE

Organic Chemistry 1 30 15 30 7 BBO207

Quantitative Biology 1 30 15 4 BBO208

Human Anatomy and Histology 45 30 6 BBO209

Genetics 30 30 4 BBO210

Plant Anatomy 30 30 4 BBO211

Plant Morphology with Field work 15 30 4 BBO213


390 180 15 195 30

III semester C S L ECTS CODE

Invertebrates 30 45 6 BBO314

Algae, Fungi and Lichenes 45 30 6 BBO315

Biochemistry 1 30 30 4 BBO317

General Ecology 30 2 BBO318

Vertebrates 30 45 5 BBO319


Elective course 90 6

345 165 180 30

IV semester C S L ECTS CODE

Biochemistry 2 30 30 6 BBO420

Plant Physiology 1 45 45 7 BBO421

Vascular Plants 30 45 6 BBO422

Field Work 2- Zoology 30 2 BBO423

Field Work 2- Botany 30 2 BBO424



315 105 210 30

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V semester C S L ECTS CODE

Animal Physiology 1 45 45 8 BBO525

Molecular Biology 30 15 30 6 BBO526

Plant Ecology 30 30 4 BBO527

Animal Ecology 30 30 4 BBO528


285 135 15 135 30

VI semester C S L ECTS CODE

Evolution 30 15 5 BBO629

Zoogeography 30 15 15 6 BBO631

Geobotanic 30 15 5 BBO632

Field Work 3 - Zoology 30 2 BBO633

Field Work 3 - Botany 30 2 BBO634


225 120 45 60 30

ELECTIVE COURSES

C S L ECTS CODE

Protozoa Biology 15 15 2 BBZ35

Phytoplankton 15 15 2 BBZ36

Ecophysiology of Algae 15 15 2 BBZ37

Cell Organelles Ultrastructure 15 15 2 BBZ38

Plant Microtehnique and Mycroscopy 30 15 2 BMZ82

Experimental Biochemical Tehniques 30 15 2 BBZ39

Insects Anatomy and Morfology 15 30 2 BBZ40

Hematofagic Arthropods (Arthropoda) 15 15 2 BBZ41

Biological Collection 15 15 2 BBZ42

Marine Biology 15 15 2 BBZ43

Land Vertebrates of Croatia 15 15 2 BBZ44

Photosynthesis 15 15 2 BBZ45

Toxicology 15 15 2 BBZ46

Phyto-geographical Characteristics

of East Croatia 15 15 2 BBZ47

Protected Animal Species 15 15 2 BBZ48

Genetic Engineering 30 2 BBO630

Biology of Rodents and Insects of Significant

Public Health Importance 15 15 2 BBZ59

Poisonous Animals and Plants 15 15 2 BBBZ51

Phytobiology 45 15 20 6 BBZ60

Neurobiology 40 20 30 6 BBZ61

Laboratory Animal Science 15 15 2 BBZ62

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FACULTATIVE MODUL CHEMISTRY 1

III semester C S L ECTS CODE

General Chemistry 2 30 15 3 K016

Organic Chemistry 2 30 15 3 K042

90 60 30

IV semestar C S L ECTS CODE

Analytical Chemistry 1 30 2 K031

Analytical Chemistry laboratory 1 30 2 K033

Analytical Chemistry 2 30 15 2 K032

105 60 15 30

V semester C S L ECTS CODE

Inorganic Chemistry 2 30 15 3 K021

Organic Chemistry Laboratory Practice 2 30 2 K043

Analytical Chemistry 2

Laboratory Exercises and Seminar 15 30 3 K099

120 30 30 60

VI semester C S L ECTS CODE

Inorganic Chemistry 3 45 15 4 K022

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 60 4 K023

Elective – Chemistry 30 2

120 45 15 60

Elective courses in module Chemistry 1

C S L ECTS CODE

Chemistry in Everyday Life 15 15 2 K083

Toxicology - an Environmental Chemistry 30 15 2 K081

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OBLIGATORY COURSES

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General (1) and Inorganic (1) Chemistry (BBO101) 30C + 30S + 0L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Matter and energy. Atoms, ions and molecules. Basic chemical laws,

fundamentals of chemical bonding. Solids, liquids, gases. Solutions: the concepts of concentration,

hydrolysis and solvation. Acids and bases. Basic concepts of chemical equilibrium and chemical

reactions. Fundamentals of thermochemistry. The periodic table of chemical elements. The short

overview of the main group element properties. The short overview of the transitional elements and

complexes. Some methods of chemical analysis.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Students solve various numerical problems related to lecture topics. Through

this seminar students are introduced to the basic chemical principles and laws: measuring units,

relative atomic and molecular mass, chemical equivalents, concentration of solutions, redoxes, and gas

laws. Electrolytes: dissociation constant, pH, buffers, acid-base neutralization, hydrolysis of salts,

solubility product. Basic electrochemistry. Students develop critical and analytical thinking through

independent problem solving.

EXAMINATION METHODS: written and oral

OBLIGATORY LITERATURE:

Silberberg, M. (2003). Chemistry, 3rd ed... McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York.

Greenwood, N. N., Earnshaw, A. (2002). Chemistry of the Elements. Pergamon Press, Oxford.

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Basic General Chemistry Laboratory (BBO102) 0C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction: safety precautions during work and the first aid. Introduction to

the laboratory equipment. Properties of the burners and open flame. Mass measurment of the samples.

Chemical laws. Molar mass and molar volume of gas. Preparation of the solutions of a given

composition and pH. Neutralization. Mechanical separation of the mixtures (decanting, filtering,

vacuum filtering). Separation of the mixtures based on the differences in vapor pressure (sublimation

and distillation). Kinetics of the chemical reactions. Chemical equillibria. Energy and the chemical

change. Properties of the metal hydroxides and hydrogen peroxide. Colligative properties. Redox

reactions. Hydrolysis and ionic components of the aqeuous solutions. Methods of the instrumental

analysis (thin layer chromatography).

LABORATORY CONTENT: The programme of the laboratory is according to the course content.

Through practical work students aquire knowledge and experience necessary for proper conduction of

the chemical experiments. Through practical work students learn about proper handling of the

laboratory equipment, safety rules at work, as well as the use of the theoretical knowledge in the

experimental work. Students are introduced to the basic techniques of the laboratory work.

EXAMINATION METHODS: Written and oral exam that follows the completed practical training.


Silberberg, M. (2003): Chemistry, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York.

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Instrumental Methods in Biology (BBO103) 30C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Principles of the light microscope; microscopy; principles of working with

balance; weighting; principles of pH-meter; pH-metering; principles of thermometer; temperature

measuring; principles of oxygen electrode; principles of spectrophotometer; working with

spectrophotometer; UV spectrophotometry; IR and nearIR spectrophotometry; principles of

fluorometer; fluorometrics and spectrophotofluorometrics; principles of electrophoresis;

electrophoresis; principles of centrifuge; working with centrifuge; main principles of chromatographic

methods; thin-layer chromatography; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; principles of

atomic absorber; principles of mass spectrometer; combination of instrumental methods.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Microscopy; spectrophotometry; UV spectrophotometry; near IR

spectrophotometry; fluorometry; centrifugation; pH measurement; oxygen concentration

measurement; balancing; electrophoresis; isoelectric focusing; thin-layer chromatography on paper

and on gel; column chromatography.



Skoog, A.D., Holler, F.J., Nieman, A.T. (1998). Principles of Instrumental Analysis. Saunders Golden

Sunburst Series.

Ruzin, S.E. (1999). Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy. Oxford University Press, New York,

Oxford.

ADDITIONAL LITERATURE:

MacDonald (1975). Fizika za biologe i medicinare. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Rickwood, D., Ford, T.C., Steensgaard, J. (1994). Centrifugation: essential data. John Wiley & Sons,

Chichester - New York.

Rubbi, C.P. (1994). Light microscopy: essential data. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester – New York.

Štraus, B., Stavljenić-Rukavina, A., Plavšić, F. (1997). Analitičke tehnike u kliničkom laboratoriju.

Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

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Cell Biology (BBO104) 45C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Chemistry of the cell. Geography of the cell: prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

The compartmental organization of the cell. Membranes: structure and transport. The cytoskeleton.

The structure and function of the nucleus: chromosomes, DNA and genes. Control of the gene

expression. Cell cycle. DNA replication. Transcription. Mitosis and endomitosis. Meiosis and

recombination. Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and protein biosynthesis. Golgi apparatus,

lysosomes, peroxisomes, glioxisomes, vacuoles. Energy conversion. The mitochondrion: ultrastructure

and function. Plastids and plastid pigments. Chloroplast ultrastructure and photosynthesis. The cell

differentiation, growth control and cancer. The cellular basis of the immunity.

LABORATORY CONTENT: The use of the light microscope: ocular and objective micrometer. The

use of the resolution and immersion objectives. Stereomicroscope and photo documentation.

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Membranes: vital dies, plasmolysis. Interphase nucleus. Mitosis.

The preparation of the cytological slides. Endomitosis. Mitotic activity: the calculation of the mitotic

index. Meiosis. Crossing-over. Plastids: chromoplasts, leucoplasts, etioplasts. Chloroplasts and

photosynthetic pigments. The use of the fluorescence microscope. Isolation of chloroplasts.

Centrifugation. Electrophoresis of proteins.

EXAMINATION METHODS: practical, written and oral


Alberts, A., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. (2007) Molecular biology of the

cell. 5th ed. Garland Science, New York – Abingdon.

Cooper, G.M., Hausman, R.E. (2010). Stanica – molekularni pristup. Peto izdanje. (Editor for Croatia:

Lauc, G.) Medicinska naklada Zagreb.

Murray, R.K., Bender, D.A., Botham, K.M., Kennelly, P.J., Rodwell, V.W., Weil, P.A. (2011).

Harperova ilustrirana biokemija. 28th ed. (Editor for Croatia: Lovrić, J., Sertić, J.) Medicinska naklada

Zagreb.

Lepeduš, H., Cesar, V. (2010). Osnove biljne histologije i anatomije vegetativnih organa. Sveučilište

J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Odjel za biologiju, Osijek.


Rubbi, C.P. (1994). Light microscopy: essential data. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester – New York.

Reece, J.B., Urry, L.A., Cain, M.L., Wasserman, S.A., Minorsky, P.V., Jackson, R.B. (2013).

Campbell biology. 10th ed. Pearson - Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.

Voet, D., Voet, J.G. (2010). Biochemistry, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York.

Ambriović Ristov, A. (2007). Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb.

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Microbiology (BBO105) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: The most important discoveries and historical development of virology. The

basic characteristics and classification of viruses. The diversity of viruses, shape and size of the viral

particle. Structure of the virus particles. Types and characteristics of the viral genomes. Bacteriophage.

Mycoviruses. Subviral pathogens. Animal viruses and diagnostics of the animal viruses. Size and

morphology of the bacterial cells. Outer structure of the bacterial cell: membrane, cell wall, flagella,

fimbria, capsule. Inner structure of the bacterial cell: nucleoid, plasmid, ribosomes, pigments,

inclusions, endospores. Biofilms. Bacterial physiology – metabolic types of bacteria. Toxins. Influence

of the physical and chemical factors on the bacterial organisms. The role in the cycling of elements.

Bacterial diseases.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Experimental inoculation of the plant and animal viruses. Symptoms of

the viral infection. Serological methods in virology. Transmission of viruses. Conservation of viruses.

Bacterial cell-types, staining of bacterial cells in microscopy. Isolation of bacteria from the different

substrates and cultivation on artificial media. Identification of the specific physiological processes of

bacteria.



Duraković, S. (1999). Opća mikrobiologija. Durieux, Zagreb.

Juretić, N. (2002). Osnove biljne virologije. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Presečki, V. (2003). Virologija. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

Talaro, K.P. (2004). Foundations in Microbiology. McGraw-Hill, New York.


Nester, E.W. (1998). Microbiology: A Human Perspective. McGraw-Hill, New York.

Atlas, R.M. (1997). Principles of Microbiology. WBC McGraw-Hill, Boston.

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General Zoology (BBO106) 45C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: In this course, students are introduced to the basic concepts of the zoological

science. They need to learn and understand all the disciplines of zoology.

Course topics are: Introduction to zoology. What is life, diversity of the animal forms, basic

systematic, systematic categories, nomenclature and concepts: species, subspecies, population,

speciation and isolation mechanisms. Introduction to the animal world division. Origin and

development of the human race. Histology - the fundamental determinants of the structure and

functioning of the four basic tissues. Structure and function of the organisms through organic systems:

the cover or integumentary system, support or skeletal system, muscular system, nervous or neural

system, sensory or receptor system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, urinary

or excretory system, hormonal or endocrine system and reproductive system, the animal behaviour.



Matoničkin, I., Erben, R. (2002). Opća zoologija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Matoničkin, I., Klobučar, G., Kučinić, M. (2010). Opća zoologija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Junqueira, L. C., Carneiro, J. (2005). Osnove histologije. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Lessons on General Zoology: http://biologija.unios.hr/webbio/nastava/nastavni-materijali


Mader, S. (2004). Biology. WCB McGraw – Hill Companies Inc. New York.

Enger, E. D., Ross, F. C., Bailey, D. B. (2005). Concepts in Biology. WCB McGraw – Hill Companies

Inc. New York.

