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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024
Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

marine and freshwater organisms with a focus on their Final Examination: 60%
ecological role. The basic principles of aquatic ecology are
discussed at the community and ecosystem level, followed
by major marine and freshwater ecosystem studies. Types SIE 3004 QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY
and exploitation of aquatic resources. Human impact on
aquatic ecosystems. Principles of ecological sampling and data collection.
Experimental and sampling designs, sample size, sampling
Assessment Methods: layout, etc. Biotic sampling methods. Population analysis
Continuous Assessments: 60% such as age structure, survivorship, life tables and growth.
Final Examination: 40% Methods for population analysis, including capture-
recapture methods. Community analyses including
measurements of diversity, similarity and distance, and

SIE 2014 PROTOZOA AND INVERTEBRATES I cluster analysis. Multivariate methods and ordination
techniques such as principal components analysis.
Introduction to protozoa and invertebrate: classification,
diversity, ecology and evolution will be explained in general. Assessment Methods:
Groups of invertebrate being discussed are Protozoa, Continuous Assessment: 60%
Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora and Lophotrochozoa. The Final Examination: 40%
biology, diversity, ecology, structure, function, importance
etc. for each group of these animal will be discussed in
details. SIE 3005 BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY

Assessment Methods: Behavioural concepts, historical perspectives of
Continuous Assessments: 50% behavioural studies, behavioural diversity inclusive of social
Final Examination: 50% habits and ecoethology illustrating the functional aspects
and adaptibility of various groups of animal examples,
aspects of applied ethology.
SIE 2015 INVERTEBRATE II
Assessment Methods:
Introduction and detail discussion on Nematoda. Continuous Assessment: 50%
Introduction to Arthropoda –biology, diversity, ecology, Final examination: 50%
structure and function, etc.; Detail discussion of the
arthropod group – Trilobitomorpha, Chelicerata, Crustacea,
Myriapoda, Hexapoda. Introduction to Deuterostomia and SIE 3006 ECONOMIC BOTANY
Hemichordata - biology, diversity, ecology, structure and
function, etc. Detail discussion of the deuterostome group Introduction to the origin of agriculture and the history of
– Echinodermata. distribution of present-day agricultural crops. The
importance of fungi, algae & plants as sources for food,
Assessment Methods: beverage, medicine and others. Plant-based industries
Continuous Assessment: 50% such as producing perfumes, furniture products, spices,
Final Examination: 50% cosmetics, landscaping plants and etc.

Assessment Methods:
SIE 2016 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination : 40%
This course begins with the basic concepts in plant
physiology of cells, energy and enzymes. Next,
mechanisms in water absorption, water transport, phloem
translocation, photosynthesis in C3, C4 and CAM plants, SIE 3007 ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS
transpiration and the role of stomata in transpiration and
leaf gaseous exchange. The basic morphology and Introduction to ecology and population biology of weeds
development of reproductive organs (flowers, fruits and with emphasis on weed-crop plant interaction. Weed
seeds), diversity of shapes and adaptations (including science in the contextof integrated weed management.
propagation strategies) been relate to assimilate Weed management in agro-ecosystems and non-crop
partitioning and plant adaptation. environments. Introduction to herbicides. Herbicide usage,
actions in plants and soil, and effect to the environment.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessement: 50% Assessment Methods:
Final examination: 50% Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%

SIE 2017 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
SIE 3009 PLANT PATHOLOGY
Introduction and concept of physiology. Understanding
basic animal physiology such as importance of oxygen, Introduction to plant pathology and its importance. Concept
food and energy, temperature adaptation, water, of plant diseases. Plant diseases caused by abiotic factors
reproduction and movement, information and integration. and non-infectious diseases. Interactions between
pathogens and plant hosts. Koch Postulate. Plant
Assessment Methods: diseases from infections by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasm-
Continuous Assessment: 40% like organisms, fungi, algae / lichens, higher plants,

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