| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Physiology | ZDF230 | 4. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
Hülya TORUN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The main objectives of this course are to give the students increased knowledge of metabolism, physiology and structure of plants together with a better understanding of regulation of growth and development and influence of environment. |
| Course Content | Introduction To Plant Physiology, Chemical Composition of Plants, Water Metabolism in Plants, Movement and Uptake of Water in Plants, Uptake and Transport of Mineral Substances in Plant, Nitrogen Metabolism and Nutrition Cycles, Transport of Organic Substances in Plants, Water Loss Events in Plants, Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis Respiration and Fermentation, Transport of Organic Substances in Plants, Growth and Development of Plants, Plant Stress |
| Learning Outcomes |
- learn chemical composition, plant-water relations and transport of mineral substances in plants - understand water loss events and transport of organic substances in plants - learn knowledge nitrogen metabolism in plnars and nutrition cycles - understand photosynthesis, respiration and fermentation metabolism - learn plant growth and development, and their interactions with plant hormones - understand plant physiological response to environmental stress and their signal transduction ways in plants |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction To Plant Physiology, Chemical Composition of Plants, Water Metabolism in Plants | |
| 2. Week | Uptake of Water in Plants | |
| 3. Week | Plant Nutrition, Uptake and Transport of Mineral Substances in Plant | |
| 4. Week | Nutrition Cycles in Plants, Nitrogen Fixation and Metabolism | |
| 5. Week | Transport of Organic Substances in Plants | |
| 6. Week | Water Loss Events in Plants (Transpiration, Guttation, Exudation) | |
| 7. Week | Introduction to Photosynthesis, Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Carbon Fixation Reactions | |
| 8. Week | Factors Affecting Photosynthesis, Photosynthesis in Bacteria, Chemosynthesis | |
| 9. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 10. Week | Respiration (Glycolisis, TCA Cycle, Electron Transport System, ATP synthesis) | |
| 11. Week | Oxidatif Pentose Phosphate Pathway, Photorespiration, Fermentation | |
| 12. Week | Growth, Differantiation and Development in Plants, Abscission, Senescence, Apikal Dominance, Dormancy, Light and Growth Events in Plants | |
| 13. Week | Plants Hormones and Their Effect Mechanism (Auxins, Cytokinins, Gibberellins, Abscisic asid, Ethylene) | |
| 14. Week | Plant Growth and Development Events From Seed Germination to Fruiting |
| Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2007 Bitki Fizyolojisi (Çeviri editörü: İsmail TÜRKAN), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