Hunter, M.L., Jr., Gibbs, J. (2007). Fundamentals of Conservation Biology. Third Edition. Blackwell

Publishing, UK.

Habdija, I., Primc-Habdija, B., Radanović, I., Vidaković, J., Kučinić, M., Špoljar, M

Matoničkin, R., Miliša, M. (2004). Protista – Protozoa i Metazoa – Invertebrata.

Funkcionalna građa i praktikum. Meridijani, Samobor.

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Field Work 1 - Zoology (BBO212) 0C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 1

FIELD WORK CONTENT: Within the field study, students are organized in smaller groups in order

to research separately various groups of animals with the help of teachers. Student groups take turns to

explore all the groups of animals. It also provides an introductory presentation of the field work, the

methods and the rules of making a field diary. Students learn about the different groups of animals in

situ and identifie them with the keys for determination; they also have to explain the mode of

application of the various field devices and equipment. Field work takes place in Kopački rit Nature

Park and in Osijek ZOO.

EXAMINATION METHODS: field diary


Holcer, D., Pavlinić, I. (2008). Fauna – priručnik za invertarizaciju i praćenje stanje. DZZP, Zagreb.

Antolović, J., Frković, A., Grubešić, M. (2006). Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske. Ministarstvo

kulture, DZZP, RH.

Belančić, A,. Boganović, T., Franković, M. (2008). Crvena knjiga vretenaca Hrvatske, Ministarstvo

kulture, DZZP, RH.

Tutiš, V., Kralj, J., Radović, D. (2013). Crvena knjiga ptica Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, DZZP,

RH.

Šafarek, G. (2014). Životinje Hrvatske. Mozaik knjiga, Zagreb.

Mikuška, J., Mikuška, T., Romulić, M. (2002). Ptice. Matica hrvatska Osijek, Kopački rit.

Mikuška, J., Mikuška, T., Mikuška, A. (2006). Gmazovi. Own publishing, Kopački rit.

Mikuška, J., Mikuška, T., Mikuška, A. (2004). Vodozemci. Filozofski fakultet, Osijek.Heinzel, H.

(1999). Collinsov džepni vodič Ptice Hrvatske i Europe. Harper Collins Publishers, London.

Bogut, I., Novoselić, D., Pavličević, J. (2006). Biologija riba. Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku,

Osijek.


http://www.vusz.hr/cms_data/contents/vsz/folders/dokumenti/javanustanovazaupravljanjezasticenimpr

irodnimvrijednostima/arhiva//~contents/E7X2RXYGCTUYPPPN/2011-3-21-58011335-

biodiversityofcroatia.pdf

http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/resources/country_focus/croatia/

http://biodiversity.europa.eu

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/europe

http://www.vusz.hr/cms_data/contents/vsz/folders/dokumenti/javanustanovazaupravljanjezasticenimprirodnimvrijednostima/arhiva/~contents/E7X2RXYGCTUYPPPN/2011-3-21-58011335-biodiversityofcroatia.pdf



http://iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/resources/country_focus/croatia/

http://biodiversity.europa.eu/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/europe

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Physical Education (BBT111) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The content of the basic programme is determined on the basis of the students’

free choice of the specific kinesiology area. The criterion for free choice is determined by: the interests

and the motives of students in a particular subject, the level of the functional capacity of the body and

health status of the students, the levels of adoption of the motoric information, sex. Programme

contents, students can choose from the following kinesiology activities: basketball, volleyball,

football, handball, table tennis, judo, wrestling, karate, dance, sports and rhythmic gymnastics,

athletics.

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Organic Chemistry 1 (BBO207) 30C + 15S + 30L

ECTS 7

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction to the characteristics of the organic compounds: electronic

structure, structural formulae of the organic compounds. Bonds in the organic molecules,

hybridization, resonance of the conjugated systems. Stereochemistry of the carbon compounds.

Clasification and properties of the organic compounds. Reactivity and nomenclature, basics of the

reaction mechanisms. Stereochemistry, optical activity and chirality of the organic compounds.

Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids. Aromatic hydrocarbons.

Alcohols, ethers, phenols and alkyl halides. Carbohydrates and heterocyclic compounds.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Laboratory programme follows the course content. Through the

practical work students learn about the determination of the composition of various organic

compounds; saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons; aldehydes, ketones and

carboxylic acids. The procedure for the natural compounds isolation (alkaloids), synthesis (coumarin,

phenols, esthers) and purification of the organic compounds (extraction, destilation, chromatography,

crystallization) is introduced to students. Students are introduced with the synthesis of acetylsalicylic

acid, Fischer esterification, saponification, and the determination of the iodine value (iodine number)

of lipids.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Students solve various numerical problems related to lecture contents.

Through problem solving students are introduced to the nomenclature of the carbon compounds;

stereochemistry; mechanisms of substitution, elimination and addition reactions of the organic

compounds. Through independent problem solving, students develop critical and analytical thinking.



Lewis (1996). Organic Chemistry a modern Perspective. Brown Publishers, USA.

Carey, F.A. (2000). Organic Chemistry. McGraw Hill.

Solomons, T.W.G., Fryhle, C.B. (2000). Organic Chemistry. John Wiley&Sons, New York.

Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S., Wothers, P. (2001). Organic Chemistry, Oxford University

Press.

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Quantitative Biology 1 (BBO208) 30C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Review of the mathematical analyses; functions; changes in the rates of the

biological processes; application of the linear differential functions; functions with more variables;

Laplace transformation; Euler's method; the least square method; combinatorics; probability theory;

data; sampling; basic data properties; experiment; statistical and practical significance; T-test; analyses

of variance; Wilcox tests; Spearman test; Kruskal-Wallis test; Friedman test; Poisson test; the

binominal test; hi2 test, Cochrain test; the time series analyses; the cluster analyses.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Solving of basic exercises in the mathematical analyses; Solving of the

one-, two- and threecompartmental systems; data analyses; computer statistical data analyses.

EXAMINATION METHODS: written, oral and practical


Simon, W. (1986). Mathematical Techniques for Biology and Medicine. General Publishing

Company, Toronto.

Brittom, F.N. (2003). Essential Mathematical Biology, Springer Verlag, London.

Petz, B. (2004). Osnove statističke metode za nematematičare, Naklada Slap, Jastrebarsko.


Bohl, E. (2001). Mathematik in der Biologie. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Quinn, P.G. (2002). Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists. Cambridge

University Press, Cambridge.

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Human Anatomy and Histology (BBO209) 45C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Tissue structure and classification, general characteristics and function of each

type of tissue. Preparation of the histological sections. General body structure, topography, body

cavities system and anatomical nomenclature. Histological and anatomical structure of the organ

systems: locomotor system (bones, articulations, skeletal muscles), cardio-vascular and lymphatic

system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous and sensory system, urogenital system,

endocrine system and reproductive system.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Differentiate types of tissues and recognize them on histological

sections. Macroscopic and histological structure of organs, and practical work on the anatomical

models.



Mescher, A. (2013). Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas.

Keros, P., Pećina, M., Ivančić-Košuta, M. (1999). Temelji anatomije čovjeka. Medicinska biblioteka,

Zagreb.

Sobotta, J. (2004). Histološki atlas. Naklada slap, Zagreb.

Sobotta, J. (2007). Atlas anatomije čovjeka. Naklada slap, Zagreb.


Jalšovec, D. (2005). Sustavna i topografska anatomija čovjeka. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Krmpotić-Nemanić, J. (1993). Anatomija čovjeka. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

Marušić, A., Krmpotić-Nemanić, J. (2001). Anatomija čovjeka. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

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Genetics (BBO210) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Genes and chromosomes: structure and function. Transfer of the genetic

material. Gametogenesis. Mendel's model of inheritance: the law of segregation, inheritance as a game

of chance, the law of the independent assortment. Intermediate inheritance, multiple alleles. Linked

genes and crossing-over. Recombination of genes. The genetics of viruses and bacteria: conjugation,

transformation and transduction. Control of the gene expression. Nuclear and extra nuclear DNA.

Mutagens and mutations. Mutations sensus stricto: addition, deletion, frame-shift. Quantitative and

qualitative changes in the chromosome structure: duplication, deletion, translocation, inversion.

Changes in the chromosome number: euploidia, aneuploidia. Human genetics: blood groups system,

HLA–system, syndromes – the result of the genetics abnormalities. Recombinant DNA technology,

cloning. Population genetics: qualitative and quantitative genes, equilibrium and the gene frequencies.

LABORATORY CONTENT: The chromosomal basis of the inheritance. Gametogenesis. Mendel's

model of inheritance: the law of segregation, the law of the independent assortment. χ2 – test. Linked

genes and recombination frequency. Drosophila. Systems of sex determination. Bar's body. Gene

recombination in bacteria. Mapping the bacterial chromosome. Growth of the bacterial cultures for the

genetic research. Replica plating. Quantitative and qualitative changes in the chromosome structure.

Preparing the cytological slides. Changes in the chromosome number. Human karyotype.

Determination of the blood groups system. In vitro plant tissue culture. The analysis of the genes in

populations: Hardy-Weinberg equation and variation polygon.



Campbell, N.A. (1996). Biology. 4th ed. Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA.

Lewin, B. (2000). Genes VII. Oxford University Press Inc., New York.


Winnacker, E.L. (1987). From genes to clones: introduction to gene technology. VCH

Verlaggesellschaft GmbH, Weinheim – New York.

Jones, R.N., Karp, A. (1988). Introducting genetics. John Murray Ltd., London.

Griffiths, A.J.F., Miller, J.H., Suzuki, D.T., Levontin, R.C., Gelbart, W.M. (1993). An introduction to

genetic analysis. 5th ed. W.H. Freeman & Co., New York.

Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Watson, J.D. (1994). Molecular biology of the

cell. 3rd ed. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York – London.

Zergollern, LJ. Et al. (1994). Humana genetika. Zagreb.

Foster, G.D., Twell, D. (1996). Plant gene isolation: principles and practice. John

Wiley&Sons, Chicester – New York.

Huges, M.A. (1996). Plant molecular genetics. Longman, Edinburgh gate, Harlow.

Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., Stryer, L. (2002). Biochemistry, 5th ed. Freeman & Co., New

York.

Voet, D., Voet, J.G. (2004). Biochemistry, 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York

20

Plant Anatomy (BBO211) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Botany in the frame of biology. General characteristics of the plants. Plant

eukaryotic cells organization and function. Particularity of the plant cell: plastids, chemical

composition of the protoplast, structure and chemistry of the cell wall, chemistry of the ergastic

substances, plant vacuoles. Types, characteristics and function of the plant tissues. Anatomy of the

vegetative plant organs.

LABORATORY CONTENT: The cytological characteristics of the plant cells. The structure of the

plant tissues. Anatomy of the vegetative plant organs.



Denfer, D., Ziegler, H. (1988). Botanika: morfologija i fiziologija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Moore, R., Clark, W.D., Stern, K.R., Vodopich, D. (1995). Botany. Wm. C. Brown Communications,

Inc., Dubuque.


Bowes, G.B. (1996). A colour atlas of plant structure. Manson Publishing, London.

Domac, R. (2002). Flora Hrvatske. Priručnik za određivanje bilja. 2nd ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Bačić, T. (2003). Morfologija i anatomija bilja, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku,

Pedagoški fakultet, Osijek.

Lepeduš, H., Cesar, V. (2010). Osnove biljne histologije i anatomije vegetativnih organa. Sveučilište

Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Odjel za biologiju, Osijek

Žuna Pfeiffer, T., Krstin, L; Štolfa, I., Lovaković, T., Tikas, V., Lepeduš, H. (2014). Praktikum iz

anatomije biljaka, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Odjel za biologiju, Osijek.

21

Plant Morphology with Fieldwork (BBO213) 15C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Root morphology; shoot morphology; trees and herbaceous plants; stem

morphology; leaf morphology; coniferous flower, angiosperm flower and inflorescence morphology;

plant reproduction, pollination and fertilisation; fruit morphology; seed and fruit types.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Morphology of the vegetative organs and their metamorphoses; field

work – park, grassland and ruderal plant communities, vegetation of the floodplain sites;

determination of the plant taxa using the standard identification keys; plant collection and herbarium

making.



Denfer, D., Ziegler, H. (1988). Botanika: morfologija i fiziologija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Domac, R. (1994). Flora Hrvatske. Priručnik za određivanje bilja. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Moore, R., Clark, W.D., Stern, K.R., Vodopich, D. (1995). Botany. Wm. C. Brown Communications,

Inc., Dubuque.

Bačić, T. (2003) Morfologija i anatomija bilja. Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku,

Pedagoški fakultet, Osijek.


Bowes, G.B. (1996). A colour atlas of plant structure. Manson Publishing, London.

Idžojtić, M. (2009). Dendrologija: list. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet.

Idžojtić, M. (2013). Dendrologija: cvijet, češer, plod, sjeme. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet,

Hrvatske šume.

Nikolić, T. (ed). Flora Croatica Database (URL http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd). Prirodoslovno-

matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu.

