biology

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME



I. CLASS I. SEMESTER I. CLASS II. SEMESTER

CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS

1 BIO 101 GENERAL BIOLOGY-I 303 5 1 BIO 102 GENERAL BIOLOGY-II 303 5

2 BIO 151 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB.-I 032 2 2 BIO 152 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB-II 032 2

3 BIO 105 COMPUTER USAGE 223 6 3 BIO 104 PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC 202 3

4 KIM 105 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 303 5 4 BIO 106 BIOSTATISTICS 202 3

5 FIZ 105 BIOPHYSICS-I 202 3 5 FIZ 106 BIOPHYSICS-II 202 3

PRINCIPALS OF ATATURK AND THE

6 TIT101 202 3 6

HISTORY OF REVOLUTION-I ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

KIM106 303 5

202 PRINCIPALS OF ATATURK AND THE

TIT102 202 3

7 TDK101 TURKISH LANGUAGE -I 3 7 HISTORY OF REVOLUTION-II

8 YBD101 ENGLISH-I 202 3 8 TDK102 TURKISH LANGUAGE-II 202 3

202

9 YBD102 ENGLISH-II 3

Total Credits 19 30 Total Credits 20 30



II. CLASS III. SEMESTER II. CLASS IV. SEMESTER

CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS

1 BIO 201 CYTOLOGY 303 4 1 BIO 204 ANIMAL HISTOLOGY 303 5

2 BIO 251 CYTOLOGY LAB. 021 2 2 BIO 254 ANIMAL HISTOLOGY LAB. 032 2

3 BIO 203 GENERAL ECOLOGY 404 5 3 BIO 206 VERTEBRATES 303 5

4 BIO 205 INVERTEBRATES 303 4 4 BIO 256 VERTEBRATES LAB. 032 3

5 BIO 255 INVERTEBRATES LAB. 032 2 5 BIO 208 MICROBIOLOGY-II 303 5

6 BIO 207 MICROBIOLOGY-I 303 4 6 BIO 258 MICROBIOLOGY LAB.-II 021 2

7 BIO 257 MICROBIOLOGY LAB.-I 021 2 7 BIO 210 PLANT EMBRYOLOGY 202 5

PLANT ANATOMY AND

8 BIO 209 MORPHOLOGY 303 5 8 BIO 260 PLANT EMBRYOLOGY LAB. 021 2

PLANT ANATOMY AND

9 BIO 259 MORPHOLOGY LAB. 032 2

Total Credits 22 30 Total Credits 17 30



III. CLASS V. SEMESTER III. CLASS VI. SEMESTER

CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS

1 BIO 301 GENETICS-I 303 4 1 BIO 302 GENETICS-II 303 4

2 BIO 351 GENETICS LAB.-I 021 2 2 BIO 352 GENETICS LAB.-II 021 2

3 BIO 303 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 303 4 3 BIO 304 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 303 4

4 BIO 353 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LAB. 032 2 4 BIO 354 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY LAB. 032 2

5 BIO 305 BIOCHEMISTRY-I 303 4 5 BIO 306 BIOCHEMISTRY -II 303 4

6 BIO 355 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB.-I 032 2 6 BIO 356 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB.-II 032 2

CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY AND

7 BIO 307 TAXONOMY 303 4 7 BIO 308 SEED PLANTS TAXONOMY 303 4

CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY AND

BIO 357 TAXONOMY LAB. 032 2 BIO 358 SEED PLANTS TAXONOMY LAB. 032 2

BIO 3.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3 BIO 3.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3

BIO 3.. ELECTIVE 202 3 BIO 3.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3

Total Credits 23 30 Total Credits 23 30



IV. CLASS VII. SEMESTER IV. CLASS VIII. SEMESTER

CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS CODE LECTURE NAME CREDIT ECTS

1 BIO 403 MARINE BIOLOGY 303 4 1 BIO 404 LIMNOLOGY 303 5

2 BIO 453 MARINE BIOLOGY LAB. 021 2 2 BIO 454 LIMNOLOGY LAB. 021 2

PLANT GROWHT AND

3 3 BIO 406

BIO 405 ANIMAL EMBRYOLOGY 202 3 DEVELOPMENT PHYSIOLOGY 202 3

PLANT GROWHT AND

4 4 BIO 456

BIO 455 ANIMAL EMBRYOLOGY LAB. 021 1 DEVELOPMENT PHYSIOLOGY LAB. 021 2

5 BIO 407 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY 202 3 5 BIO 408 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY 202 4

6 BIO 409 EVOLUTION 303 5 6 BIO 410 BIOGEOGRAPHY 202 4

7 BIO 411 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-I 202 3 7 BIO 426 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-II 202 4

BIO 427 BIOTECHNOLOGY 202 3 8 BIO 4.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3

BIO 4.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3 9 BIO 4.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3

BIO 4.. ELECTIVE 2 02 3

Total Credits 20 30 Total Credits 17 30

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SİNOP UNIVERSTY

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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 101 General Biology-I 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The subject of biology, directions and sections, cytology, cell,

cell structure, plant and animal cells, the cell chemical structure,

proteins, amino acids and nucleic acids, cytoplasm and

organelles, cell division and chromosomes, histology, plant

tissues and structures, organografi, vegetative organs , root, stem

and leaves anatomical structure, reproduction and plant breeding

in the types of flowers and structure of an angiosperm flower

structure, fertilization in plants, seeds, fruit types of plants

determination of biological classification and relationship.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students teach biological

relationships and them prepare for their later years.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Raven,P.H., Evert,R.F.,Eichorn,S.E., “BIOLOGY of

Materials Plants”,5. Ed.,1992 2. Vardar, Y., Secmen, O., “Bitki

Morfolojisinde Temel Bilgiler” Baris Yayin. (1993) 3. Vardar,

Y., Guven A., “Bitki Fizyolojisine Giris”. Baris Yayin. (1996)

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 151 General Biology Lab.-I 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Introduction to the microscope, use and care. Microscopes way

from the drawing. Plant material from the receiving section.

Plant cells to be examined in the microscope. Examination of

movements of rotation and circulation in the cell. Plastid, starch

grains and crystals, and parankima epidermis tissue, feathers,

stomalar, support tissue, secretory tissue and the root, trunk,

leaves, and organs such as the structure of plant organel to be

examined in the microscope. The investigation of the

morphological structure of an angiosperm flower

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course At the end of this course, students usage and maintenance of

microscopes, plant section drawing in microscope , sectioning of

plant material and microscopic examination of the plant

organelles and organs will be learned.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Raven,P.H., Evert,R.F.,Eichorn,S.E., “Biology of Plants”,5.

Materials Ed.,1992 2. Vardar, Y., Secmen, O., “Bitki Morfolojisinde

Temel Bilgiler” Baris Yayin. (1993) 3. Vardar, Y., Guven A.,

“Bitki Fizyolojisine Giris”. Baris Yayin. (1996)

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 105 Computer Usage 223 ECTS : 6

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The main part of computers, computer problem solving in the

process, number systems, BASIC and FORTRAN language

definition of a BASIC (or FORTRAN) program preparation, the

program be given to the computer and running, arithmetic

expressions and assignment statements, input / output

statements, control and decision (GO, TO, IF THEN)

statements, looping program (FOR NEXT DO statements), with

input from operations and matrix operations, the definition of

the functions and sub-programs.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

At the end of this course to students, teach basic computer

components and programs, some programming languages and

entry-level basics of programming is intended.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Lecture Notes

Materials

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif TEZEL ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course KĠM 105 General Chemıstry 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Atomic structure, periodic table, bond types, covalent bond

theory, chemical equations and equalization methods, gases,

liquids and solids, solutions, chemical thermodynamics.

Chemical, kinetic, equilibrium, stability in aqueous solutions,

electrochemistry main group elements, radioactive organic

chemistry.



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

At the end of this course the students the basic principles of

chemistry and application areas is intended to learn.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Erdik, E., Sarıkaya, Y., 1998. Temel Üniversite Kimyası. A.

Materials Ü. Kimya Bölümü, Ankara, 738s. 2. Erdik, E., 1993. Temel

Üniversite Kimyası. A. Ü. Kimya Bölümü, Ankara, cilt II; 300s.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem ALBAYRAK

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course FĠZ 105 Biophysıcs-I 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Units, vectors, motion in one dimension, motion in two

dimensions, force, mass and Newton laws, particle dynamics,

work and energy, conservative forces, dynamics of particle

systems, collision and conservation of linear momentum,

rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics.



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The course is intended for the undergraduate student. It could

serve as an introductory course for other departments. The aim

of the course is to introduce students to basic concepts of

physics. A basic knowledge of the concepts of physics relating

to: motion, forces, energy, Newtonian statics and dynamics, and

the atomic nature of matter. The ability to apply these concepts

to concrete situations. An understanding of the mathematical

expression of these concepts and an ability to solve numerical

problems.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. R.A. Serway, R.J. Beicher, Physics for Scientists and

Materials Engineers-I, Palme Publishing, (Translator: Prof.Dr. Kemal

Çolakoğlu), Ankara-2002. 2. R. Resnick, D. Halliday, Physics-I,

John Willey Press, 1996. 3. F.J. Keller, W.E. Getteys, M.J.

