Difference between revisions of "Evolution of Green Plants Lab"
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| 02 Feb || Green algae morphological forms and life cycles. Review of microscope: handling, cleaning, total magnification, focusing. Prasinophytes, Ulvophytes, Trebouxiophytes, Chlorophytes. || <B>Assignment 1</B> due today. | | 02 Feb || Green algae morphological forms and life cycles. Review of microscope: handling, cleaning, total magnification, focusing. Prasinophytes, Ulvophytes, Trebouxiophytes, Chlorophytes. || <B>Assignment 1</B> due today. |
Revision as of 19:07, 21 January 2010
EEB 3221 (1 cr)
EEB 5221 (1 cr)
Spring 2010
Lab meetings: T 2-4:50 PM in TLS 115
Labs begin the first week of class.
A lab syllabus will be distributed in the first lab session.
Contents
Contact Information
Juan Carlos Villarreal A. Lab Instructor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 312 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6306
email: jcarlos.villarreal@gmail.com
Office hours: Wednesday 12-1, BIOPHARM 312 or feel free to email in advance
Assignments
All assignments should be turned in during lab on the date due. Unless there is prior arrangement, assignments turned in late will lose 10% of their point value for each day late, to a maximum of 50%. Keep all of your returned assignments, and copies/computer files. If there are questions about your grade you will need these documents. No Reports or Assignments will be accepted via Email. Only paper copies will be accepted.
Points
Lab points: 100 points total Assignment 1 Bopp and Capesius critique: 10pts Assignment 2 Qs about green algae based on labs: 10pts Assignment 3 Lab 4 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts Assignment 4 Qs about bryophytes based on lab: 10pts Assignment 5 Lab 7 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts Assignment 6 Qs about vascular plants/fossils based on lab: 10pts Assignment 7 Lab 11 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts Assignment 8 Write up of construction and analysis of character matrix: 30pts
Attendance
You are expected to attend all labs. If you will be missing a lab for any reason contact me as soon as possible.
General Rules for Laboratory
No food or drink in the laboratory No open-toed shoes (Sandals and Flip-flops are not appropriate to wear to lab) No Ringing or Vibrating or Texting Cellular Phones