MCD BIO C150
Plant Communication
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: Life Sciences 3, 4. Most people think of plants as static organisms, yet they live in world of symbiosis and community. Plants change atmosphere, enrich soil, and communicate with insects, bacteria, and each other -- Earth's ultimate symbiote. Just as science has revealed over time misconceptions about how things work at deeper level, scientists and economists now recognize that beyond obvious need to grow above-ground biomass for fuel production, we must better understand how to make that biomass in sustainable manner. Introductory course in chemical ecology and how natural compounds affect gene expression. Emphasis on role of natural compounds in plant/microbe, plant/plant, and plant/herbivore interactions; synopsis of principles of plant defense mechanisms and responses to microbial infections. Concurrently scheduled with course C250. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I took EEB 151A with Gibson and really enjoyed it. Half of the lectures consist of watching lots of videos of tropical rainforests. The homework assignments aren't difficult and so long as you attend your discussion you get full credit. He doesn't give anyone below a C because he doesn't believe in holding back students that are presumably on their way out of UCLA. There are in essence 2 midterms and not a cumulative final. The tests are all MC, but sort of tricky. I recommend taking this class and I look forward to taking Gibson's EEB 103 class.
I took EEB 151A with Gibson and really enjoyed it. Half of the lectures consist of watching lots of videos of tropical rainforests. The homework assignments aren't difficult and so long as you attend your discussion you get full credit. He doesn't give anyone below a C because he doesn't believe in holding back students that are presumably on their way out of UCLA. There are in essence 2 midterms and not a cumulative final. The tests are all MC, but sort of tricky. I recommend taking this class and I look forward to taking Gibson's EEB 103 class.
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Winter 2023 - Dr Hirsch should not be teaching or even doing research. She goes off on so many tangents and doesn't remember anything. She is also very rude and a bully. I think she isn't in the right headspace to teach. Like she isn't medical fit. She is the perfect example of why professors should be subjected to routine medical evaluations. I don't know why she insists on working. She should just retire. If it wasn't for Ethan, this class would be completely unbearable.
Winter 2023 - Dr Hirsch should not be teaching or even doing research. She goes off on so many tangents and doesn't remember anything. She is also very rude and a bully. I think she isn't in the right headspace to teach. Like she isn't medical fit. She is the perfect example of why professors should be subjected to routine medical evaluations. I don't know why she insists on working. She should just retire. If it wasn't for Ethan, this class would be completely unbearable.
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