22

Invertebrates (BBO314) 30C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: The general characteristics of Protozoa; the anatomical and morphological

characteristics of Spongia (Porifera); Cnidaria as a diploblastic Metazoa; the anatomical and

morphological characteristics of Platodes with special emphasis on Neodermata; Phylum

Aschelminthes according to the new findings; Phylum Mollusca – anatomical and morphological

changes connected with the way of life; the comparative review of Oligochaeta, Polychaeta and

Hirudinea; the characteristics of Arthropoda considering the tagmatization processes; Amandibulata

and Mandibulata – anatomical and morphological characteristics considering the types of habitat, with

special emphasis on parasitic arthropods; Insecta – adaptive radiation, morphology and anatomy;

Echinodermata – radially symmetrical Deuterostomia with bilaterally symmetrical larva and variable

connective tissue.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Protozoa – functional constitution, movement, feeding and

reproduction; Spongia – anatomical and morphological characteristics of exclusively aquatic

organisms (aquiferous system); Cnidaria – diploblastic, primary radially symmetric planctonic and

nektonic organisms; Platodes – the comparative overview of the anatomical and morphological

characteristics considering the way of life (free-living, external and exclusively internal parasites) ;

Aschelminthes – the variety of constitution and functions ; Mollusca – the comparative anatomy and

morphology of the aquatic and terrestrial representatives, with special emphasis on Cephalopoda as

exclusively marine predators; Annelida – the comparative anatomy and morphology of polychaetes,

oligochaetes and hirudineans; Arthropoda – the similarities and differences in the outer constitution of

scorpions, spiders and mites; Entomostraca and Malacostraca, and insects; Echinodermata – the basic

plan of the constitution and inner functional constitution, comparatively: Crinoidea, Asteroidea,

Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea


During the practicum teacher supervises the work of each student and checks the work diary.


Habdija, I. et al. (2011). Protista-Protozoa - Metazoa-Invertebrata strukture i funkcije. Alfa, Zagreb.

Habdija, I. et al. (2004). Protista-Protozoa i Metazoa-Invertebrata. Funkcionalna građa i praktikum.

Meridijani, Samobor.

Vidaković, J. et al. (2007). Priručnik za terensku nastavu 2. – Zoologija: beskralježnjaci mora.


Ruppert, E.E., Fox, R. S., Barnes, R. D. (2004). Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary

approach. Seventh edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole.

23

Algae, Fungi and Lichens (BBO315) 45C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction – the general characteristics and diversity of algae. Cell structure,

anatomy and morphology of thallus, reproduction and development cycles, ecology, evolution and

algal diversity according to the systematic position: Cyanobacteria; Prochlorophyta; Euglenophyta;

Cryptophyta; Dynophyta; Haptophyta; Heterokontophyta – Chloromonadophyceae, Xanthophyceae,

Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Phaeophyceae; Rhodophyta; Chlorophyta – Chlorophyceae,

Zygnematophyceae, Charophyceae. The role of algae in various ecosystems. Protection of the algal

species and habitats. The kingdom of fungi. Anatomy, morphology, reproduction and life cycle of the

species representatives from the groups: Myxomycota, Phycomycota, Ascomycota and

Basidiomycota. Edible and poisonous fungi. Lichen morphology, anatomy, physiology and ecology.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Sampling methods. Taxonomic identification - cell structure and thallus

morphology of several species from every systematic group of algae. Preparation of the permanent

algal slides. Identification and description of the selected fungi and lichen species.



Mägdefrau, K., Ehrendorfer, F. (1997). Udžbenik botanike za visoke škole. Sistematika, evolucija i

geobotanika. 4th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Sitte, P., Ziegler, H., Ehrendorfer, F., Bresinsky, A. (1991). Strasburger Lehrbuch der Botanik. (33.

Auflage). Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Jena, New York.

Nasch, T.H.III. (1996). Lichen biology. Cambridge University Press.

Božac, R. (2003). Gljive. Morfologija, sistematika, toksikologija. 5th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.


Hindak, F., Komarek, P., Ruzicka, J. (1973). Kluc na urcovanie vytrusnch rastlin. Slovenske

pedagogicke nakladatelstvo, Bratislava.

Riedl, R. (1970). Fauna und Flora der Adria. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg, Berlin.

Wirth, V. (1995). Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs 1-2 (2. Auflage). Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart.

Kirk, P.M., Cannon, P.F., David, J.C., Stalpers, J. A. (2001). Dictionary of the Fungi. 9th ed. CABI

Publishing, Wallingford.

24

Biochemistry 1 (BBO317) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Reversible molecular interactions, amino acids, peptide bond, levels ofthe

protein structure, bond linear sequence and amino acid composition with three-dimensional structure

of proteins, the process of protein folding, predicting spatial structure and possibilities of the protein

modification, catalytic properties of the enzymes, free energy, the activation energy, basic principles

of the enzyme kinetics, allosteric enzymes, enzyme inhibition, structure and function of the enzyme

cofactors and their vitamin precursors, structure of the nucleotides and nucleic acids, flow of the

genetic information, genetic code, structure of the eukaryotic genes, techniques for the study of genes,

recombinant DNA technology, gene manipulation of the eukaryotes, replication, recombination and

repair of DNA, RNA synthesis and "splicing", protein synthesis, control of the gene expression

LABORATORY CONTENT: Acid-base properties of amino acids, protein purification due to

solubility, size, charge and binding affinity. Practical exercises are complemented by the adequate

calculating examples. Some content is elaborated in the form of the seminar classes, e.g. determination

of the sequence of amino acids in proteins, determination of the threedimensional structure of protein

with NMR spectroscopy and crystallography with X-rays.



Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., Stryer, L. (2012). Biochemistry. Freeman & Comp., New York


Voet, D., Voet, J.G. (2011). Biochemistry, 4th ed. J.Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.

Nelson, D.L., Cox, M.M. (2012). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 6th ed. W.H. Freeman, New

York

Garrett, R.G., Grisham, C.M. (2010). Biochemistry. Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, Boston, USA.

Devlin, T.M. (ed.) (2010). Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, 7th ed. J.Wiley &

Sons Inc., New York.

25

General Ecology (BBO318) 30C + 0S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The scope of ecology. The short historical review of the development of the

ecology. The main precept of ecology. The ecology’s relation towards the the other scientific areas.

Biological systems (organisms, populations, community, ecosystem, bioms, biosphere).

Biogeochemical cycles. The effects of the abiotic factors on the species distribution and abundance.

The concept of the niche. Ecological valency. Biotic factors (parasitism predation, competition,

amensalism, commensalism, mutualism, neutralism). Classification of the terrestrial communities,

freshwater systems, marine systems. The planet Earth as an ecosystem. Atmosphere. Litosphere.

Pedosphere. Hydrosphere. Chriosphere. Biosphere. Degradation of the biosphere. Protected areas in

Croatia.



Glavač, V. (1999). Uvod u globalnu ekologiju. DUZPO, Zagreb 211 pp.

Krohne, D.T. (2000). General ecology. Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., 512 pp.

Springer, P., Springer, D. (2008). Otrovani modrozeleni planet. Meridijani, Zagreb 293 pp.

Krčmar, S. (2012). Nastavni tekst Predavanja iz Opće ekologije.


Townsend, C.R., Begon, M., Harper, J.L. (2003). Essentials of ecology. Blackwell Pub. 544 pp.

26

Vertebrates (BBO319) 30C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 5

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction: systematics and evolution of Chordates. Taxonomy of the fossil

and recent Vertebrates. Characteristics of the Hemichordata. Biology and the basic features of the

Tunicates and Cephalochordates. Comparison of Cephalochordates and Vertebrates. The systematic

review of Vertebrates. The evolution and characteristics of the Agnatha. Biology of the Agnatha.

Placodermi. The development of the jaw and the skull of Vertebrates. Chondrichthyes -systematics,

taxonomy and anatomy. The taxonomic position of the Osteichthyes. The ancestors of the

Osteichthyes. Actinopterygii - systematics, anatomy and diversity. The morphology and anatomy of

the Teleostei. The diversity of the Teleostei. Characteristics of the Sarcopterygii. The evolution of the

first terrestrial vertebrates. The number, systematics, taxonomy and biology of Amphibians.

Adaptations of the Amphibians to extreme conditions; characteristics and diversity of the Urodela

(Caudata), Anura and Apoda. The differences between Amphibians and Reptiles. The evolution of the

Reptiles. The number, systematics, taxonomy and basic characteristics of the anatomy of the reptiles

(sphenodon, turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes). The diversity of the Reptiles. Evolution,

systematics, taxonomy and biology of the Birds. Adjustments to flight, navigation and orientation.

Bird migration, evolution, characteristics and diversity of the Mammals. The systematics and

characteristics of the different groups of Mammals.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Comparative morphology and anatomy of the Chordates and

Vertebrates. Morphology of the amphioxus. Morphology and anatomy of the White Sea Squirt

Doliolidae and Appendicularia. Morphology of the Agnatha. Diversity of the Agnatha in Croatia’s

fauna. Morphology of the small-spotted catshark and the thornback ray. Determination of the

Elasmobranchii species from Croatian ichtiofauna. Morphology, types of scales and determination of

the different types of the Osteichthyes. Morphology and anatomy of the Amphibians. Determination of

the Amphibians from Croatian herpetofauna. Morphology and anatomy of the Reptiles. Determination

of the different species of Reptiles from Croatian fauna. Morphology and anatomy of Birds.

Determination of birds from Croatian ornitofauna. Morphology and anatomy of the Mammals.

Comparison of the skulls and teeth of the Mammals. Determination of the different species of

Mammals from Croatian fauna.



Young, J.Z. (1989): The Life of Vertebrata. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Pough, F.H., Janis, C.M., Heiser, J.B. (2009). Vertebrate Life, 8th ed. Prentice Hall.

King, G.M., Custance, D.R.N. (1982). Colour Atlas of Vertebrate Anatomy. An Integrated Text and

Dissection Guide.


KARDONG, V.K., 1995. VERTEBRATES, WM.C. BROWN PUBLISHERS, DUDUQUE, MELBOURNE,

OXFORD OGNEV S.I., FINK N., 1956. ZOOLOGIJA KRALJEŽNJAKA. ŠKOLSKA KNJIGA ZAGREB.

27

Biochemistry 2 (BBO420) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: The course deals with the metabolic processes in the living cells, contributing

to the central metabolic pathway: glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, glycogenesis, pentose

phosphate pathway, lipolysis, fatty acids degradation and synthesis, cholesterol and ketone body’s

metabolism, protein and amino acids metabolism with the urea cycle, citric acid and glyoxylate cycle,

oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis and Calvin cycle, nucleotide biosynthesis.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Investigate the conditions for progress of the enzymatic reactions on the

selected enzyme model. Students study the dependency on the incubation time, temperature, enzyme

concentration, substrate, pH buffering system, and determine the basic kinetic constants (Km and

Vmax). Investigation of the effectors impact (activators and inhibitors).



Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., Stryer, L. (2012). Biochemistry.Freeman & Comp., New York.


Voet, D., Voet, J.G. (2011). Biochemistry, 4th ed. J.Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.

Nelson, D.L., Cox, M.M. (2012). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 6th ed. W.H. Freeman, New

York.

Garrett, R.G., Grisham, C.M. (2010). Biochemistry. Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, Boston, USA.

Devlin, T.M. (ed.) (2010). Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, 7th ed. J.Wiley &

Sons Inc., New York.

28

Plant Physiology 1 (BBO421) 45C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 7

COURSE CONTENT: The plant cell: structure and function; an overview of the metabolism: energy

and enzymes; water and plant cells. Water absorption, transport and transpiration in the plant; mineral

uptake and transport; photosynthesis: the light reactions, the dark reactions (Calvin cycle). Carbon

metabolism - mechanisms for the carbon dioxide accumulation. Primary photosynthesis products.

Photosynthesis - ecological considerations: the impact of variable environmental conditions on

photosynthesis ; photorespiration; assimilate allocation ; carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; nitrogen

metabolism; respiration; photosynthesis – respiration relations; heterotrophic plants, regulation of the

plant growth and differentiation; phytochrome and photomorphogenesis; flowering control;

physiology of the plant movement; plant stress physiology.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Plant cells and their organelles – microscopic observations; suberin

determination; vital staining of the plant cells; physical and chemical factors affecting the membrane

permeability; the effect of the temperature changes on protoplasmic streaming; microscopic

observations of plasmolysis and deplasmolysis; loss and reception of water during the plasmolysis and

deplasmolysis; Traube cell. Osmometer and Pfeffer cell; determination of the osmotic potential by the

limit plasmolysis method.; determination of the water potential in plant cells; the water content in the

plant tissue – free and hygroscopic water; water saturation deficit and critical water saturation deficit;

water excretion from the plants; transpiration intensity determined by the weight measuring;

evaluation of the cuticular and stomatal transpiration with the cobalt paper; measurement of the

stomatal central crack width by the nitrocellulose prints; relative determination of the stomatal

opening by the infiltration method according to Mollisch; potetometer; gutation; determination of the

water quantity excreted by the root pressure; determination of the power of the root water uptake by

the Lilienstern method; demonstrating oxygen evolution during the photosynthesis; starch

determination; intensity of the respiration; alcohol fermentation; dependence of the respiration

quotient to substrate; carbohydrate determination; demonstration of the protein and secondary

metabolites in the plant cells.



Pevalek-Kozlina, B. (2003). Fiziologija bilja. Profil, Zagreb.