Skove, Physics-I, Literatür Publishing, (Translator: R.Ö. Akyüz,

E. Gülmez, B. Karaoğlu, S. Nergiz, G. Tepehan), Ġstanbul-1996.

4. F.J. Bueche, D.A. Jerde, Physics Principles-I, Palme

Publishing, (Translator: Prof.Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu), Ankara-

2000.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Asist. Prof. Dr. Cem Cüneyt ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

TIT101 Prıncıpals of Atatürk And The

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

Hıstory of Revolutıon-I 202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The Turkish Revolution and Atatürk on the course of reading the

purpose and the Revolution Concept, Collapse of the Ottoman

Empire and the Turkish Revolution reasons Prepared Public

Perspective, the Ottoman Empire, Fragmentation, National Pact.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Turkish Independence War, the establishment of Republic of

Turkey, Ataturk's Principles and Revolution of Learning.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Atatürk Ġlkeleri ve Ġnk. Tarihi.1-2,3 Komisyon.YÖK

Yayınları. 2. Türk Devrim Tarihi. Prof. Dr. ġerafettin Turan.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Lecturer Cenk DEMĠR

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course TDK101 Turkish Language-I 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Grammar sections, Integration of Voice and Voice, Vocabulary,

Production and Shooting attachments, Word Types, Filer Verbs

of shootings, United Verbs of shootings.









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course, a native people, society and culture, its

place in life, foreign language learning will provide the facilities

and successfully transferred to other language works into

Turkish aims to explain the importance. The basic features of

written language and written communication, written language,

the basic differences between the oral language.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Naskali E.G., Kaya C. Yüksekkaya G.S., Türk Dili Kitabı.

Duyap Yayıncılık, 2006.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet KILDIROĞLU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course YBD101 English-I 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents To be: am, is, are Plurals, What is/are. To be: questions and

negatives, Possessive adj. Possessive„s,Present Simple: Positive,

questions and negatives, A/an, some, any, have got, Verbs + ing,

There is/are, Adverbs of frequency, Prepositions of place.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course This course is to teach basic level of English grammatical rules,

students, to develop vocabulary, reading and hearing in a foreign

language to express themselves and be able to understand that

aims to win.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Azar, B. Fundemantals of English Grammar, Basic English

Grammar. 2. Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Lecturer Özlem Keserci ÖZTÜRK

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 102 General Biology-II 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Organisms' physical and chemical properties, cells and tissues,

cell metabolism, reproduction, development, differentiation,

heredity principles, the concept of evolution, nervous, digestive

and respiratory, circulatory and ürogenital system, sensory

organs, nervous system, hormones, animal classification,

protozoa, sponges, sölenteraler, arthropods, flat and round

wolves, annelidler, the general character of chordates and

vertebrates.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

cytology, histology, and classification of the animals, and also

general properties of the different animal groups.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Demirsoy, A., “YaĢamın Temel Kuralları. Cilt I, Kısım I”,

Materials Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Meteksan Ltd. ġti. 3. baskı,

Ankara, 1989. 2. Storer, T.L., Usinger, R.L., Stebbins, R.C.,

Nybakken, J.W., “General Zoology (Sixth Edition)”, McGraw-

Hill Book Company, USA, 1979.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO152 General Biology Lab-II 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Animal cells as an example of squamous cell analysis, cell

membrane permeability characteristics of the selective

determination of animal tissues: epithelial, Muscle, cartilage,

bone, blood and nervous tissue. Qualitative determination of

basic organic nutrients. Gonats of frogs. Paramecium

Protozonlara as an example. Chemotaxis and thermotaxis

movements of Paramecium. Morphological structure of insect

arachnid body. Insects in the mouth and extremities devices.

Examination of samples belonging to round and flat worms.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

cytology, histology, and classification of the animals, and also

general properties of the different animal groups.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. I, Kısım I”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Meteksan Ltd.

Materials ġti. 3. baskı, Ankara, 1989. 2. Storer, T.L., Usinger, R.L.,

Stebbins, R.C., Nybakken, J.W., “General Zoology (Sixth

Edition)”, McGraw- Hill Book Company, USA, 1979.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 104 Principles Of Systematic 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents What is systematic, What are the contribution of biology,

Biological sense is kind of, how determined. Different ideas on

the concept of species was carried out. Concepts and the

differences among taxa and taxonomic category Games. Past

and present classification system applied in the field of biology

and comparison. Classification system used in some taxonomic

categories and their taxonomic value. Karyological , anatomical,

morphological, physiological v.b. taxonomic characters.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course At the end of this lesson from the past and the present

classification system applied in the field of BĠOLOGY and

comparison. The aim of this course make the students

knowledge about the general characteristics of the plant taxons.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Robert, A. D. 2000. How to Write and Publish A Scientific

Materials Paper, ISI, Oryx Press. 196.2. Judd, W. S., C. S. Campbell, E. A.

Kellogg, and P. F. Stevens. 2008. 3. Plant Systematics: A

Phylogenetic Approach. Third Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc.,

Sunderland, MA.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc.Prof.Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 106 Biostatistics 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Conseptionofthiscourse,medyan,Standard deviation,Standard

error, quartil, confidence interval of population mean , tests of

population mean,theoric distrubitions,corelation,khi-kare

analysis,regression.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course At the end of this course students will learn following concepts

Aim of statistics and basic consepts, Prefering to use of datas,

Central tendancy, Forecasting, Distrubition measurments,

Hypothesis tests, Probability, Khi-kare analysis, Distrubitions,

Corelation, Sampling distrubition, Regression

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Lecture Notes 2. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Ġstatistik Prof.Dr.

Materials Alptekin Esin,Prof.Dr.Hamza Gamgam,Prof.Dr.Müslim Ekni 3.

Temel Ġstatistik Yöntemleri Prof.Dr.Özkan

Unver,Prof.Dr.Hamza Gamgam

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instructor ÜLKÜ GÜRLEN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course FĠZ 106 Biophysıcs-II 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Fluids: Hydraulic press, Archimedes‟ principle, fluid flow,

Bernoulli‟s equation, viscosity, surface tension.Thermal

Properties Of Matter: Temperature, thermal expansion, ideal gas

laws, heat, heat transfer, specific heat capacities, heat

conduction. Electricity: Coulomb‟s law, atomic structure,

electrical conduction, electrolysis, electric field, electric

potential energy.Electric Current: Ohm‟s law, resistivity, electric

power, electromotive force, Kirchhoff‟s rules, electrical circuits.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of the course is to introduce students to basic concepts

of physics. A basic knowledge of the concepts of physics

relating to: motion, forces, energy, Newtonian statics and

dynamics, and the atomic nature of matter. The ability to apply

these concepts to concrete situations. An understanding of the

mathematical expression of these concepts and an ability to

solve numerical problems.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. R.A. Serway, R.J. Beicher, Physics for Scientists and

Materials Engineers-II, Palme Publishing, (Translator: Prof.Dr. Kemal

Çolakoğlu), Ankara-2002. 2. R. Resnick, D. Halliday, Physics-

II, John Willey Press, 1996. 3. F.J. Keller, W.E. Getteys, M.J.

Skove, Physics-II, Literatür Publishing, (Translator: R.Ö.

Akyüz, E. Gülmez, B. Karaoğlu, S. Nergiz, G. Tepehan),

Ġstanbul-1996. 4. F.J. Bueche, D.A. Jerde, Physics Principles-II,

Palme Publishing, (Translator: Prof.Dr. Kemal Çolakoğlu),

Ankara-2000.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Asist. Prof. Dr. Cem Cüneyt ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course KĠM106 Organic Chemistry 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Definition and basic concepts of organic chemistry, saturated

and unsaturated hydrocarbons, cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons.

alcohols, ethers, thiols, mental veins of the halogen, aldehydes

and ketones, amines, hydride, carboxyl, acid, acid halogen veins,

acid amides, acid anhydrides, esters, sterokimya, compounds of

light absorption, polymers, carbonic acid derivatives,

organometallic compounds. benzene and aromatikik;

electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions; subsitusyon

aromatic nucleophilic reactions; halogenated aromatic

compounds, aromatic carbonyl compounds and sulfonic acids,

aromatic amines-diazo compounds and dyes, phenols and

aromatic alcohols; very cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,

carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and proteins, lipids, hetero

cyclic compounds.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce students organic

compounds and the importance of these compounds and their

application areas.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem ALBAYRAK

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

TIT102 Prıncıpals of Atatürk And The

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

Hıstory of Revolutıon-II 202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The Turkish Revolution and Atatürk on the course of reading the

purpose and the Revolution Concept, Collapse of the Ottoman

Empire and the Turkish Revolution reasons Prepared Public

Perspective, the Ottoman Empire, Fragmentation, Armistice







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Turkish Independence War, the establishment of Republic of

Turkey, Ataturk's Principles and Revolution of Learning.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Atatürk Ġlkeleri ve Ġnk. Tarihi.1-2,3 Komisyon.YÖK

Yayınları.Türk Devrim Tarihi. Prof. Dr. ġerafettin Turan.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Lecturer Cenk DEMĠR

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course TDK102 Turkish Language –II 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Grammar sections, Integration of Voice and Voice, Vocabulary,

Production and Shooting attachments, Word Types, Filer Verbs

of shootings, United Verbs of shootings









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course, a native people, society and culture, its

place in life, foreign language learning will provide the facilities

and successfully transferred to other language works into

Turkish aims to explain the importance.

