EE BIOL 162L
Plant Physiology and Ecophysiology Laboratory
Description: Laboratory, 12 hours. Requisites: course 152 or 162 (may be taken concurrently), Life Sciences 1, 2, 3, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, 7C, and 23L. Focus on whole-plant physiology and ecophysiology from biochemical and molecular processes to whole-plant function and field performance to gain understanding and appreciation of plant function, including dynamic processes of growth, development, and reproduction. Exercises provide training in approaches and instrumentation such that students become scientists, applying physiological techniques to answer questions on plant function, including use of programs such as FunAnatomy (plant anatomy) and FastPlant (growing experiment). To apply this course to the Biology upper-division major laboratory requirement, the corresponding lecture course must be completed with a passing grade. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2025 - I will say the TA you have teaching will make or break your experience in the class. You will write a max 2 page report a week (nothing crazy, promise), have some light busy work (one page every so often), a pre-lab quiz (just read the protocols beforehand), and an overarching group project that you will present at the end of the quarter. The labs are not extraneous, but there are some time-dependent labs that will keep you there the whole time. Some of the experiments performed are not well explained, so having an understanding TA really helps when you are bombarding them with questions. While it is nice to have successful results, as long as you explain it in your report of what went wrong and how you could improve, it does not really matter. Overall, an easy lab as long as you put some effort and not a class you have to worry about.
Spring 2025 - I will say the TA you have teaching will make or break your experience in the class. You will write a max 2 page report a week (nothing crazy, promise), have some light busy work (one page every so often), a pre-lab quiz (just read the protocols beforehand), and an overarching group project that you will present at the end of the quarter. The labs are not extraneous, but there are some time-dependent labs that will keep you there the whole time. Some of the experiments performed are not well explained, so having an understanding TA really helps when you are bombarding them with questions. While it is nice to have successful results, as long as you explain it in your report of what went wrong and how you could improve, it does not really matter. Overall, an easy lab as long as you put some effort and not a class you have to worry about.
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