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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Mechanism of Evolution, The Evolution of Populations, The Origin of Species, Descent with Modification, modification by natural selection explains the adaptations of organisms, Classification of species, difference between species, population and community, behavioural interactions between individuals within populations and communities |
| Week 2: |
Genetic variation, The Hardy-Weinberg equation, Alterationof allele frequencies in a population by natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow, The Biological Species Concept, Speciation: Allopatric Speciation ve Sympatric Speciation, Reproductive Barriers |
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The History of Biodiversity and Life on Earth, Synthesis of Organic Compounds, Protocells, Self-Replicating RNA and the Dawn of Natural Selection, The origins of singlecelled and multicelled organisms and the colonization of land, Primary and secondary endosymbiosis, The rise and fall of groups of organisms reflect differences in speciation and extinction rates, Major changes in body form can result from changes in the sequences and regulation of developmental genes, Phylogeny and construction of phylogenetic trees, Phylogenetic clasification,systematics and ecology, phylogeography
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Bacteria and Archaea, Structural and functional adaptations in prokaryote, Rapid reproduction, mutation, and genetic diversity in prokaryotes, Diverse nutritional and metabolic adaptations have evolved in prokaryotes, Phylogeny of prokaryotes, Roles of prokaryotes in biosphere |
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Protists, Structural and Functional Diversity in Protists, Endosymbiosis in Eukaryotic Evolution, Living things in Protistan Diversity, Excavata , Chromalveolata, Rhizaria, Archaeplastida, Unikonta |
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Plant Diversity, Colonization on Land, Adaptations enabling the move to land, Land plants evolved from green algae, Derived traits of land plants: Alternation of generations and multicellular, dependent embryos, walled spores produced in sporangia, multicellular gametangia, apical meristems, The origin and diversification of plants, Nonvascular plants (Bryophyte; mosses), Seedless vascular plants (fern and others)
Midterm Exam
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| Week 7: |
Seed Plants, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Monocots, Dicots, Adaptation of Angiosperms: Seed, polen, flower and fruit , Importance of seed plants, Midterm exam |
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Fungi, Body Structure of fungi, Multicellular (filamentous) fungi and single cells (yeasts) fungi. Fungi produce spores through sexual or asexual life cycles, Fungal diversity, Roles of fungi |
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Animal Diversity, Reproduction and Development, Early embryonic development in animals, Body plans: Symmetry, tissues, body cavities, protostome and deuterostome development (cleavage, coelom formation, fate of the blastopore), Animal phylogeny, Invertebrates, Invertebrate diversity, The life cycles of spongy and eumetazoans |
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Vertebrates, Chordates, Notochord and nerve cord, Craniates are chordates that have a head, Vertebrates are craniates that have a backbone, Gnathostomes are vertebrates that have jaws, Tetrapods are gnathostomes that have limbs, Amniotes are tetrapods that have a terrestrially adapted egg, Mammals are amniotes that have hair and produce milk, Humans are mammals that have a large brain and bipedal locomotion |
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Plant form and function, Plant growth, and development, Plant tissues, Primary and secondary growth, Meristems, Growth: Cell division and cell expansion, Development: Cell differentiation, Morphogenesis
Macronutrients and micronutrients, Soil bacteria and plant nutrient, Mycorrhizae, Epiphytes, Parasitic plants, and Carnivorous plants
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| Week 12: |
Transport in vascular plants, Short- and long- distance transport of solutes, The apoplast and symplast transport, Water potential, Transpiration, Transport of water and minerals into the xylem, Bulk flow transport via the xylem, Root pressure, The cohesion-adhesion tension hypothesis, The roles of stomata in transpiration, Sugars are transported from sources to sinks via the phloem, Plant nutrition, Soil and ecosystem,
Midterm Exam |
| Week 13: |
Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology, Flowers, double fertilization, and fruits are unique features of the angiosperm life cycle, Plant breeding and genetic engineering
Signal transduction pathways, Plant hormones, Plant response to light, gravity, mechanical stimuli, environmental stresses, herbivores and pathogens |
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Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function, Animal tissues: Epithelial Tissue, Connective Tissue, Muscle Tissue, Nervous Tissue, Feedback control maintains in animals, Homeostasis, Thermoregulation, Endothermy and Ectothermy, , Energy requirements and metabolism |
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| Week 16*: |
Final Exam |
| Textbooks and materials: |
1) Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition, 12th edition
Kelly Reece, Jane B.; Taylor, Martha R.; Simon, Eric J.; Dickey, Jean L.; Hogan (Author)
ISBN-13: 978-0135188743 - ISBN-10: 0135188741
2) Lecturer Presantations
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| Recommended readings: |
1) Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition, 12th edition
Kelly Reece, Jane B.; Taylor, Martha R.; Simon, Eric J.; Dickey, Jean L.; Hogan (Author)
ISBN-13: 978-0135188743 - ISBN-10: 0135188741
2) Biology, P.H. Raven, G.B. Johnson, K.A. Mason, J.B. Losos, S.R. Singer, McGraw-Hill Int. 9th Ed. 2010
3) Biology, Slyvia Mader, McGraw-Hill Int, 10th Ed. 2009 |
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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