The basic features of written language and written

communication, written language, the basic differences between

the oral language.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Naskali E.G., Kaya C. Yüksekkaya G.S., Türk Dili Kitabı.

Duyap Yayıncılık, 2006.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet KILDIROĞLU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course YBD102 English-II 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Present Continuous Tense, Can for ability, Questions with How

+ Adjective, Expressions of quantity, Linking words: because,

so, but, although, Revision.









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course is introduce students basic level of

English grammatical rules, to develop vocabulary, reading and

hearing in a foreign language to express themselves and be able

to understand.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Azar, B. Fundemantals of English Grammar, Basic English

Grammar. 2. Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Lecturer Özlem Keserci ÖZTÜRK

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 201 Cytology 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents In this course, cells and cell theory; microscopic and

biochemical methods using in cytology; Membranes and

membrane systems, nucleus, nucleolus, ribosomes,

Microtubules; Flagella, cilia, Lysosomes, Peroxisomes;

Mitochondria and Plastids; Viruses and prokaryotic cells; cell

types of algae, fungus and plants. Cell types in animals, cell

cycle and division; Cell and evolution.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Detailed structure of the cell is intended to teach.





Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Karol S., Ayvalı C. Suludere Z. Hücre Biyolojisi.Ankara

Materials Üniversitesi Yayınları,2000. 374s. 2. Akay T. Sitoloji. Palme

Yayıncılık,2007.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Ġnstructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 251 Cytology Labratory 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Use of light microscope and make measuring, bottled

mushrooms sections taken from the R. Hook's study of the

chamber. Theory of electron microscope and used places in

practice. Introduce the EM micrograph examples; introduce the

cell figures, a comparative study of plant and animal cells.

Osmosis in Onionskin cells and blood cells; tissue and cell

culture applications; staining of plant root tip cells and the

number of chromosomes in cells. Mitotic phase analysis in plant

root tip cells; germinating the pollen.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Students make measuring microscope and used to investigate

cell organelles and structures is intended to teach basic

techniques.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Karol S., Ayvalı C. Suludere Z. Hücre Biyolojisi.Ankara

Materials Üniversitesi Yayınları,2000. 374s. 2. Akay T. Sitoloji. Palme

Yayıncılık,2007.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Ġnstructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 203 General Ecology 404 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Some basic ecological factors and its relationship to life.

Climatic factors and the effects on living things. Ecological

importance of water. The effects of edaphic factors animal and

plant populations. Biotic factors and biological relationships.

Population dynamics: population growth and relationships

within and between species effecting the population balance.

Population distribution models. Energy distribution: r-strategists

and K-strategists. Ecological succession and climax. Ecosystems

structure, general features, functions and Biomes. Matter and

energy flows in Ecosystems, material cycles. Productivity and

the methods calculation the productivity in ecosystems.

Ecosystems decomposition and transformation. Biodiversity.

Ecology and nature conservation

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Basic ecological concepts and principles through the teaching of

students to ensure they live to develop ecosystem perspective



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 205 Invertebrates 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The taxonomy and biology of protozoons (unicellular animals):

i.e., the zooflagellates, rhizopodans, sporozoons and ciliates. The

taxonomy and biology of metazoons: i.e., the sponges

(poriferans), cnidarians, ctenophorans, platyhelminths and

aschelminths (nematods, rotators, acanthocephalans), molluscs

(gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods, etc.), annelids, echinoderms

and other metazoon phyla (excepting the chordates).

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

biologies and systematics of the unicellular and multicellular

animals, excepting the members of the chordates.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Atatür, M. K., Budak, A., Göçmen, B., “Omurgasızlar

Materials Biyolojisi”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No:

187, Bornova-Izmir, (2003). 2. Budak, A., Atatür, M. K.,

Göçmen, B., Akyurtlaklı, N., “Omurgasızlar Sistematiği

Laboratuvar Kılavuzu”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi

Teksirler Serisi, No: 127, Bornova-Izmir, (2000).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Instructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 255 Invertebrates Lab. 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Belonging to Flagellate Euglena, noctiluca, Chlamydomonas,

Ceratium, Tryponosoma, Leismania; Sarcomastigophora the

Amoeba, Farominifera; Sporozoaya the Plazmadium; Ciliata the

Paramecium, Vorticella, Stylonochia, Stentor, etc. Coelenterata

the Porifera, jellfish samples; examination of the samples

Plathelminthes. Molluscs Gastropoda, Bivalvia samples;

Annelida Lumbricus. Arthropoda Tardigrada, Linguatueida

samples, Chelicerata Scarpionida, Pseudoscorpionida, Acarina

samples. Crustaceae'den Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda,

Isopoda, Nebalicae, Amphipoda, Decopoda samples. Myriapoda

Diplopoda, Chilopoda samples. Insecte mouth types, leg types,

an examination of reproductive organs and some insects.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

biologies and systematics of the unicellular and multicellular

animals, excepting the members of the chordates.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Atatür, M. K., Budak, A., Göçmen, B., “Omurgasızlar

Materials Biyolojisi”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No:

187, Bornova-Izmir, (2003). 2. Budak, A., Atatür, M. K.,

Göçmen, B., Akyurtlaklı, N., “Omurgasızlar Sistematiği

Laboratuvar Kılavuzu”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi

Teksirler Serisi, No: 127, Bornova-Izmir, (2000).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 207 Microbiology-I 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Historical evolution of microbiology,Procaryotic cell structures

and functions, Cytoplasmic membrane, Cell wall, Flagella and

motility, Fimbria and Pilus, Cell surface structures, Procaryotic

genome structure, cell inclusions, Endospore, bacteria and

fungus pigments, Microbial metabolism, Catabolic diversity and

an overview of biosynthesis,Energy recovery from organics,

Energy recovery from inorganics and light, Microbial growth,

Environmental effects on microbial growth, Microbial growth

control.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Understanding of the microbial cell structure, physiology and

genetics.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Madigan, M. T., Martinko, J. M., Parker, J. (2003) Brock

Materials Biology of Microorganisms, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2. Shlegel, H.D.

(1994) General Microbiology. Cambridge University Press. 3.

Prescott, L. M., Harley, J. P., Klein, D. A. (1996) Microbiology

Wm. C. Brown Publishers England.

Form of Teaching Lectures and and video-projector-show

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 257 Microbiology Lab.-I 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Rules supposed to be obeyed in laboratory, Microscope used in

microbiology and their aim of applications, Devices and

equipments used in microbiology field, Types of sterilization in

microbiology, Growth media used in microbiology, Preparation

of media-1, Preparation of media-1, Midterm, Inoculation of

media, Investigation of colony morphology of microorganisms,

Preparation of pure culture, Staining of bacteria-Simple staining

I, Staining of bacteria-Simple staining II, Staining of bacteria-

Simple staining III.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The understanding of basic microbiological techniques





Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Temel Mikrobiyoloji laboratuarı Klavuzu, ÇökmüĢ, Dönmez,

Materials Saçılık ve Berber, 1995. AÜ. Fen Fak. 2. Microbiology: A

Laboratory Manual, Cappuccino and Sherman, 2002. 3.

Benjamin Cummings. Understanding Microbes:A Laboratory

Textbook for Microbiology, Claus,1989. Freeman & Company

Form of Teaching Practical examinations

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 209 Plant Anatomy and Morphology

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 5

303

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Seed plants life cycle, classification of plant tissue; Meristem

and meristematic tissues; post (permanent) vegetative tissues,

vegetative organs, anatomical and morphological structure,

anatomical and morphological structure of the reproductive

organs.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Basic morphological and anatomical structures in plants of the

cell, tissue and organ basis will be introduced Differences

between groups of plants to be exposed.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. ALGAN, G., TOKER , M. C. Bitki Hücresi ve bitki

Materials morfolojisi laboratuar kitabı. Ankara Üniv. Fen Fak. Yayınları,

(2004).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 259 Plant Anatomy and Morphology

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 2

Lab. 032

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents To examine the anatomical structure of wood-plants sectioning

methods, Vegetative and reproductive organs in plants of the

anatomical and morphological study









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Basic morphological and anatomical structures in plants that

cells, tissues and organs on the basis of investigation.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials ALGAN, G., TOKER , M. C. Bitki Hücresi ve bitki morfolojisi

laboratuar kitabı. Ankara Üniv. Fen Fak. Yayınları, (2004).



