Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PLANT BIOLOGY PHM1001 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ceyda Sibel KILIÇ
Assistants
Goals Basic concepts of biology and informing students about plant biology, giving basic information about Pharmaceutical Botany courses.
Course Content Definition of biology and related terms, branches of biology, photosynthesis, typical and characteristic features of living things; similarities and differences between plants and animals
Learning Outcomes 1) Be informed about biology and related terms.
2) The plants have knowledge about micro- (cellular elements / organelles) and macro- (organs) properties, functions, cellular processes.
3) It has an idea about the biological structure of plants.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of biology and related terms, branches of biology Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Typical and characteristic features of living things; similarities and differences between plants and animals Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, differences and structures Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Definition of cell compartments and organelles Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Bacteria, endosporous-exosporal concepts, botulinum and anthrax Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Cell wall and membrane structure; membrane transport Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Detailed information about cell organelles, their definitions, functions, plastids and their functions Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Plant organs - roots; periskl, radical, specialized roots, plant hormones Lecture; Role Play
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Secondary metabolites, types and functions Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Plant organs - leaves, leaf types, simple and compound leaves, related terms anatomical features Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Photosynthesis, chlorophyll, chloroplast structure and function, carotenoids Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Photosynthetic processes, photosystem I and II, calvin cycle, carbon fixation, photorespiration, C3 plants, C4 plants Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Factors affecting photosynthesis Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Plant organs - flowers, fruit, flower parts, fertilization, flower condition and related terms Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis, Robert E. Blankenship
Bitki Biyolojisi, Çeviri editörü: Kani IŞIK, Palme Yayınevi
Dersi veren öğretim üyeleri tarafından hazırlanan derleme şeklindeki ders notları
Plant Biology, Linda E. GRAHAM, James M. GRAHAM Lee W. WILCOX

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15550
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 15 2
Homework 15 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload