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Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
.	PEM007	1. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şemsettin KULAÇ
Instructor(s)	Şemsettin KULAÇ
Assistants
Goals	Basic information about the cell, enzymes, water and nutrient uptake and transport in plants, photosynthesis, respiration
Course Content	gaining knowledge of plant physiology in theoretical and practical courses
Learning Outcomes	- To be able to explain the events that occur during the life of plants and the material changes that affect these events.; - To be able to explain the events that occur during the life of plants and the material changes that affect these events.; - Ability to explain the problems related to germination, growth and development that occur in plants as a result of material changes.; - Ability to explain the problems related to germination, growth and development that occur in plants as a result of material changes.; - To be able to explain the relationship between the problems encountered in plant cultivation and plant physiology.; - To be able to explain the relationship between the problems encountered in plant cultivation and plant physiology.; - Ability to evaluate the physiological effectiveness of various agricultural practices.; - Ability to evaluate the physiological effectiveness of various agricultural practices.;

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	General information about plant cells and their structures, general information about the structures of the organelles in the cell and their functions in the cell.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
1. Week	General information about plant cells and their structures, general information about the structures of the organelles in the cell and their functions in the cell.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
2. Week	The structure and properties of water, the events that occur in the transportation of water.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
2. Week	The structure and properties of water, the events that occur in the transportation of water.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
3. Week	Water potential, factors that create the water potential of the cell, water potential difference and the entry and exit of water into the cell, the relationship between the change in cell volume and turgor pressure.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
3. Week	Water potential, factors that create the water potential of the cell, water potential difference and the entry and exit of water into the cell, the relationship between the change in cell volume and turgor pressure.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
4. Week	Water in the soil and the availability of water, the root system that plays a role in taking up and transporting water, the structure of the root, the transfer of photosynthesis products to the root system, the uptake of water and its transport in the root system, the structure of the xylem and the mechanisms of transporting water in the xylem.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
4. Week	Water in the soil and the availability of water, the root system that plays a role in taking up and transporting water, the structure of the root, the transfer of photosynthesis products to the root system, the uptake of water and its transport in the root system, the structure of the xylem and the mechanisms of transporting water in the xylem.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
5. Week	Transpiration mechanisms, transpiration unit, speed and rate, structure of stomata, size and distribution in the plant, opening and closing mechanisms and factors affecting this.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
5. Week	Transpiration mechanisms, transpiration unit, speed and rate, structure of stomata, size and distribution in the plant, opening and closing mechanisms and factors affecting this.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
6. Week	Methods of determining transpiration, methods of reducing transpiration and liquid water loss (Gutation-Exudation).	Course Hours Visual Presentation
6. Week	Methods of determining transpiration, methods of reducing transpiration and liquid water loss (Gutation-Exudation).	Course Hours Visual Presentation
7. Week	Plant-soil relationship, ion adsorption and exchange in soils, soil pH, root development and availability of nutrients, nutrient absorption sites of plant roots, transportation of nutrients to the root domain.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
7. Week	Plant-soil relationship, ion adsorption and exchange in soils, soil pH, root development and availability of nutrients, nutrient absorption sites of plant roots, transportation of nutrients to the root domain.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
8. Week	MIDTERM
8. Week	MIDTERM
9. Week	Uptake of nutrients by plant roots, basic principles of absorption of nutrients, effectiveness of mycorrhizal fungus in uptake of plant nutrients.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
9. Week	Uptake of nutrients by plant roots, basic principles of absorption of nutrients, effectiveness of mycorrhizal fungus in uptake of plant nutrients.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
10. Week	Transport of plant nutrients in cell membranes, radial transport and loading of nutrients into xylem, uptake of nutrients by plant leaves.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
10. Week	Transport of plant nutrients in cell membranes, radial transport and loading of nutrients into xylem, uptake of nutrients by plant leaves.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
11. Week	Definition, importance and historical development of photosynthesis, pigments that play a role in the formation of photosynthesis, light energy and its properties that play a role in the formation of photosynthesis.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
11. Week	Definition, importance and historical development of photosynthesis, pigments that play a role in the formation of photosynthesis, light energy and its properties that play a role in the formation of photosynthesis.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
12. Week	Essential reactions occurring in photosynthesis, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation, carbon dioxide assimilation in C3, C4 and KAM plants, starch and sucrose synthesis, factors affecting photosynthesis.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
12. Week	Essential reactions occurring in photosynthesis, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation, carbon dioxide assimilation in C3, C4 and KAM plants, starch and sucrose synthesis, factors affecting photosynthesis.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
13. Week	Transport of photosynthesis products, transport mechanisms in the phloem, distribution of photosynthesis products in the plant.	Visual Presentation Course Hours
13. Week	Transport of photosynthesis products, transport mechanisms in the phloem, distribution of photosynthesis products in the plant.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
14. Week	Transport of photosynthesis products, transport mechanisms in the phloem, distribution of photosynthesis products in the plant.	Course Hours Visual Presentation
14. Week	Transport of photosynthesis products, transport mechanisms in the phloem, distribution of photosynthesis products in the plant.	Course Hours Visual Presentation

Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V. and Öztürk, Ş. 2010. Plant Physiology. Nobel Publication No: 848, 4th Edition, p.556, Ankara.

Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V. and Öztürk, Ş. 2010. Plant Physiology. Nobel Publication No: 848, 4th Edition, p.556, Ankara.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	Measurement Method

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	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)
Midterm 1	1	15	15
Homework 1	1	8.5	8.5
Final	1	25	25
Classroom Activities	14	2	28
Total Workload			76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0