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 204 Animal Hıstology 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Microscopy, The preparation of tissues; General histological

principles and primary tissues; Epithelia tissues: simple

epithelia, pseudostratified epithelia, stratified epithelia,

specializations of the cell surface in epithelia; Connective tissue:

tissue fluid, intercullular substances, basal lamina, connective

tissue cells, types of connective tissue proper; Specialized

connective tissue: adipose, cartilage, bone, blood (erythrocytes,

leucocytes, blood platelets, plasma); Hemopoiesis; Muscle

tissue: Striated muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle; Nervous

tissue: The neuron, the reflex arc, neuroglia, ganglia, nerve

fibers, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

tissues and organ systems of the animals.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Leeson, C.R., Leeson, T.S. and Paparo, A.A., “Textbook of

Materials histology”, W.B. Saunders Company. (Fifth Edition), London,

1985. 2. Junqueira, L.C., Carneiro, J., Kelley, R.O., “Basic

histology”, Appleton and Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, (Ninth

Edition), 1998. 3. Cormack, D. H., “Ham 's Histology (9th

Edition)”, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1987.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Halil KOÇ

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 254 Animal Hıstology Lab. 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Epithelium tissue (Epithelium, Gland epithelium), Connective

tissue (Connective tissue cells, Connective tissue fibers),

Cartilage tissue (Hyaline cartilage, Elastic cartilage,

Fibrocartilage), Bone tissue (Microscobic structure of compact

bones, Bone cells), Blood tissue (Erythrocytes, Leukocytes,

Agranulocytes, Granulocytes, Thrombocytes), Muscle tissue

(Smooth muscle structure, Skeletal muscle structure, Cardiac

muscle structure), Nerve tissue (The nervous cells, Neuroglia

cells).

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

tissues structure and functions and organ systems of the animals

with using light microscopy.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Leeson, C.R., Leeson, T.S. and Paparo, A.A., “Textbook of

Materials histology”, W.B. Saunders Company. (Fifth Edition), London,

1985. 2. Junqueira, L.C., Carneiro, J., Kelley, R.O., “Basic

histology”, Appleton and Lange, Stamford, Connecticut, (Ninth

Edition), 1998. 3. Cormack, D. H., “Ham 's Histology (9th

Edition)”, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1987.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Halil KOÇ

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 206 Vertebrates 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Systematics, diversities, biologies, ecologies, ethologies,

evolutions, important species and economical importances of

cyclostomes, cartilaginous and bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles,

birds and mammals; together with the same particulars of

protochordates and hemichordates, the two groups accepted as

“invertebrates”. Descriptions at genera and species levels.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

biologies and systematics of the vertabrate animals, including

the other members of the chordates and hemichordates.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Budak, A., Göçmen, B., Mermer, A., Kaya, U. “Omurgalılar

Materials Sistematiği”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No:

181, Bornova-Izmir, (2002).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 256 Vertebrates Labratory 032 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Sample from Hemichordata and Tunicata and Vertebrates from

the round-mouthed fishes, cartilaginous fish, bony fish,

amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammal species and genus-level

descriptions on samples are performed.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

biologies and systematics of the vertabrate animals, including

the other members of the chordates and hemichordates.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Budak, A., Göçmen, B., Mermer, A., Kaya, U. “Omurgalılar

Materials Sistematiği (Vertebrate Systematics)”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen

Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No: 181, Bornova-Izmir, (2002).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 208 Microbiology-II 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Microbial Molecular biology, DNA structure and function, RNA

structure and function, Regulation of gene expression,

Regulation of enzyme activity and synthesis, Viruses, structural

properties, Bacteriophages, Retroviruses, Viroid, Prion,

Microbial genetic and genetic engineering, Microbial ecology

and certain groups of bacteria, The Archaea, Microbial

Biotechnology, Medical Microbiology.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The learning and understanding of the microbial and molecular

genetics, viruses, biotechnology.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Madigan, M. T., Martinko, J. M., Parker, J. (2003) Brock

Materials Biology of Microorganisms, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2. Shlegel, H.D.

(1994) General Microbiology. Cambridge University Press. 3.

Prescott, L. M., Harley, J. P., Klein, D. A. (1996) Microbiology

Wm. C. Brown Publishers England

Form of Teaching Lectures, the use of data projector and video

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 258 Microbiology Lab.-II 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Counting of bacteria: Microscopic counting, Counting of

bacteria: Cultural counting, Evaluation of the results of cultural

counts, Physiological and biochemical properties of

microorganisms: Catalase test, Physiological and biochemical

properties of microorganisms: Jelatinase test, Physiological and

biochemical properties of microorganisms: Amylase test,

Physiological and biochemical properties of microorganisms:

Sugar fermentation, Physiological and biochemical properties of

microorganisms: H2 S production, Midterm, Antibiotic

susceptibility test, Evaluation of the results of antibiotic

susceptibility tests, Motility test in microorganisms, Moulds,

Yeasts.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The understanding of basic microbiological techniques.





Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Temel Mikrobiyoloji laboratuarı Klavuzu, ÇökmüĢ, Dönmez,

Materials Saçılık ve Berber, 1995. AÜ. Fen Fak. 2. Microbiology: A

Laboratory Manual, Cappuccino and Sherman, 2002. 3.

Benjamin Cummings. Understanding Microbes:A Laboratory

Textbook for Microbiology, Claus,1989. Freeman & Company.

Form of Teaching Practical examinations

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 210 Plant Embryology 202 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Embryological features of Angiosperms: flower structure and

sex types in plants. Mikrosporangium, wall tissue of anther and

sporogen tissue. Male gametofit, vegetative and generative cell

and sperm formation. Megasporangium, female gametofit, types

of female gametofit and mature embryo sac. Pollination, anther

opening and pollen transport. Autogami and Alogami and self-

incompatibility. Fertilization, pollen germination, pollen tube

entry into the draft seed, double fertilization. Structure and types

of Endosperma, false embryo sac, perisperma, kalazosperma.

Embriyogeni in monocotyledons and dicotyledonous.

Polyembriyogeni, causes and classification of Polyembriyogeni.

Seed, seed development, classification and distribution of seeds.

Fruit, fruit development, fruit classification

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Learning basic embryological features of Angiosperms.





Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instuctor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 260 Plant Embryology Lab. 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The structure of Angiosperm flowers: transverse sections of

ovary, structure of stigma and stilus, types of placentation, the

types of seed draft, transverse sections of anther, anther wall

layers and tetrad microspore. Embryo: Monokotil embryos,

embryos Graminae, dikotil embryos. Endosperm: Free nucleus,

and between cell types Endosperma, seed types: the seed with

and without endosperm, the special structures on seed shells, the

types of seed germinations. The structure of flowers in

Gymnosperms: male and female cones, the structure of pollen

grains, the structure of the female gametophyte.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Microscopic examination of Angiosperm flowers and seeds.





Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS

Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 301 Genetics-I 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents History of genetics, definiations of genotype, phenotype, gene,

allele and hybridisation, explanation of monogenic and

polygenic heredity. Logic of Mendel`s experiments. Mendel`s

rules. Monohybrit, dihyhbrit ve trihybrit crosses, Control (test)

crosses and statistical analysis of crossing results, Transmisssion

genetics in human and human pedigrees, Chromosomal basis of

mitosis and meiosis and alternation of generations in plants,

Extensions of Mendel`s rates (incomplete dominance,

codominance, multiple allelism, letal alleles), Epistasy and X

chromosome linkage in human, Internal and external factors that

effect genetic expression (penetrance, expressivity, suppression

ve positon effects, temperature, food and nutrition, initation of

genetic expression, genetic anticipation and genetic imprint),

Linkage, crossing-over and gene maps in eucaryotes, Advanced

genetic mapping techniques in eucaryotes (tetrad analyses) and

genetic mapping in procaryotes(conjugation, transduction,

transformation), Chromosomal mutations-I (Changes in

chromosome structure), Chromosomal mutations-II (Changes in

chromosome numbers), Population genetics-I (determination of

allelic frequencies, Hardy-Weinberg rule, genetic variation and

the methods based on the identification of genetic variations),

Population genetics-II (Effects that result in changes of allelic

frequences: mutation, genetic drift, random changes in allelic

frequences, migration and natural selection).

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course Relationships between genotype and phenotype, basis of

transmission of genetic material from generations to generations,

chromosomal organisation, mutation, genetic recombination and

genetic structure of populations.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Beck, S. And Olek, A. (2003). The Epigenome. Wiley –VCH.

Materials Weinheim/Germany. Lamb, B. C. (2000). 2. The Applied

Genetics of Plants, Animals, Humans and Fungi. Imperial

College Press, London/England.3. Klug, W. And Cummings,

M.R. (2000). Concepts of Genetics. Prentice Hall. New

Jersey/USA. 4. Russel, P.J. (1996). Genetics. Harper Collins

College Publishers. New York/USA. 5. Weaver, R.F. and

Hedrick, P.W. (1989). Genetics. C. Brown Publishers.

Dubuque/USA.

Lectures, Class based on teoritical narration supported with

Form of Teaching

projection tools and experimental materials.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS







Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 351 Genetics Lab.-I 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Principle of Mendel and pedigree analysis; statical methods

using in genetic; quantitative and qualitative analysis of gene

expression; the methods of cromosome mapping; examine of

aneuploidi and poliploidi; population genetic and calculation of

gene frequency in natural populations.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The understanding of relationships between genotype and

phenotype, basis of transmission of genetic material from

generations to generations, chromosomal organisation, mutation,

genetic recombination and genetic structure of populations.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Beck, S. And Olek, A. (2003). The Epigenome. Wiley –VCH.

