EE BIOL 101
Marine Botany
Description: Lecture, four hours; laboratory, six hours; three to four field trips. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Introduction to biology and ecology of marine plants, including algae, sea grasses, and mangroves, with focus on form and function of marine plants and their ecological role in different marine habitats and ecosystems. Letter grading.
Units: 6.0
Units: 6.0
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Winter 2025 - I'm not entirely sure why the other review rated Dr. Kane as all 1s, I suspect they wanted people to think she was a bad teacher so that others wouldn't take this class. But, EEB101 is easily the most fun, interactive, and interesting class I've taken at UCLA. And Tonya (she lets you call her by her first name) is easily one of the funniest, down-to-earth, and understanding professors. The subject of this class is algae which may seem boring, but it is actually interesting. The first half of the quarter has lectures as usual, a midterm (which we were given a one sided note sheet), and labs which go over the basics of the skills we need for the second half. The second half (which is definitely the more fun half) is more involved. In this class, students take an overnight field trip to Cambria at a UC Reserve right by the ocean. This is for field work and so we spent maybe 2 hours collecting algal specimens. After that, students pretty much chill for the rest of the time, there is even a bonfire and smores! In my quarter, we did not have to pay for the field trip, but that may change for future classes, but it is still honestly worth it. In lab for the second half, you work on identifying algal species and pressing them onto herbarium papers (which you can keep later on). This class also has a lot of teamwork and you will get to know pretty much everyone in your lab and your TA pretty well. Our final exam was online which was so nice of Dr. Kane. The only thing that may be tough is that the lab notebook portion of the class can take some time, but honestly if you keep up with it and work on it consistently throughout the quarter, you will be fine. You may also need to carve out some time outside of class to go algae collecting on your own since we needed to collect 14 different species. Truly the best class I've taken and I would take it again!
Winter 2025 - I'm not entirely sure why the other review rated Dr. Kane as all 1s, I suspect they wanted people to think she was a bad teacher so that others wouldn't take this class. But, EEB101 is easily the most fun, interactive, and interesting class I've taken at UCLA. And Tonya (she lets you call her by her first name) is easily one of the funniest, down-to-earth, and understanding professors. The subject of this class is algae which may seem boring, but it is actually interesting. The first half of the quarter has lectures as usual, a midterm (which we were given a one sided note sheet), and labs which go over the basics of the skills we need for the second half. The second half (which is definitely the more fun half) is more involved. In this class, students take an overnight field trip to Cambria at a UC Reserve right by the ocean. This is for field work and so we spent maybe 2 hours collecting algal specimens. After that, students pretty much chill for the rest of the time, there is even a bonfire and smores! In my quarter, we did not have to pay for the field trip, but that may change for future classes, but it is still honestly worth it. In lab for the second half, you work on identifying algal species and pressing them onto herbarium papers (which you can keep later on). This class also has a lot of teamwork and you will get to know pretty much everyone in your lab and your TA pretty well. Our final exam was online which was so nice of Dr. Kane. The only thing that may be tough is that the lab notebook portion of the class can take some time, but honestly if you keep up with it and work on it consistently throughout the quarter, you will be fine. You may also need to carve out some time outside of class to go algae collecting on your own since we needed to collect 14 different species. Truly the best class I've taken and I would take it again!
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