Regula, I., Pevalek-Kozlina, B., Vidaković-Cifrek, Ž. Jelenčić, B. (1997). Praktikum iz fiziologije

bilja. Skripta za internu upotrebu. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Biološki

odsjek, Botanički zavod, Zagreb.


Teiz, L., Zeiger, E. (2002). Plant Physiology. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts.

Berg, J.M., Tymoczko, J.L., Stryer L. (2013). Biokemija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

29

Vascular Plants (BBO422) 30C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Systematic botany: main topics. Systematic categories, study methods,

historical development, nomenclature. The modern phylogenetic system of the vascular plants. Origin

and lineages. The life cycle and alternation of generations, gametophyte and sporophyte. Morphology

and anatomy in the delimitation of the main groups. Mosses: Antoceratophyta, Hepatophyta,

Bryophyta. Ferns: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida, Filicopsida. Gymnosperms: Cycadophytina,

Coniferophytina (Ginkgoatae, Pinatae). Angiosperms: dicots (Magnoliopsida) and monocots

(Liliopsida). Emphasis on the economically important, endemic, rare and endangered plant species in

the world, especially European and Croatian flora.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Identification and description of the particular members of the vascular

plants groups. The main characteristics of the mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms.

Determination of the families, genera and species using the keys in floras.



Mägdefrau, K., Ehrendorfer, F. (1997). Udžbenik botanike za visoke škole. Sistematika, evolucija i

geobotanika, 4th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Nikolić, T. (2013). Sistematska botanika - Raznolikost i evolucija biljnog svijeta. Alfa d.d., Zagreb

Nikolić, T. (2013). Praktikum sistematske botanike - Raznolikost i evolucija biljnog svijeta. Alfa d.d.,

Zagreb


Aichele, D. (1999). Was blüht denn da? Wildwachsende Blütenpflanzen Mitteleuropas. Kosmos,

Stuttgart.

Domac, R. (2002). Flora Hrvatske. Priručnik za određivanje bilja, 2nd ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Idžojtić, M. (2013). Dendrologija - cvijet, češer, plod, sjeme. Udžbenici Sveučilišta u Zagrebu,

Šumarski fakultet, Zagreb.

Idžojtić, M. (2009). Dendrologija - list. Udžbenici Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet, Zagreb.

Javorka, S., Csapody, V. (1991). Iconographia florae partis Austro-orientalis Europae centralis.

Akademiai Kiado, Budapest.

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Field Work 2 – Zoology (BBO423) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

FIELD WORK CONTENT: Benthos and pelagial zones; physico-chemical conditions in the Adriatic

Sea; the Rovinj’s aquatorium; the sampling of the invertebrate organisms in the supralittoral,

mediolittoral and infralittoral zones; separation, conservation and identification of the collected

organisms; anatomy, morphology and physiology of Bryozoa, Echinodermata, Crustacea and other

marine invertebrates;

Vertebrate fauna of Kopački Rit Nature Park; Carp fishponds as a habitat for the various vertebrates;

Ichthyofauna, herpetofauna and ornithofauna of the wetlands.


Campbell, A. Guide to seashores and shallow seas of Britain and northern Europe. Philip's, London.

Fish, J.D., Fish, S. (2011). A student's guide to the seashore. University Press, Cambridge.

Grubišić, F. (1990). Ribe, rakovi i školjke Jadrana. Naprijed, Zagreb.

Heinzel, H. (1999), Ptice Hrvatske i Europe: sa Sjevernom Afrikom i Srednjim Istokom. Hrvatsko

ornitološko društvo, Zagreb.

Mikuska, J., Romulić, M., Mikuska, T. (2002) Ptice - vodič kroz biološku raznolikost Kopačkog rita;

Matica hrvatska Osijek, Osijek.

Mikuska, J., Mikuska, T., Mikuska, A., Romulić, M. (2004). Vodozemci - vodič kroz biološku

raznolikost Kopačkog rita; Filozofski fakultet Osijek, Osijek.

Mikuska, J., Mikuska, T., Mikuska, A., Bogdanović, T., Romulić, M. (2006). Gmazovi - vodič kroz

biološku raznolikost Kopačkog rita, Odjel za biologiju, Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera, Osijek.

Milišić, N. (2008). Enciklopedija jadranskih koralja. Marjan tisak, Split.

Milišić, N. (2008). Jadranski rakovi deseteronošci. Marjan tisak, Split.

Riedl, R. (ed.) (1981). Fauna und Flora der Adria. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg, Berlin.

Turk, T. (2011). Pod površinom Mediterana. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Vidaković, J., Bogut, I., Čerba, D., Galir, A. (2007). Priručnik za terensku nastavu 2 – zoologija:

beskralježnjaci mora.


Antolović, J., Flajšman, E., Frković, A., Grgurev, M., Grubešić, M., Hamidović, D., Holcer, D.,

Pavlinić, I., Vuković, M., Tvrtković, N. (2006). Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske. Ministarstvo

kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Republika Hrvatska.

Arnold, N., Burton, J.A., Ovenden, D. (1978). Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain

and Europe (Collins Field Guide). HarperCollins Publishers, London.

Habdija, I. et al. (2004). Protista-Protozoa i Metazoa-Invertebrata. Funkcionalna građa i praktikum.

Meridijani, Samobor.

Janev Hutinec, B., Jovanović, O., Šafarek, G., Janković, S. (2013). Žaba, kača, kuščar- vodozemci i

gmazovi u Međimurju. Međimurska priroda- Javna ustanova za zaštitu prirode, Međimurje.

Ruppert, E.E., Fox, R. S. Barnes, R. D. (2004). Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary

approach. 7th ed. Thomson Brooks/Cole.

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Field Work 2- Botany (BBO424) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

FIELD WORK CONTENT: The freshwater and marine algal communities; defining the basic abiotic

factors influencing the algal development; sampling of the algae from the different habitats (lakes,

rivers, wetlands, sea); preserving algal samples, herbarization and taxonomic determination of the

algae, vertical and horizontal distribution of the algae in the ecosystems; algae as the indicators of the

water quality; observation, photographing and sampling of the plants in the area; analysis and

identification of the plants (horsetails, ferns, conifers and angiosperms) using the identification keys

and the herbarization of the collected plants; the review of the relict, endemic, rare and protected plant

species of the Croatian flora.

EXAMINATION METHODS: Students are required to make a herbarium.


Hindak, F. (ed.) (1978). Slatkovodne Riasy. Slovenske Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvo, Bratislava.

Riedl, R. (ed) (1981). Fauna und Flora der Adria. Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg, Berlin.

Javorka, S., Csapody, V. (1991). Iconographia Florae Partis Austro-Orientalis Europae Centralis.

Akademiai Kiado, Budapest.

Domac, R. (1994). Flora Hrvatske. Priručnik za određivanje bilja.2nd ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Aichele, D., Golte-Bechtle, M. (1997). Das neue was blüht denn da? Wildwachsende Blütenpflanzen

Mitteleuropas. Kosmos, Stuttgart.


Dykyova, D. (ed) (1989). Metody studia ecosystemu. Academia Praha, Praha.

Streble, H., Krauter, D. (2002). Das Leben im Wassertropfen. Kosmos, Stuttgart.

Sze, P. (1993). A Biology of the Algae. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque.

Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell.

Nikolić, T. (1996). Herbarijski priručnik. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Takhtajan, A. (1997). Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants. Columbia University Press,

New York.

Idžojtić, M. (2009). Dendrologija: list. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet.

Idžojtić, M. (2013). Dendrologija: cvijet, češer, plod, sjeme. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet,

Hrvatske šume.

Nikolić, T. (ed.). Flora Croatica Database (Url Http://Hirc.Botanic.Hr/Fcd). Prirodoslovno-

matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu.

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Animal Physiology 1 (BBO525) 45C + 0S + 45L

ECTS 8

COURSE CONTENT: The concept of the physiology and a brief historical overview; homeostasis; the

basis of the feedback-control mechanisms; the basis of the physical and chemical processes within the

cells and tissues; transfer within the cells and tissues; transport mechanisms within the cells and

tissues; physiology of the membrane structure; generation and significance of the electrical gradient,

bioelectricity and membrane potential; generation of the action potential and signals on the membrane

structures; animal physiology of the organismal systems and integration of the physiological systems;

communication along and between the neurons; transmission of the signals; general physiological

properties of the sensory reception; the chemical senses; mechanoreception; thermoreception; vision;

the flow of information in the nervous system; organization of the nervous system; cellular secretions;

secretory mechanisms; endocrine glands; hypothalamic control; neurohormones; cellular mechanisms

of the hormone action; physiological effects of the hormones; the hormonal action in the invertebrates;

exocrine glands; energy cost of the glandular activity; the essentials of the skeletal muscle contraction;

mechanics and regulation of the muscle contraction; energetics of the muscle contraction; adaptation

of the muscles; neural control of the muscle contraction; physiology of the smooth, skeletal and

cardiac muscle; the basic physiology of behaviour; general plan of the circulatory system; the heart

physiology; hemodynamics; the peripheral circulation; regulation of the circulation; oxygen and

carbon dioxide in the animal systems; regulation of the body pH; lungs and gills; regulation of the gas

transfer; symmorphosis; swimbladder physiology; physiology of the vertebrate kidneys; the extrarenal

osmoregulatory organs in the vertebrates; invertebrate osmoregulatory organs; ammonotelism,

ureotelism and uricotelism; physiology of digestion; the basal and standard metabolic rates; the

energetics of locomotion; the energetics of reproduction.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Work with the laboratory animals; the basic principles of the animal

handling in the laboratory; biometrics; hematology tests; osmotic resistance (fragility) of the

erythrocytes, tonicity and osmotic pressure; alkaptonuria and cystinuria; computer simulations.



Hill, R.W., Wyse, G.A., Anderson, M. (2012). Animal Physiology. Sinauer Associates, Inc.,

Massachusetts, USA.

Moyes, C.D., Schulte, P.M. (2007). Principles of Animal Physiology. Pearson.


Paul, J.R. (2001). Physiologie der Tiere. Thieme, Stuttgart.

Randall, D., Burggren, W., French, K. (2002). Eckert Animal Physiology – Mechanisms and

Adaptation. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.

33

Molecular Biology (BBO526) 30C + 15S + 30L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Diversity and organization of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. DNA

replication in the prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Repair and maintenance of the genomic DNA. Synthesis

and processing of RNA. Regulation of the gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Synthesis,

processing and protein regulation. Intracellular transport of the proteins. Cellular signaling. Cellular

cycle. Basic methods in molecular biology.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Analysis of the variety of topics from recent scientific literature in molecular

biology.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Isolation and characterization of DNA and RNA. PC, agarose

electrophoresis and purification of the PCR products. RT-PCR.



Cooper, G.M., Hausman, R.E. (2010). Cell - molecular approach. 5th ed. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Watson, J.D. (2002) Molecular biology of the

cell. 4th ed. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York – London.


Voet, D., Voet, J.G. (2004). Biochemistry, 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York.

Ambriović-Ristov, A., Brozović, A., Mađarić Bruvo, B., Ćetković, H., Hranilović, D., Bosnar Herak,

M., Hećimović Katušić, S., Radan Meštrović, N., Mihaljević, S., Slade, N., Vujaklija, D. (2007).

Methods in molecular biology. Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb.

Scientific papers

34

Plant Ecology (BBO527) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Plant ecology, definition and basic concepts. Ecological factors and their

impact on life and distribution of the plants and plant communities. Abiotical factors: climate, light,

water and humidity, precipitation, wind, soil, physical and chemical properties of the soil, bedrock.

Biotic factors: symbiosis, parasitism, competition, relationship of the plants and animals.

Anthropogenic influence. Phytocenoses as a production component of the ecosystem.Vegetation.

Primary and secondary biocenosis. Successions.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Determination of the physical and chemical properties of different types

of the soil samples. Microclimate features of the habitats phytocenoses. Water regime of the habitats

and plants. Bioindication air pollution mapping epiphytic lichens. Analysis of the composition and the

structure of the selected phytocenoses.



Gračanin, M., Ilijanić, LJ. (1977). Uvod u ekologiju bilja. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Topić, J., Vukelić, J. (2009). Priručnik za određivanje kopnenih staništa u Hrvatskoj prema Direktivi

o staništima EU. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Gurevitch, J., Scheiner, S.M., Fox, G.A. (2006). Ecology of Plants, 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates Inc.,

U.S.


Šegota, T., Filipčić, A. (1996). Klimatologija za geografe. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Crawley, J. M. (1997). Plant Ecology. Blackwell Science.

Vukelić, J., Mikac, S., Baričević, D., Bakšić, D., Rosavec, R. (2008). Šumska staništa i šumske

zajednice u Hrvatskoj. Nacionalna ekološka mreža. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

35

Animal Ecology (BBO528) 30C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: The scope of ecology. The short historical review of the development of

ecology. Abiotic factors (the effects of temperature on organisms, the principles of the heat transfer,

oxygen, salinity, pH), the niche concept and division of the resources. Biotic factors (interactions

between the prey and the predator, the predator and the prey population dynamics, the parasite and the

host interactions, mutualistic associations, the intraspecific and interspecific competition, amensalism,

comensalism). Population ecology (population growth, reproductive strategies, population regulation,

population dynamics conceptual aspects). Communities and distributions, community development,

structure and organization. Successions. Major components and processes in the ecosystems, energy

flow and trophic structure, nutrients and ecosystem function.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Forms of life. Climate (the analysis of the climate in the city of Osijek

and in Kopački rit Nature Park). Bioclimatogram. Hydroclimatogram of the rivers Drava and Sava.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the fish fund of the Danube near Kopački rit. Predation.