Materials Weinheim/Germany. Lamb, B. C. (2000). 2. The Applied

Genetics of Plants, Animals, Humans and Fungi. Imperial

College Press, London/England.3. Klug, W. And Cummings,

M.R. (2000). Concepts of Genetics. Prentice Hall. New

Jersey/USA. 4. Russel, P.J. (1996). Genetics. Harper Collins

College Publishers. New York/USA. 5. Weaver, R.F. and

Hedrick, P.W. (1989). Genetics. C. Brown Publishers.

Dubuque/USA.

Class based on teoritical narration supported with projection

Form of Teaching tools and experimental materials and problem solutions related

to Mendelian genetics

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 303 Plant Physiology 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Dry weight in plants, dry distillation, the whole analysis,

Diffusion and diffusion rate factors influencing, water culture

method of mineral deficiencies on plant growth effect, osmotic

pressure, swelling, germination, and germination factors

influencing, plant water removal, transportation and water loss,

photosynthesis, the transportation of organic material in plants,

respiration, fermentation.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course is to give the principles and events related

with plant structure and function. The functional mechanisms of

metabolic events and importance of these events in plants are

emphasized.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Kadıoğlu, A., “Bitki Fizyolojisi”, Trabzon, (2007). 2. Taiz,L.,

Materials Zeiger,E.,. Plant Physiology. The Benjamin/Cummins.

Publishing Company. Inc. California, (1991). 3. Salisbury, F.B.,

Ross, C.W., Plant Physiology. California. (1991). 4. Bozcuk,S.,

Bitki Fizyolojisi Hatipoğlu Kitapevi.Ankara (1997). 5.

KocaçalıĢkan Ġ., Bitki fizyolojisi. Nobel yayın dağıtım. (2008).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 353 Plant Physiology Lab. 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Drying, Determination of fresh and dry weights.Diffusion and

investigation of factors affect diffusion.Determination of

osmotic pressure. Swelling in electrolyte solutions and water.

Water uptake and transport.Determination of transpiration.

Extraction of Chlorophyll and identification. Qualitative

demonstration of photosynthesis. Respiration



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to give the principles and events related

with plant structure and function. To learn practical applications

related to plant physiology.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Öncel, I., Üstün, S., KeleĢ,Y. 2000. Bitki Fizyolojisi

Materials Laboratuvar Kılavuzu.A.Ü.F.F. Döner Sermaye iĢletmesi

Yayınları No:48 Ankara. 2. Ocakverdi H., Kaya, B.,2001. Bitki

Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar Kitabı, Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. 3.

Kadıoğlu, A., “Bitki Fizyolojisi”, Trabzon, (2007). 4. Taiz,L.,

Zeiger,E.,. Plant Physiology. The 5. Benjamin/Cummins.

Publishing Company. Inc. California, (1991). 6. Bozcuk,S.,

Bitki Fizyolojisi Hatipoğlu Kitapevi.Ankara (1997). 7.

KocaçalıĢkan Ġ., Bitki fizyolojisi. Nobel yayın dağıtım. (2008).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 305 Bıochemıstry-I 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Basic characteristics of organisms, the origin and evolution of

biomolecules. Molecular organization of cells, proteins and

biological functions. Amino acids, optical and chemical

properties, specific reactions. Enzymes, structural and functional

properties, and nukleoproteinler. Nucleic acids, Nucleic acid

structure and functions. Carbohydrates, monosaccharides, the

structural and functional properties of lipids.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course, students in the basic biochemical

principles of biochemical reactions that occur in an organism is

to learn.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. AyĢe GÜNDOĞDU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 355 Biochemistry Lab.-I 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Introduction to biochemical analysis, the basic techniques of

experimental biochemistry, acids-bases and their properties.

Weak acids and characteristic titration curves, buffers and pH,

an important preparation of biological buffers. Paper

chromatography of amino acids, determination of organic matter

in nutrients, formal titration of glisinin, qualitative and

quantitative tests for carbohydrates.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to carry out the biochemical reactions

in the laboratory conditions and ensure consolidate theoretical

knowledge of the students.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. AyĢe GÜNDOĞDU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 307 Cryptogamic Botany And

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 4

Taxonomy 303

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Description of the taxonomy; Description of the evolution;

Descriptions of every cryptogamic phyla and classes;

Descriptions of common orders and families; Description, life

cycle and biology of important genera and species







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to give up information about

Cryptogamic eucaryotic and procaryotic organisms.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Güner, H, Aysel, V., “Tohumsuz Bitkiler Sistematiği, I:

Materials Algler”, Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi No: 108,

(1999) 2. Güner, H, Aysel, V., Sukatar, V., “Tohumsuz Bitkiler

Sistematiği, II: Mantarlar ve Likenler”, Ege Üniversitesi Fen

Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi No: 138 (2002) 3. Güner, H, Aysel, V.,

Sukatar, V., Öztürk, M., “Tohumsuz Bitkiler Sistematiği

Laboratuvarı Uygulama Klavuzu”, Ege Üniversitesi Fen

Fakültesi Tekstirler Serisi No: 66 (2000) 4. Esser, K.,

"Krytogamen I: Blaualgen, Algen, Pilze, Flechten", Springer

Verlag Berlin (1976) 5. Esser, K., "Krytogamen II: Moose,

Farne", Springer Verlag Berlin (1992).

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 357 Cryptogamic Botany And

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 2

Taxonomy.Lab. 032

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Systematics, history and position of plant kingdom,General,

biological and economical features of algae, Systematics,

Systematic and biology ofCyanophyta ve Chlorophyta,

Systematic and biology of Charophyta ve Euglenophyta,

Systematic and biology ofDinophyta ve Bacillariophyta,

Systematic and biology of Xanthophyta, Chrysophyta ve

Cryptophyta, Systematic and Biology of Phaephyta ve

Rhodophyta, General, biological and economical features of

fungi, Systematics, Systematic, Biology and economic aspects

of Myxomycota, Systematic, Biology and economic aspects of

Eumycota, Systematic, Biology and economic aspects of

Phycomycetes and Ascomycetes, Systematic, Biology and

economic aspects of Basidiomycetes and Fungi imperfectii.

General, biological and economical features of Lichenes

Systematics. Biological and economical features of

Ascolichenes and Basidiolichenes, Systematics

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Informing the systematics of severeal algae and fungi having

economic importance.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Guner, H, Aysel, V., “Cryptogamic Plant Systematic, I:

Materials Algae” (in Turkish), Ege Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Kitaplar

Serisi No: 108, (1999). 2. Guner, H, Aysel, V., Sukatar, V.,

“Cryptogamic Plant Systematic, II: Fungi and Lichens” (in

Turkish), Ege Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Kitaplar Serisi No: 138

(2002). 3. Guner, H, Aysel, V., Sukatar, V., Ozturk, M.,

“Practice Guide of Cryptogamic Plant Systematic Laboratory”

(in Turkish), Ege Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Tekstirler Serisi No:

66 (2000). 4. Esser, K., "Krytogamen I: Blaualgen, Algen, Pilze,

Flechten", Springer Verlag Berlin (1976). 5. Esser, K.,

"Krytogamen II: Moose, Farne", Springer Verlag Berlin (1992)

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 302 Genetics-II 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Physical and chemical characteristics of deoxyribonucleic acid

and ribonucleic acid. Replication models-I (theta type

replication), Replication models-II (Rolling-circle replication,

replication types in RNA and DNA viruses), Transcription,

RNA processing (splicing, polyadenylation , 5‟ cap structures),

Universal characteristics of genetic code and transfer RNA,

Translation, posttranslational modifications and protein

transport, Genetic regulation-I ( sigma cascade, positive and

negative regulation of lactose operon), Genetic regulation-II

(regulation of phage gene expression by repressors, regulation

of tryptophane operon in E. coli, regulation of maltose genes by

two activators), Genetic regulation-III (transcriptional regulation

in eucaryotic cells, enhancers,downstream activator sequences,

regulation of DNA for transcriptive form, Gene amplification).

Genetic regulatin-IV (posttranscriptional and translational

regulation models). Control by protein degredadion, Use of

recombinant DNA techniques in genetic analysis (AFLP, RFLP,

Hybridization techniques, PCR, DNA cloning and sequencing),

Molecular evolution models and evolutionary clocks, Evolution

of chromosomal and extrachromosomal genetic material.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Molecular basis of heredity. Replication and expression

processes of genetic material in procaryotic and eucaryotic cells.

Fundamentals of genetic regulation and molecular evolution.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Beck, S. And Olek, A. (2003). The Epigenome. Wiley –VCH.

Materials Weinheim/Germany. Lamb, B. C. (2000). 2. The Applied

Genetics of Plants, Animals, Humans and Fungi. Imperial

College Press, London/England.3. Klug, W. And Cummings,

M.R. (2000). Concepts of Genetics. Prentice Hall. New

Jersey/USA. 4. Russel, P.J. (1996). Genetics. Harper Collins

College Publishers. New York/USA. 5. Weaver, R.F. and

Hedrick, P.W. (1989). Genetics. C. Brown Publishers.

Dubuque/USA.

