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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OBY 3022 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To comprehend the basic concepts and principles of plant growth and development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand and describe water relations and mineral transport in plants 2   Understand plant biochemistry and metabolism, including energy and carbon assimilation and nitrogen assimilation 3   Understand and describe plant growth and development, including embryogenesis and early development, flowering, and the role of plant hormones 4   Develop and analyze laboratory skills that allow a student to perform experiments and analyze data based on the concepts listed above.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Laboratory general rules and preparation of chemical solution 2 qualitative and quantitative determinations of some substances in plant tissues 3 Measuring of osmotic potentialin plant tissues 4 Effect of osmotic potential on seed germination 5 Experiments for membrane permeability 6 Observation of transport of water and water soluble substances and transpiration 7 Extraction of photosynthetic pigments and determination of chlorophyll (Chl a, b) 8 Mid-term exam 9 Separation of photosynthetic pigments by chromatography and analysis of starch in plant tissues 10 Observation of respiration and fermentation in plants 11 Determination of ascorbic acid content Experiments about effects of plant growt regulators on plant growth 12 Second written midterm exam 13 Investigations on effect of selective herbicide (2,4-D)in plants 14 Observation of epinasty in tomato leaves 15 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kadıoğlu, A., Sağlam, A., Avcı, U. 2003; Bitki Fizyolojisi Laboratuar Kılavuzu, Eser Ofset, Trabzon.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 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

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 13 2 26 Pre Class Self Study 1 13 13 Midterm Preparation 1 5 5 Final Preparation 1 5 5 Research Presentation 1 6 6 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 57

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 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 1 4 1 LO.2 4 1 4 1 LO.3 4 1 4 1 LO.4 4 1 4 1