Population growth (exponential growth, sigmoid growth). The analysis of the dynamics in the fawn

game population. Migrations. UTM card indexing. Analysing the predators’ nutrition by examining

the owl’s pellet.



Price, W.P. (1997). Insect Ecology. J. Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York. 874 pp.

Krčmar, S., Hackenberger, D. K. (2008). Nastavni tekst Predavanja iz Ekologije životinja.


Lambert, M.Williams, J. (1988). Animal ecology. Franklin Watts. 370 pp.

Elton, C. (1996). Animal ecology. Chapman & Hall. 205 pp.

Chapin, F.S.III., Matson, P.A. Mooney, H.A. (2002). Principles of Terrestrial Ecoystem Ecology.

Springer. 436 pp.

36

Evolution (BBO629) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 5

COURSE CONTENT: The definition of the terms such as evolution, microevolution and

macroevolution; the beginnings of the universe and the solar system, the beginnings of the planet

Earth; an overview of the geological periods, distribution of land, floating of the continents, tectonic

disturbances and climatic changes; the mechanisms of evolution: adaptations, heredity and variations,

natural selection, mutations and genetical drift; evolutionary ecology: competition, ecological niches,

classification of the interspecial interactions, geographical variations of the species, speciation,

extinction of the species; proofs of the evolution: biogeography, comparative anatomy, comparative

embryology, molecular biology; the methods of dating the age of the fossils, fossilization processes,

fossils as the proof of the evolution; adaptive radiation and mass extinctions; theories about the

beginnings of Protozoa and multicellular organisms (Fungi, Plantae, Animalia); the evolution of the

man.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Frequency of genes in population; human migrations; Darwin and selection

(impact of selection in a population, sexual selection and sexual competition); heredity and the sources

of the genetic variability; comparative and experimental adaptation models; interspecial interaction,

isolation mechanisms; filetic gradualism; model of the punctuated equilibrium; fossils and

coacervates.



Janković, I., Karavanić, I. (2009). Osvit čovječanstva. Početci našega biološkog i kulturnog razvoja.

Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Karavanić, I. (2009). Život neandertalaca. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Hall, B.K., Hallgrimsson, B. (2008). Strickberger's Evolution. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.


Mayr, E. (1998). To je biologija. Znanost o živom svijetu. Dom svijet, HPM, Zagreb.

Parker, S., Bernor, R.L. (eds.) (1996). Fossils. The practical guide to paleontology.

37

Zoogeography (BBO631) 30C + 15S + 15L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Fundamentals of zoogeography. Ecological, historical and regional

zoogeography. History of zoogeography. Areal, active and passive distribution of animals. Fauna,

endemic species, relicts, rare and allochthone species. The centers of distribution. Continental fauna.

Indoor pools fauna. The island and relict fauna. Major historical and ecological processes influencing

the animal diversity and distribution. Regional zoogeography: Antarctogaea. Notogaea: the fauna of

New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Neogaea: the fauna of the Amazon rainforest, the

Andes, Central America and the Galapagos Islands. Arctogaea: the fauna of Madagascar, Africa, India

and Indochina, the Arctic, North America, Asia and Europe. Zoogeography in Croatia.

SEMINAR CONTENT: The seminar focuses on one particular zoogeographical topics/research paper

presented by a student.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Mapping species distribution. UTM system. Application of GIS

(Geographic Information System) in zoogeography. Analyzing and interpreting the fauna of

Antarctogaea, Notogaea, Neogaea and Arctogaea based on videos and scientific literature.



Cox, C.B., Moore, P.D. (2005). Biogeography. An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach. 7th ed.

Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Lomolino, M.V, Ridle, B.R., Whittaker, R.J., Brown, J.H. (2010). Biogeography. Elswere London-

Paris-New York.


Maxley, S. (1989). Veliki atlas životinja. Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana-Zagreb.

Peres, J.M., Gamulin-Brida, H. (1973). Biološka oceanografija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

38

Geobotany (BB632) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 5

COURSE CONTENT: Pollination and the seed dispersal of the plants: autochory, alochory,

cosmopolitism, neophytes. Endemics: origin of endemism, paleoendemics, relicts, neoendemics,

endemism in floras. Areal: continuous and disjunctive. Lifeforms of the plants. Floral elements.

Floral kingdoms. Main stages in the development of the plant cover under the changes during the

geological past. Ecological gradient in the spatial distribution of the plant species. A review of the

classification of total and European vegetation. Geobotanical position and classification of the

vegetation in Croatia. Human influence on the areals of plant species. Plant conservation at the global,

European and national level: red lists, strategies, action plans for the species and habitats.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Students individually choose a topic from the following: floristics of the

particular continents, regions, countries; characteristics of the areal for the specific plant species,

genera, families or higher taxons; conservation of the rare and endangered plant species – case studies

from the world and Croatia; flora and vegetation of the various habitat types in Croatia.



Šegulja, N., Topić, J. (1994). Vodič za terensku nastavu iz geobotanike i ekologije bilja. PMF, Zagreb.

Mägderfrau, K., Ehrendorfer, F. (1997). Udžbenik botanike za visoke škole. Sistematika, evolucija i

geobotanika, 4th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Nikolić, T., Topić, J. (eds.) (2005). Crvena knjiga vaskularne flore Hrvatske: kategorije EX, RE, CR,

EN i VU. Ministarstvo kulture Republike Hrvatske, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.


Frey, W., Losch, R. (1998). Lehrbuch der Geobotanik. Pflanze und Vegetation in Raum und Zeit.

Gustav Fischer Verlag.

Barbour, M.G., Billings, W. D. (2000). North American terrestrial vegetation. Cambridge University

Press.

39

Field Work 3 – Zoology (BBO663) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

FIELD WORK COURSE CONTENT: Introduction to the faunistic features of the Nature Park

Lonjsko Polje. Introduction to herpetofauna, ornitofauna and theriofauna of the Alpine regions in

Croatia on the example of the National Park Risnjak, Snježnik, Bjelolasica, Matić meadow and Vražji

prolaz. Introduction to North Adriatic fauna on the example of Krk Island (Punat, Košljun), Drivenik

and Crikvenica. Setting up of the various types of the entomological traps in the vicinity of Sunger

village. Preparation and identification of the collected specimens. Analysis of the small mammal fauna

of Sunger area based on the samples collected using various types of traps, and bat fauna using bat

detector. Introduction to troglobyotic fauna based on the example of Cave.

EXAMINATION METHODS: -


Garms, H., Borm, L. (1981). Fauna Evrope. Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana, 550 pp.

Zahradnik, J. (1990). Insects. Aventinum Nakladitelstvi, Prague. 319 pp.

Schneider – Jacoby, M., Ern, H. (1993). Park prirode Lonjsko polje. Hrvatsko ekološko društvo

Zagreb, 135 pp.

Mrakovčić, M., Brigić, A., Buj, I., Ćaleta, M., Mustafić, P., Zanella, D. (2006). Crvena knjiga

slatkovodnih riba Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode RH, 253 pp.

Antolović, J., Frković, A., Grubešić, M., Holcer, D., Vuković, M., Flajšman, E., Grgurev, M.,

Hamidović, D., Pavlinić, I., Tvrtković, N. (2006). Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske. Ministarstvo

kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode RH, 127 pp.

Janev Hutinec, B., Kletečki, E., Lazar, B., Podnar Lešić, M., Skejić, J., Tadić, Z., Tvrtković, N.

(2006). Crvena knjiga vodozemaca i gmazova Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za

zaštitu prirode RH, 95 pp.

Belančić, A., Bogdanović, T., Franković, M., Ljuština, M., Mihoković, N., Vitas, B. (2008). Crvena

knjiga vretenaca Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode RH, 132 pp.

Jardas, I., Pallaoro, A., Vrgoč, N., Jukić-Peladić, S., Dadić, V. (2008). Crvena knjiga morskih riba

Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode RH, 396 pp.

Biološka raznolikost Hrvatske. Fauna. Priručnici za inventarizaciju i praćenje stanja (2008). DZZP,

Zagreb

Ozimec, R., Bedek, J., Gottstein, S., Jalžić, B., Slapnik, R., Štamol, V., Bilandžija, H., Dražina, T.,

Kletečki, E. Komerički, A., Lukić, M., Pavlek, M. (2009). Crvena knjiga špiljske faune Hrvatske.

Ministarstvo kulture, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode RH, 371 pp.


Zahradnik, J. (1991). Bees and Wasps. Aventinum Nakladitelstvi, Prague. 192 pp.

Wachman, E., Saure, C. (1997). Netzflügler, Schlamm und Kamelhalsfliegen. Natur Buch Verlag,

Augsburg, 159 pp.

Haupt, J.Haupt, H. (1998). Fliegen und Mücken. Natur Buch Verlag, Augsburg, 351 pp.

Krčmar, S., Hackenberger, D.K., Hackenberger, B.K. (2011). Key to the horse flies fauna of Croatia

(Diptera, Tabanidae). Periodicum biologorum 113, Suppl. 2, 1-61.

40

Field Work 3 -Botany (BBO634) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

FIELD WORK COURSE CONTENT: Forests – climazonal vegetation, ecological factors of their

origin and development. Characteristic plants of the tree, shrub and herbaceous layers. General

zonation of the forest cover in Croatia. Grasslands – semi-natural habitats: meadows and grasslands.

The composition of the flora, the determination of the plants in the area using the keys, making the

floral lists. The frequency of the certain plants, the rare grasslands plants of Croatian flora.

Macrophytes: characteristic plants of the aquatic, wetland and humid habitats. Zonation of the

macrophytes. The anthropogenic shaped flora: weeds of cereals and row crops, ruderal flora.

Identifying and determining of the plants, ecological conditions of the certain habitats.

EXAMINATION METHODS: practical, written


Nikolić, T. (1996). Herbarijski priručnik. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Topić, J., Vukelić, J. (2009). Priručnik za određivanje kopnenih staništa u Hrvatskoj prema Direktivi

o staništima EU. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

Topić, J., Ilijanić, LJ, Tvrtković, N., Nikolić, T. (2006). Staništa. Priručnik za inventarizaciju,

kartiranje i praćenje stanja. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb


Domac, R. (2002).Flora Hrvatske. Priručnik za određivanje bilja, 2nd ed. Školska knjiga,

Zagreb.Javorka, S., Csapody, V. (1991). Iconographia florae partis Austro-orientalis Europae

centralis. Akademiai Kiado, Budapest.

Vukelić, J., Mikac, S., Baričević, D., Bakšić, D., Rosavec, R. (2008). Šumska staništa i šumske

zajednice u Hrvatskoj. Nacionalna ekološka mreža. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

Nikolić, T., Topić, J. (2005). Crvena knjiga vaskularne flore Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni

zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb.

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ELECTIVE COURSES

42

Protozoa Biology (BBZ35) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Classification, evolution and history of the research of protozoa; protozoa

communities of water and terrestrial ecological systems; ways of nourishment and functional groups

of protozoa; polymorphological life cycle of protozoa; symbiosis – comensalism, mutualism,

parasitism; protozoa as parasites by humans: taxonomy of the parasitic protozoa; carrying over of the

parasites (oral-fecally, predator-prey, by hematofagotic arthropods), the ecological niches of the

parasitic protozoa in the human body.

LABORATORY CONTENT: General characteristics of protozoa: plant-like / animal-like; preparing

and maintaining the protozoa culture; sampling and analysis of the protozoa in different habitats:

periphyton (algae and moss); protozoa in macrofitic vegetation; soil protozoa and different sediments.



Fenchel, T.M. (1996). Ecology of Protozoa: The Biology of Free-Living Phagotrophic Protists.

Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Patterson, D.J. (2003). Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa. Manson, Washington, D. C.

Wiser, M.F. (2010). Protozoa and human disease. Garland Science, New York.


Lynn, D. (2011). The cilliated Protozoa. Springer, Berlin.

43

Phytoplankton (BBZ36) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Phytoplankton – definition, classification, the basic energy features in water

ecosystems; adjustments to the phytoplanktonic life conditions; phytoplankton communities –

structure and seasonal dynamics in different types of freshwater ecosystems; horizontal and vertical

distribution of phytoplankton; nutrient influence on phytoplankton development; trophic interactions:

phytoplankton – zooplankton – ichtyofauna.; phytoplankton as an indicator of the trophic condition in

water ecosystems.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytoplankton; phytoplankton

fresh-weight biomass analysis; chlorophyll-a, -b, -c analyses in phytoplankton samples;

saprobiological analysis; using analyses results for the qualification of the trophic state of water

ecosystems.



Reynolds, C.S. (2006). The Ecology of Phytoplankton. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Sommer, U. (eds.) (1989). Plankton Ecology: Succession in Plankton Communities. Springer Verlag,

Berlin.


Sommer, U. (1984). Planktologie. Springer Verlag, Berlin.

Reynolds, C.S. (1984). The Ecology of Freshwater Phytoplankton. Cambridge University Press,

Cambridge.

Hindak, F. (eds) (1978). Slatkovodne Riasy. Slovenske Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvo, Bratislava.