Lectures, Class based on teoritical narration supported with

Form of Teaching

projection tools and experimental materials.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 352 Genetics Lab.-II 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents The solution of the problem about population genetics, isolation

of DNA; determination its concentration spectrophotometrically;

electrophoresis of nucleic acids; in vitro amplification of DNA;

and restriction fragment length polymorphism.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course Lecturee based on practical apllications in laboratory, DNA,

RNA and proteins using by different extraction methods from

different tissues samples and running on PAGE, Agarose and

other gels types electrophoresis.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Lewin, B. (2003). Genes VIII. Oxford University Press. New

Materials York/USA. Klug, W. And Cummings, M.R. (2000). 2. Concepts

of Genetics. Prentice Hall. New Jersey/USA. 3. Alberts, B.,

Bray, D., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. And

Walter, P. (1998) Essential Cell Biology. Garland Publishing

Inc. New York/USA. 4. Watson, J.D., Hopkins, N.H., Roberts, J.

W., Steitz, J.A. And Weiner A.M. (1987). Molecular Biology of

The Gene. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing. Co.

California/USA.

Form of Teaching Practical examinations in laboratory

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 304 Animal Physiology 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Vegetative and Animal functions, Feeding, Digestion and

Absorption, Exchange of Gases Circulation of Blood,

Osmoregulation and Excretion Sensory Physiology, Neurons

and nervous systems, Muscle and Effectors, Endocrine and

Neuroendocrine physiology.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course is to inform and provide an introduction

to comparative animal physiology at a level suitable for

undergraduate students. Our primer objective is to develop the

basic concept of animal physiology as presently understood.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Eckert R. Randall D. 1983. Animal Physiology. W.H.

Materials Freeman and Company. San Francisco. 2. Noyan A. 1993.

YaĢamda ve Hekimlikte Fizyoloji. Metaksan. Ankara. 3. Çevik,

Ġ. E., Göçmen, B., Mermer, A., “Hayvan Fizyolojisi (Animal

Physiology)”, Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi,

No: 169, Bornova-Izmir, 2001. 4. Yakar, K., 2005 Fizyoloji,

Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. 5. Bozdoğan, Ö., 2004. Fizyoloji,

Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 524 page

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Ġnstructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 354 Anımal Physiology Lab. 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Definition and objectives of Animal Physiology; metabolism

and basal metabolism. Carbohydrate digestion. Lipid digestion.

Protein digestion. Effects of heat and pH on enzyme activity.

Haemolysis. Determination of blood groups. Examination of

respiration and respiratory activity. Determination of color

blindness. Measuring arterial blood pressure. Comparative

examination of decerebre and spinal frog activities. Examination

of reflex activity and physio-anatomy of frogs.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The fundamental purpose of the experiments is to be able to

make interpretations of the metabolic reactions of the living

organisms based on reason-result relationship. This will also

provide the conversion the theoretical knowledge to practice.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. KarakaĢ, M. 2003. Hayvan Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar Kılavuzu.

Materials Ġkinci Baskı. A. Ü. F. F. Döner Sermaye ĠĢletmesi Yayınları,

No:69. Ankara. 2. BaĢoğlu, M ve Öktem, N., 1979. Zoofizyoloji

Praktikumu. Ege Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Fen Fakültesi

Kitapları Serisi: 41, Ege Üniversitesi Matbaası, Bornova, Ġzmir.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Ġnstructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 306 Biochemistry-II 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Metabolism and energy usage. Chemical Thermodynamics.

Laws of thermodynamics and biological reactions of energy

usage. Biyoenergetics, cycle of carbon-oxygen, cycle of

nitrogen and the interdependence of living things in terms of

nutrition. Construction and destruction of the factors affecting

the speed of reactions. Cellular control systems. -Digestion and

absorption of carbohydrate metabolism. Glycogen synthesis and

degradation, Glucolysis, TCA cycle, Glioxilat cycle, pentose

phosphate pathway, electron transport and oxidative

phosphorylation, lipid metabolism, oxidation of fatty acids,

protein metabolism, biosynthesis of amino acids and their

catabolism, Nucleic acid metabolism.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To teach the cycles of basic biochemical metabolism.





Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. AyĢe GÜNDOĞDU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 356 Biochemistry Lab.-II 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Fundamentals of Spectrometry, fundamentals of pH meter,

methods of protein determinations, absorption spectrum phenol

Red, calculation pKa balance Spectrophotometrically,

determination of amylase and catalase activity.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Teach the biochemical analysis and the use of basic laboratory

equipment



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. AyĢe GÜNDOĞDU

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 308 Seed Plants Taxonomy 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Herbaryum technique, Classification of Phanerogamae; features

of Gymnosperms; the different characters distinguishing

Gymnosperms and Angiosperms; evolution of Angiosperms and

compare the primitive and evolved Angiosperms; basic features

of 32 different Dicotyledon and 6 different monocotyledon

families common in this area, and comparing these families.



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of course is to give general concepts of taxonomy and

systematic of seeded plants. Knowledge from the most important

families, genus and species of world and Turkey will given.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Secmen,O., Gemici,Y., Gork, G., Bekat,L., Leblebici,E.,

Materials “Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematigi”, E.U.F.F. kitaplar serisi no: 116,

1998

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 358 Seed Plants Taxonomy Lab. 032 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Examples of high plants. Showing the differences between

Gymnospermae and Angiospermae on examples. Review at

least one genus belong 20-30 monocotyledons and Dicotyledons

families at locality.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of course is to teach principles of general taxonomy,

nomenclature (rules of botanical names), classification systems

of plants, general features and classification of Spermatophyta,

Gymnospermae and Angiospermae with samples from the most

important taxa.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Secmen,O., Gemici,Y., Gork, G., Bekat,L., Leblebici,E.,

Materials “Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematigi”, E.U.F.F. kitaplar serisi no: 116,

1998

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 403 Marine Biology 303 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents General features of the ocean roll and place, descriptions and

general features of the ocean and sea, the ocean bottom

physiology, sedimentation events that occur in the ocean, the

overall composition and properties of sea water. Temperature,

salinity, pressure, density and distribution in the ocean. Other

physical properties of sea water, discharge of, waves, med-low

tide movements. Limitation of Maritime environment, vibrant

communities in the pelagic zone, benthic communities of the

region live, Marine organic matter of efficiency.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course By the end of this lesson, student will gain informations about

general and geomorphologic features of the ocean and sea;

ecological factors and the effects of the sea; classification and

diversity of marine organisms; marine pollution and its effects

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Geldiay, R., KocataĢ, A., 2002. Deniz Biyolojisine GiriĢ. Ege

Materials Üniversitesi, fen Fakültesi Kitaplar serisi No: 31, 562 syf. 2.

Balkas, T., Dechev, G., Mihnea, R., Serbanescu, O., Ulata, U.,

1990. State of the marine environment in the black sea region,

UNEP regional sea reports and studies No: 124, 47 p. 3. Castro,

P., Huber, M.E. (2003). Marine Biology. 4th edition. McGraw –

Hill Companies. New York, 468pp

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif TEZEL ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 453 Marine Biology Lab. 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Detection of physical and chemical properties of sea water;

nutritious elements, nitrification, nutritious salinity toxicity in

the aquatic environment; determination of chlorophyll and free

sugars; determination of dissolved inorganic elements and

organic matter in sea.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course By the end of this lesson, student will gain informations about

physical and chemical properties of the sea water; marine

organisms and its diversity; solve problems relating to these

subjects by reflecting on his/her experiences; developing

adequate course plans.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Geldiay, R., KocataĢ, A., 2002. Deniz Biyolojisine GiriĢ. Ege

Materials Üniversitesi, fen Fakültesi Kitaplar serisi No: 31, 562 syf. 2.

Balkas, T., Dechev, G., Mihnea, R., Serbanescu, O., Ulata, U.,

1990. State of the marine environment in the black sea region,

UNEP regional sea reports and studies No: 124, 47 p. 3. Castro,

P., Huber, M.E. (2003). Marine Biology. 4th edition. McGraw –

Hill Companies. New York, 468pp

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif TEZEL ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 405 Animal Embryology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Historical development of embryology, gametogenesis,

fertilization, cleavage, types of larvae and organogenesis.

Amphioxus‟s development. Bird‟s development. Mammalians

development.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

basic principles and facets of animal embryology.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Balinsky, B. I. 1981. Introduction to Embryology. 5th Ed.

Materials Saunders, Philadelphia. 2. Broeder, C. W. 1970. Modern

Embryology. Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd. 3. Gilbert, S. F. and

Raunio, A. M. 1997. Embryology. 4. Constructing the

Organism. Sinauer Associates, Inc. USA. 5. Huettner, A. F.

1959. Fundamentals of Comparative Embryology of the

Vertebrates. Tenth Printing, The Macmillan Company, New

York. 6. Shumway, W. and Adamstone, F. B. 1958. Introduction

to Vertebrat Embryology 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 455 Animal Embryology Lab. 021 ECTS : 1

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Egg types; reproductive organs; Gender cells; Reproductive

cycle; Segmentation and segmentation types; Amphixous, frogs,

birds, mammals in the zygote after the developments of organs

and systems occurrence; placenta, twin of external pregnancy;

Poultry belonging to the latent period developments.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

basic principles and facets of animal embryology.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Balinsky, B. I. 1981. Introduction to Embryology. 5th Ed.

