Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BTB1262017251FISH BIOLOGYCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is · to teach the fish habitat water
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturers of Department
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge and skills of the biology and morphology of the fish living in marine and fresh waters
2To have knowledge about and awareness of the behavior of the fish around them and relate to each other knows.
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
· The fish in the animal kingdom place and classification · External morphological structure in fish · Color of fish · Poison apparatus · Electric organ · Sense organs and sensory perception · Movement of fish · Food and nutrition · Gills and respiration, air sacs, and types · Excretion and osmoregulation · Fish reproductive strategies · The development of sex cells · Egg types · Fertilization · Embryonic development of eggs, · Larvae · The development of output
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Location and classification of the fishes in the animal kingdom, the vital differences compared with vertebrate animals
2The relationship between body structures and life forms in fish
3Fish body openings
4Importance of fish skin, Structural Features, Color Pigments and Features
5Fish poison apparatus, electric organs and glands in a flash
6Structural properties of fish scales, age estimation Using
7Fish fins, gill Types and Functions
8Midterm
9Fish movement and migration
10Fish head and mouth structures, the teeth, the way that food and nutrition
11In fish gills and respiratory air sac types and tasks
12The importance of fish discharge, ion balance and osmoregulation
13Fish Sensory Perception, Color, Smell and Taste Perception
14Type of Fish Reproduction and Strategies
15Types of fish eggs, fertilized eggs, embryonic and larval development
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Demir, N., 2006. İhtiyoloji, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım Fen ve Biyoloji Yayınları 3. Baskı Ankara. Çelikkale, M.S., 1991. Balık Biyolojisi Karadeniz Teknik Üniv. Trabzon. Sarıhan, E.,Çiçek, E.,Toklu Alıçlı, B., 2007. Balık Biyolojisine Giriş. Nobel Kitabevi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Practice14228
Self Study10220
Individual Study for Mid term Examination5210
Individual Study for Final Examination5210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)112
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