Viličić, D. (2003). Fitoplankton u ekološkom sustavu mora. Sveučilište u Zagrebu, PMF Zagreb,

196pp.

Viličić, D. (2002). Fitoplankton Jadranskog mora. Biologija i taksonomija. Sveučilište u Zagrebu,

PMF Zagreb, 247 pp.

Research papers related to the main topics of the course.

44

Ecophysiology of Algae (BBZ37) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Photosynthetic pigments in algae. Algae as ecological indicators. The nitrogen

and phosphorus cycle. Algae needs for nitrogen and phosphorus in the fresh water systems. Nutrients

and eutrophication. Algal development and nutritive elements. Preparation and composition of the

nutrient medium for algal cultures in the laboratory conditions. Laboratory biotests. Miniaturized

bioassay.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Determination of the assimilation pigments in phytoplankton.

Measurement of the algal growth potential (AGP) of algal cultures. Evaluation of bioproduction,

trophic level and water toxicity by the miniaturised bioassay method.



Barasanti, L., Gualitieri, P. (2006). Algae, Anatomy, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Taylor and

Francis Group, USA.

Scheffer, M. (2001). Ecology of Shallow Lakes. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston,

London.


Gopal, B., Wetzel, G. (2004). Limnology in Developing Countries. Volume 4. International

Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology. International Scientific Publications, New Delhi.

Schubert, L. E. (1984). Algae as ecological Indicators. Acad. Press, Inc., London, Orlando, San

Diego, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Sydney, Tokyo.

45

Cell Organelles Ultrastructure (BBZ38) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Ultrastructure of the membranes: lipid bilayer, membrane proteins and their

function in the membrane transport. Structural and functional connections between nucleus and

endoplasmic reticulum: the analysis of the electron microphotographs, molecular transport in and out

of the nucleus. Ultrastructure of the Golgy apparatus and its products. Mitochondria and plastids:

induced ultrastructural changes. Cytoskeleton and cell differentiation.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Fixation procedure, block preparation, sectioning with ultramicrotome,

visiting Ruđer Bošković Institute and working with transmission electron microscope, interpretation of

microphotographs. Conclusions.



Alberts, A., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. (2007). Molecular biology of the

cell. 5th ed. Garland Science, New York – Abingdon.

Cooper, G.M., Hausman, R.E,( 2010). Stanica – molekularni pristup. 5th ed. (Editor for Croatia: Lauc,

G.) Medicinska naklada Zagreb.

Bozzola, J. J., Russell, L. D. (1999) Electron microscopy: Principles and techniques for biologists. 2nd

ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., Sudbury.


Bowes, B. G. (1996). A colour atlas of plant structure. Manson Publishing, London.

Ruzin, S. E. (1999). Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy. Oxford University Press, New York,

Oxford.

Voet, D., Voet J.G. (2010). Biochemistry, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York.


Additional literature will be selected from the most recent scientific publications that cover particular

areas, depending on the individual interests of students.

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Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy (BMZ82) 30C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction to the plant microtechnique. The plant specimens sampling

procedures. Fixation. Dehidratation. Infiltration and embedding. Microtome manipulation.

Histochemical and cytochemical reactions on free hand fresh sections, sections embedded in paraffin,

methacrylate or epoxy resins. Immunolocalisation. In situ hybridization of the nucleic acids. Light

microscopy. Different types of microscopes: phase contrast microscope, differential-interference-

contrast microscope, fluorescence microscope, confocal microscope. Electron microscopes: TEM and

SEM (ESEM).

LABORATORY CONTENT: The microscopy slide preparation: histochemical and cytochemical

reactions and analysis. The application of the different microscopy techniques in the permanent slide

analysis.

EXAMINATION METHODS: written, practical and oral


Ruzin, S.E. (1999). Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy. Oxford University Press, NewYork,

Oxford.



Maliga, P., Klessig, D. F., Cashmore, A. R., Gruissem, W., Varner, J. E. (1995). Methods in Plant

Molecular Biology. A Laboratory Course Manual. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York.

O’Brien, T. P., McCully, M. E. (1981). The Study of Plant Structure. Principles and Selected Methods.

Termercarphi Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia.

Bowes, B.G. (1996). A Colour Atlas of Plant Structure. Manson Publishing Ltd, London.

Van De Graaf, K.M., Rushforth, S.R., Crawely, J.L. (1998). A Photographic Atlas for the Botany

Laboratory. 3rd ed. Morton Publishing Company, Colorado.

Additional literature is selected from the most recent scientific publications that cover particular areas,

depending on the individual interests of students.

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Experimental Biochemical Techniques (BBZ39) 30C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction to the experimental biochemical techniques; laboratory safety;

experimental systems and models; cell disruption and protein extraction; sedimentation techniques;

chromatographic techniques; electrophoretic techniques; protein identification and analysis methods

(Protein sequencing, RIA, ELISA, Western blot, protein-protein interactions); spectrophotometry in

the protein analysis; radioactivity; gene expression analysis; bioinformatics.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Recombinant protein expression in Escherichia coli; protein extraction;

protein purification using affinity chromatografy; SDS-PAGE protein identification; protein-protein

interaction analysis; Western blot analysis.



Reed, R. H. (2014). Practical skills in biomolecular sciences. Pearson education.

Ambriović-Ristov, A., et al. (2007). Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb.

Balen, B., et al. (2011). Elektroforetske tehnike istraživanja proteina. Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada.


Holme, D. J., Peck, H. (1998). Analytical Biochemistry. 3rd ed. Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., New

York.

Wilson, K., Walker, J. (1997). Principles and Techniques of Practical Biochemistry. 4th ed. Cambridge

University Press, Cambridge.

48

Insect Anatomy and Morphology (BBZ40) 15C + 30S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The aim of this course is to introduce the anatomic and morphological features

of imago and those of larva of the main insect orders to students.

The analysis of the anatomic and morphological features of imago and larva of the main insect orders:

Ephemeroidea, Odonata, Dictyoptera, Cheleutoptera, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera,

Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Siphonaptera, Hymenoptera, Psocoptera, Phthiraptera,

Thysanoptera and Hemiptera.

SEMINAR CONTENT: During the seminar students work on the topics of their choice and then

present them to their peer students. This contributes to better differentiation of groups within the most

numerous group of the animal organisms.



Steinmann, H. Zombori, L. (1985). An atlas of insect morphology. Akademiai kiado, Budapest, 253

pp.

Romoser, W.S.Stoffolano, J.G. (1998). The science of entomology. WCB McGraw-Hill, 605 pp.

Habdija, I., Primc-Habdija, B., Radanović, I., Vidaković, J., Kučinić, M., Špoljar, M., Matoničkin, R.,

Miliša, M. (2004). Protista-Protozoa i Metazoa-Invertebrata funkcionalna građa i praktikum.

Meridijani, Samobor, 399 pp.


Nilsson, A. (1997). Aquatic insects of North Europe. A taxonomic handbook. Odonata- Diptera,

Apollo books, Stenstrup, 420 pp.

Zombory, L.Steinman, H. (1999). Dictionary of insect morphology. Walter-de Gruyter, Berlin 405 pp.

Habdija, I., Primc-Habdija, B., Radanović, I., Špoljar, M., Matoničkin-Kepčija, R., Vujčić-Karlo, S.,

Miliša, M., Ostojić, A., Sertić-Perić, M. (2011). Protista-Protozoa, Metazoa-Invertebrata. Alfa,

Zagreb, 584 pp.

49

Hematophagic Arthropods (BBZ41) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The aim of this course is to introduce to students the systematics and vector

role of the hematophagic arthropods in a functional and dynamical related form, as they can be found

in nature. Systematics of the hematophagic arthropods belonging to the class of Arachnida, Crustacea

and Insecta. Morpho-anatomic characteristics of the certain groups of the hematophagic arthropods,

ecological characteristics, developing cycle. Parasitism as an ecological term.Vector role of the

hematophagic arthropods in spreading the infectious diseases agents.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Learning the procedures for determining certain groups of

hematophagic arthropods.



Lane, R.P., Crosskey, R.W. (1993). Medical Insects and Arachnids. Chapman & Hall, London, 722

pp.

Lehane, M. (2000). Biology of blood sucking insects. Chapman & Hall, London, 226 pp.


Hillyard, P. D. (1996). Ticks of North-West Europe. The Lin.Society of London, 178 pp.

Price, P.W. (1997). Insect Ecology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York 874 pp.

Habdija, I., Primc-Habdija, B., Radanović, I., Špoljar, M., Matoničkin-Kepčija, R., Vujčić-Karlo, S.,

Miliša, M., Ostojić, A., Sertić-Perić, M. (2011). Protista-Protozoa, Metazoa-Invertebrata. Alfa,

Zagreb, 584 pp.

50

Biological Collections (BBZ42) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The aim of the course is to show the importance and preciousness of the

biological collections. Students learn about the different types of natural history collections, biological

collections and the possibilities of growing experimental organisms in aquariums, terrariums, gardens

etc. The goal is to give students the basic knowledge and develop skills of making biological

collections on their own and breeding of the respective substrates and habitats. As the part of their own

biological collection, which is necessary for the final exam, students are taught how to preserve

plants, algae, mushrooms, lichens, protozoans, insects, small vertebrates and how to organize their

biological collection. Students also get familiar with several museum collections of the natural history

in the fieldwork. Students are allowed to keep the collection they created as a part of this course, and

use it in their future teaching profession.

EXAMINATION METHODS: practical (biological collection) and oral


Alinger, P. (1948). Prepariranje i konzerviranje životinja. Nakladni zavod Hrvatske, Zagreb.

Durbešić, P. (1988). Upoznavanje i istraživanje kopnenih člankonožaca. Hrvatsko ekološko društvo,

Zagreb.

Schauff, E. (1993). Collecting and preserving insects and mites: techniques and tools. National

Museum of Natural History, Washington.


Oshea, M., Halliday, T. (2002). Reptiles and Amphibians. Dorling Kindersley Book, London.

Vaugham, T.A., Ryan, J.M., Czaplewski, N. (2000). Mammology. Saunders College Publishing,

Philadeplhia.

Maksimović, R., Mirić, Đ. (1985). Biološki kabinet. Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika, Beograd.

51

Marine Biology (BBZ43) 15C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Introductory lecture –course content, literature and students obligations;

geography and geomorphology of the ocean; water masses and circulation; characteristics of the sea

water; plankton and nekton; intertidal zone; estuaries; deep sea organisms.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Position, climate, geological history, physical and chemical factors of the

Adriatic Sea (chemical properties of water, types of sediments, solid and sliding bases); endangered

and protected species of the Adriatic Sea.



Nybakken, J.W., Bertness, M.D. (2005). Marine biology. Pearson-Benjamin Cummings, San

Francisco.


Castro, P., Huber, M.E. (2005). Marine biology. McGraw-Hill, New York.

52

Land Vertebrates of Croatia (BBZ44) 15C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The survey of the fauna of Croatian land vertebrates. Habitats, size and

dynamics of populations. Special features of the biological diversity of Croatian land ecosystems.

Rare, endangered and endemic species. Endangered habitats like damp, grass and steppe regions and

old forests. International conventions for protection of animals and their habitats. Nature Protection

Law with special emphasis on vertebrates. Economical aspects of protection of vertebrates in Croatia.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Students prepare seminar on one of the topics from the course contents.

Seminar papers are discussed in class.



Tutiš, V., Kralj, J., Čiković, D., Barišić, S. (2013). Crvena knjiga ptica Hrvatske. Ministarstvo zaštite

prirode i okoliša i Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Jelić, D., Kuljerić, M., Koren, T., Treer, D., Šalamon, D., Lončar, M., Podnar-Lešić, M., Janev-

Hutinec, Lj. Bogdanović, T., Mekinić, S., Jelić, K. (2013). Crvena knjiga vodozemaca i gmazova

Hrvatske. Ministarstvo zaštite prirode i okoliša i Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Antolović, J., Flajšman, E., Frković, A., Grgurev, M., Grubešić, M., Hamidović, D., Holcer, D.,

Pavlinić, I., Tvrtković, N., Vuković, M. (2006). Crvena knjiga sisavaca Hrvatske. Ministarstvo zaštite

prirode i okoliša i Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. (1992). Handbook of the birds of the world. Volume 1. Barcelona,

Spain: Lynx Edicions.

Garms, H., Borm, L. (1977). Fauna Evrope – priručnik za raspoznavanje životinjskih vrsta. Mladinska

knjiga, Ljubljana.

Matoničkin, I. (ur.) (2001). Životinje - velika ilustrirana enciklopedija. Mozaik knjiga, Zagreb.


Šafarek, G. (2014). Životinje Hrvatske. Mozaik knjiga Zagreb.

Kardong, K.V. (2008). Vertebrates – Comparative anatomy, function, evolution, 5th ed. McGraw Hill

Ognev, S., Fink, N. (1956). Zoologija kralješnjaka. Školska knjiga, Zagreb

53

Photosynthesis (BBZ45) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Photosynthesis and evolution. Molecular organization of the thylakoid

membranes: photosynthetic pigments, photosystems, electron-transport chain. Calvin cycle.