Materials Saunders, Philadelphia. 2. Broeder, C. W. 1970. Modern

Embryology. Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd. 3. Gilbert, S. F. and

Raunio, A. M. 1997. Embryology. 4. Constructing the

Organism. Sinauer Associates, Inc. USA. 5. Huettner, A. F.

1959. Fundamentals of Comparative Embryology of the

Vertebrates. Tenth Printing, The Macmillan Company, New

York. 6. Shumway, W. and Adamstone, F. B. 1958. Introduction

to Vertebrat Embryology 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 407 Environmental Biology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents What is the concept of ecological environment? The

relationships between living things. Ecosystem concept and its

elements. Ecosystem material and energy cycle, ecological

cycles and environmental health. The use of living resources.

Protection of plant genetic resources. Some new approaches to

environmental protection. Environmental economics and

planning.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Ecosystem concept and its elements, matter and energy cycle,

genetic resources and environmental protection is intended to

teach.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Instructor Emire ELMAS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 409 Evolution 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Origin of life, the theory of evolution; organic evolution;

Darwin's natural selection theory; supporting evidences of

evolution; paleontological evidences; geological time and

geological time scale; the evidences derived from taxonomy; the

evidences derived from morphology and anatomy; the evidences

derived from comparative physiology and biochemistry; the

evidences derived from from embryology; the evidences derived

from genetics and cytology; the evidences derived from

geographical distribution; adaptation; adaptive branch;

population and gene pools; phylogeny; evolution and phylogeny

of horse; origins and evolution of human; hybrid zones; and

Pericentric Robertsonion fusyon inversion in the importance of

mammalian evolution.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the

history of biology and organic evolution.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Stebbins, G.L., “Darwin to DNA, Molecules to Humanity”,

Materials W. H. Freeman and Company San Francisco, 1982. 2.

Demirsoy, A., “Kalıtım ve Evrim”, Meteksan Anonim ġirketi,

Ankara, 5. baskı, 1991.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 411 Molecular Biology-I 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Elements of living matter, Molecular organization levels in the

cell, Inorganic compouns of living matter, Functional groups,

Amino acids and proteins, Protein structure and function,

Peptide unit, Levels of structure in protein architecture, Protein

synthesis; Protein modification and cleavage; Asidic and basic

characteristics of proteins, Protein folding; Nucleic acids;

Structural units and macromolecular structure, Types of DNA

double helix; Reversible melting of double helix,

Reversetranscriptase enzyme and the role of molecular

evolution, Genes are made of RNA, Topological properties of

DNA, RNA and DNA polimerases in procaryotes and

eucaryotes.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course Undertanding of the structure and functions of especially nucleic

acids, proteins and other biomolecules in living organisms.

Learning of the molecular structure and function of

biomolecules and their relations.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Gözükara E., M. (1989) Biyokimya, Ofset Repromat Ltd. Sti.,

Materials Ankara. 2. Stryer L. (1988) Biochemistry, 3rd edition.

W.H.Freemand and Company, New York.

Form of Teaching Lectures and data display with projector and video.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 427 Biotechnology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Properties of industrial microorganisms, Primer and seconder

microbial metabolites, Fermentation and scale-up, Isolation of

antibiotic producing microorganisms, Industrial production of

penicillines and tetcyclines, Industrial production of vitamins

and amino acids, Midterm, Industrial production of enzymes and

biotransformation, Industrial production of Vinegar, Citric acid

and other organic acids, Yeasts and their industrial importance,

Production of beer and vine, Production of distilled beverages,

The use of microorganisms in wastewater treatment, Production

of mushroom.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To teach the industrial applications of microorganisms





Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Bu'lock, J. And Kristiansen, B. (1987). Basic Biotechnology.

Materials Academic Press. New York/USA. 2. Rickwood, D. And Hames,

B.D. (1995). DNA Cloning. Oxford University Press. New

York/USA. 3. Hawley, R.S. And Walker, M.Y. (2003).

Advanced Genetic Analysis. Finding Meaning in a Genome.

Blackwell Publishing. Victoria/Australia.

Form of Teaching Video-pojector and Theoretical.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 404 Limnology 303 ECTS : 5

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Some properties of water; classification of inland waters; Lakes;

the physical properties of Lakes; chemical properties of water;

the ecological classification of lakes; the limnolojical

classification of Lake. the physical, chemical and biological

properties of streams and rivers; ecosystems of inland waters;

reproductivity; internal water pollution.



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of the course is to get the students to recognize the

basic subjects of the Limnology;

recognize the physical and chemical characteristics of waters;

define the aquatic ecosystems;

evaluate the importance of the hydrobiology.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Prof.Dr. Jülide Tanyolaç Limnology (Freshwater Science) 2.

Prof.Dr. Gürkan Ekingen Limnology



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 454 Limnology Lab. 021 ECTS : 2

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Measuring of water temperature; turbidity; speed of water

currents; water light effect; water colors; Ecological factors and

the red-tide eventeffect on plankton; measuring the primary

and secondary productivity; kind of pollutions in the water;

kinds of organisms in brakish water.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course To teach measure of water temperature, turbidity, speed of water

currents, water light effect, color of water; the ecological factors

effected on plankton; and red-tide event; measure of primary and

secondary productivity; kinds of water pollution and organisms.

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Prof.Dr. Jülide Tanyolaç Limnology (Freshwater Science) 2.

Prof.Dr. Gürkan Ekingen Limnology



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 406 Plant Growht And Development

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

Physiology 202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents What is the diversification of growth in plants? Polarity

determination. Vernelization, periyodity, Totipotensy. What is

Absisyon. The effect on plant growth hormones Auxins,

cytokinins, gibberillic acid.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to give the information in about events

related with plant growth and development.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Kadıoğlu, A., “Bitki Fizyolojisi”, Trabzon, (2007). 2.

Materials Palavan-Ünsal, N., 1992. Bitki Büyüme Maddeleri Ġ.Ü.

Basımevi ve Film Merkezi. Ġstanbul. 3. Öncel, I., Üstün, S.,

KeleĢ,Y. 2000. Bitki Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar

Kılavuzu.A.Ü.F.F. Döner Sermaye iĢletmesi Yayınları

No:48 Ankara. 4. Ocakverdi H., Kaya, B.,2001. Bitki

Fizyolojisi Laboratuvar Kitabı, Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. 5.

Salisbury, F.B., Ross, C.W., Plant Physiology. California.

(1991). 6. KocaçalıĢkan Ġ., Bitki fizyolojisi. Nobel yayın

dağıtım. (2008). 7. Önder,N., Yentür, S.,1999. Bitkilerin

büyüme, geliĢme, farklılaĢma ve hareket fizyolojisi. Ġstanbul üni.

Fen Fak. Yayınları

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish

Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 456 Plant Growht and Development

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 2

Physiology Lab. 021

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Determination of plant hormones in the body over. Examining

the light orientation. The effect of cold group of plants.

Investigation of some physiological differences in the large

group of plants.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To learn practical applications related to plant growth and

development physiology.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Kadıoğlu, A., “Bitki Fizyolojisi”, Trabzon, (2007). 2.

Materials Palavan-Ünsal, N., 1992. Bitki Büyüme Maddeleri Ġ.Ü.

Basımevi ve Film Merkezi. Ġstanbul. 3. Taiz,L., Zeiger,E.,.

Plant Physiology. The Benjamin/Cummins. Publishing

Company. Inc. California, (1991). 4. Salisbury, F.B., Ross,

C.W., Plant Physiology. California. (1991). 5. KocaçalıĢkan Ġ.,

Bitki fizyolojisi. Nobel yayın dağıtım. (2008). 6. Önder,N.,

Yentür, S.,1999. Bitkilerin büyüme, geliĢme, farklılaĢma ve

hareket fizyolojisi. Ġstanbul üni. Fen Fak. Yayınları

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 408 Plant Biotechnology 202 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Based on tissue culture lab. Historical development of plant

tissue culture techniques and application areas. Application in

plant breeding areas. Organogenesis, somatic embriogenesis,

protoplast culture and somatic hybridization, haploid plant

production. Disease-free plant production, to provide

information about micro-reproductions.



Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To give the information related to principles of plant tissue

culture, comprehensive information of how plant tissue culture

is done and different plant tissue cultures.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Özcan, S., Gürel, E. Ve Babaoğlu, M., (2001) Bitki

Materials biyoteknolojisi 1-2, S.Ü. Vakfı yayınları Konya 2. Kyte, L.,

(1987) Plants from test tubes An introduction to

micropropagation Timber press, Oregon

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 410 Biogeography 202 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Biogeography and bio-geographical schools, biogeography data

sources, land of the evolution, bio-geographical regions and life

forms









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to give information about basic

principles of Biogeography.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 426 Molecular Biology II 202 ECTS : 4

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Exons, introns and RNA splicing, Biochemical reactions,

Reversible and irreversible processes, The free change and the

equilibrium costant, Application of free energy calculations to a

biochemical reaction, Free energy sources in biological systems,

High energy compounds, Enzymes; Nomenclature and

classification, Allosteric enzymes; Enzymatic inhibition, the

structure, functions and coordinating activity of allosteric

enzymes, Recombinant DNA technology, Restriction and

modification systems, Synthesis of protein and DNA by

automated solid-phase methods, Clone and cloning, methods of

DNA and protein sequencing

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

Structure and functions of especially nucleic acids, proteins and

other biomolecules in living organisms.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Gözükara E., M. (1989) Biyokimya, Ofset Repromat Ltd. Sti.,

Materials Ankara. 2. Stryer L. (1988) Biochemistry, 3rd edition.

