COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3007 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The aim is to give the students increased knowledge of metabolism, physiology and structure of plants, a better understanding of regulation of growth and development and influence of environment

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the main concepts of plant physiology
2   To examine detailed characteristics of plant cells, relations of water and plant cells, water balance, mineral nutrition ans solute transport.
3   To teach the most important plant metabolism process; photosynthesis: light reactions carbon reactions and it s physiological and ecological considerations
4   To teach translocation in the phloem, respiration and lipid metabolism, assimilation of mineral nutrients, secondary metabolites and plant defense, cell walls structure.
5   To learn respiration and lipid metabolisms in detail.
6   To follow current scientific publications on plant physiology.
7   Being able to share information about plant physiology by oral and written language.
8   To understand the relations between experimental logic, analytical thinking, quantitative analysis and problem solving.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Swelling of plant tissues
2 Diffusion
3 Osmos
4 Plant structures of water and elemental analysis
5 Ion selectivity
6 Transpiration, exudation, gutation
7 Pigments involved in photosynthesis
8 Midterm exam
9 Photosynthesis
10 Organic substances (Carbohydrates)
11 Organic substances (Proteins)
12 Organic substances (Oils)
13 Respiration and Fermentation
14 Plant hormones

Recomended or Required Reading

Öncel, I., Üstün, S., Keleş,Y. Bitki Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar Kılavuzu.A.Ü.F.F. Döner Sermaye işletmesi Yayınları No:48 Ankara 2000.
Taiz, L. ve E. Zeiger. Plant Physiology. 4th ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publihers, Sunderland, MA 2006.
Güven, A. Bitki Fizyolojisi Ders Notları, Bornova. 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student s performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm, laboratory work and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

m.nakipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 9 1 9
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255555455455413
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LO.455555455455413
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LO.655554455455413
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