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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMB 5006 ECOPHYSIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

Ecophysiology views the relationship between physical/chemical functions of livings and environment

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe how organisms interact with each other and their environments 2   Compare air, water and soil as environmental media providing resources and determining living conditions for organisms 3   Give information about water relations and mineral transport in plants 4   Explain plant biochemistry and metabolism, including energy and carbon assimilation and nitrogen assimilation 5   Explain and describe plant growth and development, including embryogenesis and early development, flowering, and the role of plant hormones

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Definition of Ecophysiology, Law of the Tolerance, Optimum and Limited Factors. 2 The Functional Properties of Ecosystems 3 The Environment of Plants 4 Edaphic Factor 5 The Soil Profile, The Soil Respiration. 6 The Water Factor 7 The Light Factor 8 Mid-term exam 9 The sun lights reaching the leaves; Reflection, Absorpsion, Transmission. 10 According to the length of day (Photoperidism) 11 The Temperature Factor 12 Behavior and Mechanisms of Protection of plants against extreme heat and cold. 13 Environmental factors affecting the construction of organic matter in plants. 14 Environmental factors affecting the destruction of organic matter in plants. 15 Environmental factors affecting stomatal opening and closure in plants. 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Plant Physiological Ecology (2008): Hans Lambers, F.Stuart Chapin III, Thijs L.Pons. Handbook of Plant Ecophysiology Techniques (2001): Manuel J. Reigosa Roger. Physiological Plant Ecology (2003): W. Larcher VI.Edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Application 0 Lectures 13 3 39 Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65 Midterm Preparation 1 10 10 Final Preparation 1 15 15 Paper Preparation 2 15 30 Research Presentation 2 15 30 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 2 2 3 1 2 LO.2 3 2 2 3 1 2 LO.3 3 2 2 3 1 2 LO.4 3 2 2 3 1 2 LO.5 3 2 2 3 1 2