Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Plant Systematics
Course Code: KZM106
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Learning the evolution of plants, their kinship, similarities and differences. To learn the classification methods To learn the herbal characters used in classification To recognize the general characteristics and important breeds of large plant families.

Course Content

Evolutionary kinship and classification of plants. Characters used to separate plant groups. General descriptive characteristics and important breeds of large plant families. Plants without seeds and seeds.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifying plants
2.Classify plants
3.To say the general principles of Plant Taxonomy
4.To classify flowering plants at family, genus, species level
5.To recognize plants flowerless
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Michael G. Simpson (2012). Plant Systematic. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Principles of general taxonomy, Taxonomic categories
Week 2 - Theoretical
Taxon Definition, nomenclature of taxa, Binominal nomenclature
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Classification of plants and Flowerless plants
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Examination of root and stem varieties and morphological structures in flowering plants
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
General features of flowering plants
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
General features and classification of gymnosperms
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
General features and classification of gymnosperms
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Classification and general properties of angiosperms (Midterm exam evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Some Angiosperm families and their properties
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Land Work8018
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination116117
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026