COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 3027 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 Plant Cells: Overview of Plant Structure, The Plant Cell, The Cytoskeleton, Cell Cycle Regulation, Plasmodesmata
2 Water and Plant cells: Water in Plant Life, The Structure and Properties of Water, Water Transport Processes Water Balance of Plants: Water Absorption by Roots, Water Transport through the Xylem, Water Movement from Leaf to the Atmosphere
3 Mineral Nutrition: Essential Nutrients, Deficiencies and Plant Disorders, Treating Nutritional Deficiencies, Soil, Roots and Microbes
4 Solute Transport: Passive and Active Transport, Transport of Ions Across A Membrane Barrier, Membrane Transport Processes, Membrane Transport Proteins, Ion Transport in Roots
5 Photosynthesis: The Light Reactions Photosynthesis in Higher Plants, Organization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus, Organization of Light Absorbing Antenna Systems, Mechanisms of Electron Transport, Proton Transport and ATP Synthesis in the Chloroplast, Repair and Regulation of the Photosynthetic Machinery, Genetics, Assembly and Evolution of Photosynthetic Systems
6 Photosynthesis: Carbon Reactions: The Calvin Cycle, Regulation of the Calvin Cycle, The C2 Oxidative Photosynthetic Carbon Cycle, CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms I: Algal and Cyanobacterial Pumps, The C4 Carbon Cycle, Crassulacean Acid Metabolism, Synthesis of Starch and Sucrose
7 Presentations
8 Midterm exam
9 Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations: Light, Leaves and Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Responses to Light by the Intact Leaf, Photosynthetic Responses to Carbon Dioxide, Photosynthetic Responses to Temperature
10 Translocation in the Phloem: Pathways of Translocation, Patterns of Translocation: Source to Sink, Materials Translocated in the Phloem: Sucrose, Amino Acids,Hormones, and Some Inorganic Ions, Rates of Movement, The Mechanism of Translocation in the Phloem: The Pressure- Flow Model, Phloem Loading, Phloem Unloading, Photosynthate Allocation and Partitioning
11 Respiraiton and Lipid Metabolism: Glycolysis: A Cytosolic and Plastidic Process, The Citric Acid Cycle: A mitochondrial Matrix Process, Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis at the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane, Respiration in Intact Plants and Tissues, Lipid Metabolism
12 Assimilation of Mineral Nutrients: Nitrate Assimilation, Ammonium Assimilation, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sulfur Assimilation, Phosphate Assimilation, Cation Assimilation, Oxygen Assimilation, The Energetics of Nutrient Assimilation
13 Secondary Metabolites and Cell Defence
14 Cell Walls

Recomended or Required Reading

Kadıoğlu, A. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Esen Ofset Matbaacılık Şti. Trabzon, 2004.
Taiz, L. ve E. Zeiger. Plant Physiology. 4th ed. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publihers, Sunderland, MA 2006.
Güven, A. Bitki Fizyolojisi Ders Notları, Bornova, 2008.
Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V. ve Öztürk, Ş. Bitki Fizyolojisi, Nobel Yayın, 2009, (ISBN:978-975-591-833-4).

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 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)

isa.gokler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155544434454413
LO.255543334454413
LO.355544434454413
LO.455544434454413
LO.555543344454413
LO.655543334454413
LO.755543344454413
LO.855543344454413

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