112年第1學期-5496 真核生物多樣性與演化 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Written assignment	20	Short research proposal
Oral presentation	15
Midterm	20	Materials from weeks 1-7
In-class participation	10
Attendance and punctuality	10
Final exam	25	Materials from weeks 9-13 (incl. concepts from weeks 1-7) and two assigned papers

教育目標

To acquire a basic understanding of: 1. Evolutionary origin, history and diversity of eukaryotes and their genomes, organelles, biochemistry, cells, and organismic biology (Part I: Week 2–7) 2. Major eukaryotic lineages and important eukaryotic microbes (Part II: Week 9–12, written assignment and oral presentation) 3. Relationships between eukaryotic microbes and Earth, ecosystems, humans, and other microbes (Part III: Week 13 (and 9–12) + assigned readings)

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：五/5,6,7[中研院]
修課班級：生物博學程1,2
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：全英授課，於中央研究院上課

參考書目

References
1. Archibald et al., Eds., Handbook of the Protists (Springer, ed. 2nd, 2017). 2. Adl et al., Revisions to the classification, nomenclature, and diversity of eukaryotes. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 66, 4–119 (2019). 3. Lee, Phycology (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ed. 4, 2008). 4. Willey et al., Prescott’s Microbiology (McGraw-Hill Education, ed. 10, 2017). 5. Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (Garland Science, ed. 6, 2015). 6. Other selected review articles and research papers

Designated Reading
Course slides (midterm and final exam)
Additional reading (final exam):
Sun et al., Host range and coding potential of eukaryotic giant viruses. Viruses 12, 1337 (2020).
Wells et al., Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding. J. Appl. Phycol. 29:949–82 (2017).