W.H.Freemand and Company, New York.

Form of Teaching Lectures and data display with projector and video.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO315 Planktonik Organisms and Culture

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents The relationship between phytoplankton and zooplankton, the

importance of planktons in the food chain. the relationship of

Plankton with the other high living groups. Culture studies with

plankton, plankton cultivation and the isolation methods of

plankton.





Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the plankton concept and

classsification; the importance of plankton, plankton culture

techniques; plankton research and evaluation methods.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Drinberger, J.M., Ensign, W.E. and Sutton, H., 2006.

Materials Biological/Ecological Limnology of Lakes. Kennesaw State

University. Lectures Notes. 2. Mason, C.F. “Biology of

freshwater pollution”, Longman, London, 368 pp., 1991. 3.

Valiela, I., 1995. Marine Ecological Processes, Second Edition,

Springer, New York. 4. Bat, L., SatılmıĢ, H.H., Sahin, F., Üstün

F., Özdemir B.Z., Ersanlı E., 2008. Plankton Bilgisi ve Kültürü,

Nobel Yayın dağıtım, 248 syf.

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Elif TEZEL ERSANLI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 314 Plant Ecophysiology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents What is stress and strain. And resistance to cold stress, freezing

stress and resistance, nitrification, freezing stress and cold stress

in plants that occur against the disclosure and investigation of

resistance mechanisms.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course is to give the information related to

physiological and biochemical responses to various

environmental factors (temperature, water, heavy metal,

salinity…) of plants.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Taiz,L., Zeiger,E.,. Plant Physiology. The

Materials Benjamin/Cummins. Publishing Company. Inc. California,

(1991). 2. Madhava Rao., K.V., Raghavendra R.S.,

Janardhan Reddy K., (2006). Physiology and Molecular

Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants. Springer

Publishing,The Netherlands. 3. Salisbury, F.B., Ross,

C.W., Plant Physiology. California. (1991). 4. Kadıoğlu,

A., “Bitki Fizyolojisi”, Trabzon, (2007). 5. KocaçalıĢkan Ġ.,

Bitki fizyolojisi. Nobel yayın dağıtım. (2008). 6. Levitt,J.,1972.

Responses of plants to environmental stress. Academic Press,

London

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysel SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 317 Laboratory Techniques in Zoology

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Methods for Investigation: Vital Investigation, Postmortem

Investigation; General Knowledges, Laboratory Equipment,

Microscopes, Total Preparation, Cytological-Histological

Preparation Techniques: Fixation-Fixatives, Washing,

Dehidration, Clearing, Embedding, Trimming, Cutting (Knives-

Microtomes), Deparafinization, Staining (Dyes, Classification of

Dyes, Mechanism in Staining, Chemical Properties of Dyes,

Staining Procedures for Tissue) Empregnation, Staining of

Cytoplasmic Structure, Showing Macromolecules in the Cell,

Embriological Techniques, Some Important Notes in

Invertebrates Preparations, Showing of Microorganisms,

Methods for Electron Microscopy, Tissue Culture, (As Abstract

Autoradiography, Chromotography, Electrophoresis).

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course Prepareted slides that the student will study in laboratory, they

learn how preparing biological samples and making a rutine

cytological-histological laboratory studies. In future, they will be

able to using these knowledge in their laboratory work place.

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Baker J.R., “Principles of Biological Microtechnique”

Materials ,Methuen&Co Ltd. (1958) 2. Clark G.(ed.), “Staining

Procedures”, Published For The Biological Stain Commission

By Williams&Wilkins, Fourth Edition (1981) 3. Demir R.(ed.),

“Histolojik Boyama Teknikleri”, Palme Yayıncılık (2001) 4.

Humason G.L., “Animal Tissue Techniques”, W.H. Freeman

And Comp. (1962) 5. Jones R., Mc Clung (ed.), “Mc Clung‟s

Handbook of Microscopical Technique”, Hafner Publ. Comp.

(1969) 6. Lillie R.D., “H.J. Conn‟s Biological Stains”,

Williams&Wilkins Comp. (1977) 7. Ozban N., Özmutlu Ö.,

”Mikropreparasyon Yöntemleri”, T.C. Ġst. Üni. Yayınları (1991)

8. Öber A., “Zoolojide Laboratuvar Teknikleri”, Ege

Üniversitesi Basımevi, 2. baskı (2004) 9. Presnell J.K.,

Schreibmann M.P., “Human‟s Animal Tissue Techniques”, Fifth

Edition (1997)

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Halil KOÇ

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 310 Flora of Turkey 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Phytogeographical regions where Turkey is in. Plant groups

spreading in these areas and their ecological features









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To teach phytogeographical regions where Turkey is in and the

plant groups spreading in these areas and their ecological

features

Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Secmen,O., Gemici,Y., Gork, G., Bekat,L., Leblebici,E.,

Materials “Tohumlu Bitkiler Sistematigi”, E.U.F.F. kitaplar serisi no: 116,

1998 2. Turkey and compiling the published flora

Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 309 Aquatic Microbiology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Water, aquatic microorganisms and their biochemical functions.

Diseases transmitted via water. Biological factors influence

microorganisms in water.









Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The aim of the lecture is to interest on the soil characteristics

and soil microbiology.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Biology of Freshwater pollution. C. Mason University of

Materials Essex. Longman yayınları. 2. Environmental Studies. Botkin and

Keller. University of California.Charles E. Merril Publishing

Company. 3. Ecotoxicology. G.Schüürmann and B. Markert.

John Wiley yayınları. Germany

Form of Teaching Lectures and data display with projector and video.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 412 Water Pollution 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Classification of pollutants; biological pollution; planktonic

pollution; radioactive pollution; pollution of acidic materials.

The sources of polluting the sea; pollution of lakes; pollution of

stream. Genereal information about pesticides. The effect of

fertilization on environmental pollution. The effect of turism on

environment. Water pollution control regulations, water

pollution-related provisions.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course The aim of this course is to teach the classification of pollutants,

biological pollution, planktonic pollution, radioactive pollution,

pollition of acidic substances and the resources and pollute the

sea

Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials 1. Edward A. Laws Aquatic Pollution 640 pp. 2000



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Rıdvan SIVACI

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

BĠO 418 Microbial Diseases and

Code, Name and Credit of Course ECTS : 3

Epidemiology 202

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Normal microflora of human body, Importance of normal

microflora, Infections and toxins, Airborne bacterial diseases,

Airborne viral diseases, Sexually transmitted diseases, Midterm,

Animal and insect transmitted diseases, Foodborne diseases,

Waterborne diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology and

vaccination, Molecular techniques in Medical Microbiology-1,

Molecular techniques in Medical Microbiology-2

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To learn the normal microbial flora and pathogens in human

body.



Recommended Textbook and Other 1. Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Madigan, Martinko and

Materials Parker, 2003. Prentice Hall. 2. Medical Microbiology, Brooks,

Butel and Ornston, 1991. Prentice Hall. 3. Ġnfeksiyon

Hastalıkları, Tekeli ve ark., 1999. Antıp A.ġ.

Form of Teaching Lectures and data display with projector and video.

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ġsmet BERBER

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BĠO 417 Nature Conservation 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents Natural history of protection and duties, Live Communities

related concepts, the nature of universality in protecting human

and ecological issues, nature conservation, sustainable world,

ecological balance, conservation of biodiversity, planned nature

protection, nature protection laws, environmental impact

assessment, nature protection organizations in the Joint our

future.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To give information about conservation of biodiversity and

using sustainable resource.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 420 Comparative Endocrinology 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Elective

Course Contents The history of endocrinology and basic methods, secretion and

action mechanisms of hormones; endocrine systems of

invertebrates and vertebrate animals; development, morphology,

histology and functioning of endocrine organs.







Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

To teach the endocrine system and functioning





Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

SİNOP UNIVERSTY

SCIENCE AND ART FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND CONTENTS



Department BIOLOGY

Code, Name and Credit of Course BIO 421 Animal Behavior and Mimicry 202 ECTS : 3

Level Undergraduate

Type of Course (Compulsory/Elective) Compulsory

Course Contents Emerging inherited in animal behavior monitoring; motives;

reflexes; senses and systems which oriented the behavior

formation; the importance within the behavior-related research

to develop and issue a large part by the interest in the work of

the equipment varied with the information obtained and findings

different segments forwarded to the paths, environment

compatibility to be done for behavior, learning, and some

experimental data with the most basic point, drop a cell from a

range of mammals in the examples, will be discussed.

Prerequisite Recommended None

Objective of the Course

The observation of behavioral differences in animals and

organisms brought to the behavior of mimicry to learn.



Recommended Textbook and Other

Materials Lecture Notes



Form of Teaching Lectures

One written midterm exams (40 %); one written final exam (60

Form of Assessment

%)

Language of Instruction Turkish



Instructor Assist. Prof. Dr. Yunus Emre DĠNÇASLAN