Characteristics of photosynthesis in C4, CAM and aquatic plants. Regulation of the photosynthesis

during the stress: photoinhibition, the effect of temperature, drought, salt stress, heavy metals and

herbicides. Methods for determination of the photosynthetic efficiency.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Experimental techniques in the study of photosynthesis:

chromatographic and spectrometric analysis of the photosynthetic pigments, immunodetection of

photosynthetic proteins; monitoring of the light reactions of photosynthesis.



Raghavendra, A.S. (2000). Photosynthesis: a comprehensive treatise. Cambridge University Press,

Cambridge.

Pevalek-Kozlina, B. (2003). Plant Physiology. 1st ed. Profil, Zagreb.


Heldt, H.W. (1999). Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Oxford University Press Inc., New

York, Oxford

Scientific papers

54

Toxicology (BBZ46) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction with a short historical overview of toxicology; the principles of

toxicology; the mechanisms of toxicity; toxicological risk, assessment and management; absorption,

distribution and excretion of toxins; xenobiotics biotransformation; toxicokinetics; acute, subacute,

subchronic and chronic toxicity; chemical carcinogenesis; genetic toxicology; developmental

toxicology; response of the organic systems on xenobiotics exposure; immunotoxicology; toxic effects

of pesticides; toxic effects of metals; toxic effects of solvents and fumes; toxic effect of radiation and

radioactive substances; animal and plant toxicology; applicative toxicology; food toxicology;

analytical and forensic toxicology; clinical toxicology; toxicological legislative.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Students study specific examples from the toxicological practice;

discuss them and analyse them in details.



Klaassen, D. C. (2013). Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons. McGraw-Hill,

New York.


Wallace Hayes, A. (2007). Principles and Methods of Toxicology. Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia -

London.

55

Phyto-geographical Characteristics of East Croatia (BBZ47) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Paleoecology and paleophytogeography of East Croatia. The area of East

Croatia as a part of the wider Pannonian region: hydrology, climatology and relief. Geomorphological

regionalization: West Slavonia, Slavonian mountains, Požega valley, Podravina, Baranja,

ĐakovoVinkovci and Vukovar loess platoes, Bosut floodplain, Posavina. Climate, hydrology,

geological substrate and soil. Phytogeographical position. Climazonal vegetation. Anthropogenic

influence on East Croatia vegetation through the history. The review of the vegetation of the East

Croatia based on the vegetation types: forests, meadows and pastures, aquatic and wetlands, weed and

ruderal. The areals of the selected plant species and communities in East Croatia with an overview of

rare, endangered and protected habitat types and plant species.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Floristic and vegetational data processing for several localities, with

typical flora and vegetation found in East Croatia.



Rauš, Đ., Šegulja, N. (1983). Flora Slavonije i Baranje. Glasnik za šum. pokuse 21, 179-211.

Rauš, Đ., Šegulja, N., Topić, J. (1985). Vegetacija sjeveroistočne Hrvatske. Glasnik za šum. pokuse

23, 223355.

Vukelić, J., Rauš, Đ. (1998). Šumarska fitocenologija i šumske zajednice u Hrvatskoj. Sveučilište u

Zagrebu, Šumarski fakultet, 310.

Nikolić, T., Topić, J. (ed.) (2004). Crvena knjiga vaskularne flore Hrvatske: kategorije EX, RE, CR,

EN i VU. Ministarstvo kulture Republike Hrvatske, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb, 695 pp.

Kovar-Eder, J. (1987). Pannonian (UpperMiocene) Vegetational Character and Climatic Inferences in

the Central Parathethys Area. Ann.Naturhist.Mus.Wien 88A, 117-129.


Prpić, B. (1974). Ekološkobiološke značajke šuma jugoistočne Slavonije. JAZU, Centar za znanstveni

rad u Vinkovcima, VinkovciSlavonski Brod, 6577.

Rauš, Đ. (1976). Vegetacija ritskih šuma dijela Podunavlja od Aljmaša do Iloka. Glas. za šum. pokuse

19: 575.

Štrbašić, M. (1977). Požega 12771977. Skupština općine, Odbor za proslavu 750godišnjice grada,

Slavonska Požega.

Bognar, A. (1990). Geomorfologija Baranje. Savez geografskih društava Hrvatske, Zabreb.

Bognar, A. (2001). Geomorfološka regionalizacija Hrvatske. Acta Geograph. Croat. 34: 729.

56

Protected Animal Species (BBZ48) 15C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Reasons of the animal endangerment. Models of protection. Determination of

the endangerment criterion. Protection mechanism through the international conventions with the

special attention to the EU legislation (Habitat directive, Bird directive). Action plan for the protection

of the special animals. Laws in Croatia. The review of the protected animals in Croatia.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Within seminar students prepare some topics of their interest.



Radović, J. (ed.) (1999). Pregled stanja biološke i krajobrazne raznolikosti Hrvatske sa strategijom i

akcijskim planovima zaštite. Državna uprava za zaštitu prirode i okoliša.

Radović, D., Kralj, J., Tutiš, V., Čiković, D. (2003). Crvena knjiga ugroženih ptica Hrvatske.

MZOiPO, Zagreb.


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http://www.redlist.org/

http://www.dzzp.hr/

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Genetic Engineering (BBO630) 30C + 0S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Introduction to genetic engineering; introducing molecular biology; working

with nucleic acids – isolation, quantification and quality determination of the nucleic acid, PCR, RT-

PCR; enzymes used in recombinant DNA technology; labelling nucleic acids; nucleic acid

hybridisation (Southern, Nothern); DNA sequencing; host cells and vectors; cloning strategies;

selection, screening, and analysis of the recombinants; bioinformatics; understanding genes and

genomes; genetic engineering in biotechnology; medical and forensic applications of the gene

manipulation; transgenic plants; transgenic animals.



Nicholl, D. S. T. (2008). Introduction to Genetic Engineering. Cambridge University Press, New

York.

Delić, V. (1997). Genetičko inženjerstvo u biotehnologiji. PMF, Zagreb.

Primrose, S.B., Twyman, R.M. (2008). Principles of gene manipulation and genomics. 7th ed.

Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.

Ambriović-Ristov, A., et al. (2007). Metode u molekularnoj biologiji. Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb


Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F., Maniatis, T. (2001). Molecular cloning: A laboratory manual, 3rd ed. Vols

1, 2 and 3. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Lewis, B. (2008). Genes IX. Oxford University & Cell Press.

Brown, T.A. (2006). Gene cloning and DNA analysis, 5th ed. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.

58

Biology of Rodents and Insects

of Significant Public Health Importance (BBZ59) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The basic biology, aetiology and rodent control. Public health significance of

the rodents and the economic damage they cause. Biology, aetiology and public health importance of

the hematophagous arthropods - with emphasis on insects (ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, mosquitoes,

sandflies, flies, wasps, bees, horseflies). Molesting insects, vectors of infectious diseases and

economic pests. Insects that cause allergic reactions in humans. Repellents and attractants. Biological

control. Application methods of insecticides and rodenticides: disinfection, fumigation and pest

control (DDD). Implementation of insecticides and rodenticides in the kindergartens, schools and

hospitals. Infectious diseases and symptoms. Infectious disease treatment and prevention. Adverse

effects of DDD measures on the environment and human health. Current national and European pest

control legislations.

LABORATORY CONTENT: The basic biological characteristics of certain types of rodents and

insects. Insecticides and rodenticides: types and basic division, mode of action, first aid procedures for

pesticide poisoning. Visit to the company authorized to perform DDD measures.



Asaj, A. (1999). Deratizacija u praksi. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

Asaj, A. (2000). Zdravstvena dezinsekcija u nastambama i okolišu. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.


Atkinson, P.W. (2010). Vector Biology, Ecology and Control. Springer.

Goddard, J. (2007). Physician's guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance. 5th ed. CRC Press, Taylor

and Francis Group.

Marquardt, W.H. (2004). Biology of Disease Vectors. 2nd ed. Academic Press.

Mallis, A. (2011). Handbook of Pest Control - the Behaviour, Life History and Control of Household

Pests. 10th ed. Franzak and Foster Co. Cleveland, Ohio.

Service, M. (2012). Medical Entomology for Students. 5th ed. Cambridge University Press.

Takken, W., Knols, B.G.J. (2007). Emerging pests and vector-borne diseases in Europe. Wageningen

Academic Publishers.

59

Poisonous Animals and Plants (BBBZ51) 15C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: General introduction on the poisonous animals and plants; phanerotoxicity;

cryptotoxicity; poisonous plants; plant toxins; treatment of poisoning by plants and animals.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Species of phanerotoxic animals of Croatia; species of cryptotoxic animals of

Croatia; poisonous plants of Croatia.



Maretić, Z. (1985). Naše otrovne životinje i bilje. Stvarnost, Zagreb.

Mallis, A. (2011). Handbook of pest control. GIE Pub.


Maretić, Z, Lebez, D. (1985). Otrovni pauci. O.O.Zbora liječnika, Pula.

Maretić, Z. (1988). Crna udovica ipak nije bauk. Stvarnost, Zagreb.

60

Phytobiology (BBZ60) 45C + 15S + 20L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Plants as functional food and their importance for human health. Antioxidants

in food and biotechnological methods for achieving higher food quality. The influence of processing

and storage on the quality characteristics of plant foods. Traditional and modern use of herbs and

spices. Biologically active substances in plants: isolation, classification of properties and the

mechanism of action. The study of the biological effects of the herbal products and their individual

active components. The use of herbs in alternative and complementary medicine. Plant tissue culture

in the production of biologically active substances. Legislation in the field of herbal medicine, food

supplements and cosmetics with special emphasis on the regulations in the EU and Croatia. The

organic principles and standards in the cultivation of plant food. Extensive use of the fertilizers and

chemical preparations for plant protection as a potential environmental problem. Nitrates in the

environment and the Nitrates Directive. Environmentally friendly methods of plant protection. Plants

as a source of energy. Energy crops in the production of biofuels, bioethanol, biomass and natural

textiles. Ecological potential of biofuels. Other important herbal products.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Researching different topics from the recent scientific literature in

phytobiology.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Influence of the environmental factors of cultivation, processing and

storage conditions of plant foods on antioxidants. Determination of antioxidants in plant foods under

the influence of the environmental factors of cultivation, processing and storage conditions of plant

foods. Determination of nitrate in plants. Preparation of the plant extracts and separation of the active

components. Determination of phenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins in the plant extracts. Antioxidant

activity of the plant extracts (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS). Antimicrobial activity of the plant extracts on

human / plant pathogens. Essential oils and their antimicrobial activity. Plant tissue culture for the

production of biologically active substances.



Kuštrak, D. (2005). Farmakognozija-fitofarmacija.Golden Marketing-Tehnička knjiga d.d.,

Zagreb.

Handa, S.S., Singh, S.P., Longo, K.G., Rakesh, D.D. (2008). Extraction Technologies for Medicinal

and Aromatic Plants. International centre for science and high technology, Trieste.


Joy, P.P., Thomas, J., Mathew, S., Skaria, B.P. (1998). Medicinal plants. Kerala agricultural

University.

The relevant scientific papers in the subject area.

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Neurobiology (BBZ61) 40C + 20S + 30L

ECTS 6

COURSE CONTENT: Lecture topics include the basics of anatomy, physiology, molecular biology

and genetics, maturation, regeneration and aging of the brain.

-Neuronal signalization

-The processing of stimuli

-System of motoric control

-Development, regeneration and plasticity

-Complex brain functions

SEMINAR CONTENT: Each lecture unit is accompanied by mandatory scientific papers that present

turning points in thinking or in laboratory methods (2 hours per unit). Students also have the

opportunity to search for and comment the articles they think could contribute to the neuroscientific

research in the future (2 hours per unit).

LABORATORY CONTENT: Through 15 various experiments students learn about implementation of

the different methods such as conventional histology, immunochemistry, cell culture techniques,

stereotactic lesion and microdissection, labelling techniques molecules and cells (tracing), behavioural

tests, gene manipulation and neurobiology databases.



Purves, D., Augustine, G.J., Fitzpatrick, D., Hall, W.C., LaMantia, A.S., White, L. E. (2012).

Neuroscience. 5th ed. Sinauer Associates, INC, Sunderland, Massachusetts USA.


Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H., Jesell, T.M. (2000). Principes of Neural Science. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill,

Healt Professions Division, New York, London, Tokyo.

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Laboratory Animal Science (BBZ62) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: In this course students learn about Laboratory Animal Science including:

biology and husbandry of the laboratory animals, legislation, the ethical aspect and 3Rs, disease and

health monitoring, animal care and housing, phases in animal experiment (design and conduct),

preparation of the experimental protocol, anesthesia, analgesia and experimental procedures and

alternative methods to animal use. In practical part of the course students are taught about animals

handling, administration techniques and sampling.



Radačić, M., Bašić, I., Eljuga, D. (2000). Pokusni modeli u biomedicini. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.

Hedrich, J.H., Bullock, G.R. (2004). The Laboratory Mouse-Handbook of Experimental Animals..

Elsevier Academic Press. pp. 600.

Šuman, L. (2011). Uvod u znanost o laboratorijskim životinjama. Udžbenik Sveučilišta u Rijeci.

Zakon o zaštiti životinja.


Hedrich, H. (2004). The Laboratory Mouse. Elsevier Ltd., London.

Pough, F.H., Janis, C.M., Heiser, J.B. (2008). Vertebrate life. 8th ed. Pearson education Inc., San

Francisco.

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General Chemistry 2 (K016) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 3

COURSE CONTENT: Physical and chemical properties of the pure substances (types of crystals;

gases; liquids; phase changes); types and properties of the chemical bonding (ionic bond (Born-Haber

cycle, lattice energy), covalent bond (Lewis structures, formal nuclear charge; hybridization; VSEPR

model), metallic bond (conductors, semiconductors, isolators)); molecular orbital theory; gas laws

(ideal and nonideal gases); the periodic table of elements; homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria;

chemical kinetics (reaction rate, reaction order; homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts); complex

compounds (structure, reactivity, stability, equilibria); nuclear chemistry; thermochemistry (enthalpy,

entropy, free energy).

EXAMINATION METHODS: oral


Filipović, I., Lipanović, S. (1995). Opća i anorganska kemija, I. dio. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Sikirica, M. (1989). Stehiometrija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.


Rusell, J.B. (1992). General Chemistry, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York.

Weiss, R. (1992). Student Solution Manual to Accompany Russel General Chemistry, 2nd ed. McGraw-

Hill, Inc., New York.

Eatough, N. (1992). Study Guide to Accompany Russel General Chemistry, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc.,

New York.

Mortimer, C.H. (1996). Chemistry, 6th ed. Wadsworth Inc., Belmont.

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Organic Chemistry 2 (K042) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 3

COURSE CONTENT: Aldehydes and ketones (nucleophilic addition). Carbonyl condensation

reaction, the Aldol reaction. Carboxylic acids and their derivatives, the reactivity of the carboxylic

acid and derivatives, mechanism of the nucleophilic acyl substitution, dicarboxylic acid, oxy-, oxo-

and amino acid. The amines and diazonium salts, organic dyes, phenols, phenol acidity.

Carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, starch and cellulose, reducing and

non-reducing sugars, important sugars and their derivatives. Heterocyclic compounds, pyrrole,

pyridine, purine and pyrimidine bases, the reaction of electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic

substitution. Lipids, a division of lipids, fats and oils, essential fatty acids, terpenes.



Gorzynski Smith, J. (2010). Organic chemistry. Mc Graw Hill, New York.

Klein, D.R. (2013). Organic chemistry. John Wiley and Sons.

Pine, S. H. (1994). Organska kemija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Vodič kroz IUPAC-ovu nomenkalturu organskih spojeva. (Translated by Bregovec, Horvat, Majerski,

Rapić). Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2002.


Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S., Wothers, P. (2001). Organic Chemistry. Oxford University

Press.

Carey, F.A. (2000). Organic Chemistry. Mc Graw Hill.

Solomons, T. W. G., Fryhle, C. B. (2000). Organic Chemistry. John Wiley&Sons, New York.

65

Analytical Chemistry 1 (K031) 30C + 0S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: The role of analytical chemistry in science, chemicals, devices basic operations

and calculations in analytical chemistry, chemical imbalance in solutions that are significant for the

chemical analysis (acid-base, redox, complex formation,solubility), sampling, sample decomposition

and solution, titrimetric methods of analysis - theory and practice (neutralising, redox titrations,

complexometric and precipitation titrations), principles of the gravimetric analysis.



Skoog, D.A., West, D.M., Holler, F.J. (1999). Osnove analitičke kemije. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.


Kaštelan-Macan, M. (2003). Kemijska analiza u sustavu kvalitete.Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Šoljić, Z. (2003). Kvalitativna kemijska analiza anorganskih tvari. FKIT, Zagreb.

66

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Exercises 1 (K033) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

LABORATORY CONTENT: Qualitative chemical analysis – establishment of group 1 and group 2

cations, group 1 and group 2 cations in a mixture, establishment of group 3 and group 4 cations,

establishment of group 5 and group 6 cations, group 1-6 cations in a mixture, establishment of group

1-6 anions, the analysis of inorganic salts, qualitative basic organic analysis.



Matešić-Puač, R. (1998). Praktikum iz analitičke kemije. Script for internal use. Osijek.


Šoljić, Z. (2003). Kvalitativna kemijska analiza anorganskih tvari. FKIT, Zagreb.

67

Analytical Chemistry 2 (K032) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Separation techniques: introduction to analytical separations (precipitation,

distillation, extraction, ion exchange), gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography

(HPLC). Spectrochemical methods: introduction to the spectrochemical methods, instrumentation for

the optical spectrochemical methods, molecular absorption spectrometry (UV-VIS spectroscopy, IR

spetroscopy), atomic spectroscopy. Electrochemical methods: introduction to electrochemistry,

potentiometric, amperometric, voltametric methods.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Chemical calculations - measuring, physical volumes and measuring units,

atomic and molecular mass, Avogadr constant and mole, correlation between a large number of

substance and mass of substance in the process of chemical reactions, solutions concentration,

reactions between solutions – equivalency, redox reactions, pH, H+,pOH and OH- calculation, degree

of dissociation, calculation of the buffer solutions.



Skoog, D.A., West, D.M., Holler, F.J. (1999). Osnove analitičke kemije. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

.


Skoog, D.A., Holler, F.J., Nieman, A, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 5th ed. Saunders College

Publishing, New York, 1998

68

Inorganic Chemistry 2 (K021) 30C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 3

COURSE CONTENT: The basic concepts of the electronic structure, chemical bonding, molecular

and crystal structure; the structure-property relationship of the chemical elements and compounds; the

chemistry of the selected anions; coordination chemistry; solutions, acids and bases; the Periodic

Table of Chemical Elements; chemistry of the Main Group elements: Hydrogen, Group 1, Group 2,

Boron and Group 13. Carbon and Group 14; current topics in Inorganic Chemistry are discussed at

seminars based on the journal articles (students give presentations). The problems related to the

lectures are solved as well.



Cotton, F.A., Wilkinson, G., Gaus, P.L. (1995). Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed. John Wiley &

Sons, New York.

Rayner-Canham, G., Overton, T. (2006). Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 4th ed.Freeman & Co.,

New York.

Filipović,I, Lipanović, S. (1995). Opća i anorganska kemija, 9th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Grdenić, D. (2005). Molekule i kristali, 5th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.


Cotton, F.A., Wilkinson, G. (1999). Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th ed. John Wiley & Sons, New

York.

Shriver, D.F., Atkinson, P.W. (2006). Inorganic Chemistry, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Rodgers, E. (2002). Descriptive Inorganic, Coordination, and Solid State Chemistry, 2nd ed. Brooks

Cole, Belmont.

69

Organic Chemistry Laboratory Praxis 2 (K043) 0C + 0S + 30L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: General reactions of purification of the organic compounds, distillation, simple

vacuum distillation, fractional distillation, Grignard reaction, Cannizzaro reaction, synthesis of β-

naphtholorange, isolation of lactose from milk, casein isolation, preparation of osazone.

LABORATORY CONTENT: Grignard reaction, Cannizzaro reaction, synthesis of β-naphtholorange,

isolation of lactose from milk, casein isolation, preparation of osazone.

EXAMINATION METHODS: Students have to pass the revision tests, do the exercises independently

and submit their reports for each completed exercise. Final grade is determined by the revision tests

results and the quality and reaction yield of the compound prepared or isolated.


Rapić, V. (1994). Postupci priprave i izolacije prirodnih spojeva. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Gorzynski Smith, J. (2010). Organic chemistry, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill.

Klein, D.R. (2013). Organic chemistry. John Wiley and Sons.

Pine, S. (1994). Organska kemija. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

Vodič kroz IUPAC-ovu nomenklaturu organskih spojeva. Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2002.

Rapić, V. (2004). Nomenklatura organskih spojeva. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.


Clayden, J. Greeves, N, Warren, S. Wothers (2001). Organic Chemistry. Oxford University Press.

Carey, F.A. (2000). Organic Chemistry. McGraw Hill.

Solomons, G., Fryhle, C. (2000). Organic Chemistry. John Wiley&Sons, New York.

Lewis, D. E. (1996). Organic Chemistry a modern perspective. Brown Publishers, USA.

70

Analytical Chemistry 2 - laboratory exercises and seminar (K099) 0C + 15S + 30L

ECTS 3

LABORATORY CONTENT: The quantitative chemical analysis – Preparation of the standard

solution HCl, NaOH determination, preparation of the standard solution NaOH, determination of acid

in vinegar, gravimetric determination of sulfates, determination of Ca and Mg with EDTA, preparation

of the standard solution using EDTA, zinc determination, iodometric determination of copper,

preparation of the standard solution Na2S2O3,iodimetric determination of arsenic, preparation of iodine

standard solution, bromide determination, preparation of AgNO3 standard solution, preparation of

NH4SCN standard solution, Fe(II) determination, H2O2 determination.

SEMINAR CONTENT: Preparation of solutions, calculation and standardization, tasks of

electroanalytical methods, gravimetry tasks, volumetry tasks (neutralising, redox titrations,

complexometric and precipitation titrations, standardization).



Šoljić, Z. (1998). Računanje u analitičkoj kemiji. FKIT, Zagreb.Sakač, N., Matešić-Puač, R. (2015).

Praktikum iz analitičke kemije 2. Osijek.


Kaštelan-Macan, M. (2003). Kemijska analiza u sustavu kvalitete. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.

71

Inorganic Chemistry 3 (K022) 45C + 15S + 0L

ECTS 4

COURSE CONTENT: Chemistry of the main group elements: itrogen and Group 15, oxygen and

Group 16, halogens, Noble gases, chemistry of the selected metals; transition elements and properties

of the complexes in relation to their structure, nature of the chemical bonds, spectroscopic and

magneto-chemical behaviour; the crystal and ligand field theories in the coordination complexes

chemistry; electron spectroscopy; introduction to the solid state chemistry; introduction to the

bioinorganic chemistry; current topics in inorganic chemistry are discussed at seminars based on the

journal articles (students give presentations). The problems related to the lectures are solved as well.



Cotton, F.A., Wilkinson, G., Gaus, P.L. (1995). Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed. John Wiley &

Sons, New York.

Rayner-Canham, G., Overton, T. (2006). Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 4th ed. Freeman & Co.,

New York.

Filipović, I., Lipanović, S. (1995). Opća i anorganska kemija, 9th ed. Školska knjiga, Zagreb.



Cotton, F.A., Wilkinson, G. (1999). Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th ed.. John Wiley & Sons, New

York.

Shriver, D.F., Atkinson, P.W. (2006). Inorganic Chemistry, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Rodgers, E. (2002). Descriptive Inorganic, Coordination, and Solid State Chemistry, 2nd ed. Brooks

Cole, Belmont.

72

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (K023) 0C + 0S + 60L

ECTS 4

LABORATORY CONTENT:

1. Synthesis of potassium tetraperoxochromate (V), K3[Cr(O2)4] (+experiment).

1.2. Analysis of potassium content in the complex.

2. Synthesis of the oxobis (2,4-pentandionato) vanadium (IV) [VO(C5H7O2)2] (+experiment).

2.1. Analysis of the oxobis (2,4-pentadionato)vanadium (IV), determination of vanadium.

3. Synthesis of the copper (I) chloride, CuCl.

4. Synthesis of the hexaaminocobalt (III) nitrate, [Co(NH3)6](NO3)3.

4.1. Analysis of the ammonium content.

4.2. Analysis of the cobalt content.

5. Synthesis of the potassium tris (oxalato) chromate (III) trihydrate, K3[Cr(C2O4)3]·3H2O

(+experiment)

5.1. Analysis of the chromium content.

6. Synthesis of the potassium bis (oxalato) copper (II) dihydrate, K2[Cu(C2O4)2]·2H2O

6.1. Analysis of the content of oxalate.

7. Complexes identification using FTIR, DSC/TGA instruments.

Students have to assemble the apparatus independently, properly conduct the experiment and apply the

necessary precautions when performing experiments.



Cindrić, M., Popović, Z., Vrdoljak, V. (2007). Priprava anorganskih spojeva (Upute za internu

upotrebu u praktikumu iz anorganske kemije). Zagreb.

Cotton, F. A., Wilkinson, G., Gaus, P. L. (1995). Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed. John Wiley &

Sons., New York.

Housecroft, C. E., Sharpe, A. G. (2005). Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd ed. Pearson Education Limited,

Harlow, England, pp. 922–924.

Johnson, D. A. (1982). Some thermodynamic aspects of inorganic chemistry, 2nd ed. Cambridge

University Press, Cambridge, England.



73

Chemistry in Everyday Life (K083) 15C + 0S + 15L

ECTS 2

COURSE CONTENT: Through examples from everyday life (drugs, detergents, plastics, food

additives, cosmetic products, and fertilizers) and selected problems and solutions, this course displays

the role of chemistry in criminology, ecology, technology, transport, disposal and recycling of waste,

the production of food and other industries.

A better knowledge and understanding of chemistry, enables control of the use of chemicals with the

maximum benefit and minimum risk involved in their use.



Hill, W. (1998). Chemistry for Changing Times. McMillan Publishing Company.

Chemistry in context - Applying Chemistry to Society.American Chemical Society, 1994.


Lee, H.C., Gaensslen, R.E. (2001). Advances in Fingerprint Technology. CRC Press, New York.

Svjetska iskustva u zbrinjavanju otpada. Journal of Chemical Education, Ministarsvo za zaštitu

okoliša, Zagreb, 1991.

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