Evolution of Green Plants Lab
EEB 3221 (1 cr)
EEB 5221 (1 cr)
Spring 2012
Lab meetings: T 2-5 PM in TLS 181
Labs begin the first week of class.
A lab syllabus will be distributed in the first lab session.
Contents
Contact Information
Rachel Rock-Blake, Lab Instructor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: Biology/Pharmacy Building 4th floor 405
voice: +1 860-486-4027
email: rachel.rock-blake@uconn.edu
Office hours: Wednesday 2-3, BIOPHARM 405 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 Tree Thinking exercise: 10 pts
Assignment 2 Qs about green algae based on labs 3,4: 10pts
Assignment 3 Lab 5 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts
Assignment 4 Qs about bryophytes based on labs 6,7: 10pts
Assignment 5 Lab 8 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts
Assignment 6 Qs about vascular plants/fossils based on lab: 10pts
Assignment 7 Lab 13 paper discussion (summary and participation): 10pts
Assignment 8 Write up of construction and analysis of character matrix: 30pts
Attendance
You are required to attend all labs. If you will be missing a lab for any reason contact me as soon as possible. Note: missing more than 3 labs will result in a failure for the course.
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
Schedule, Spring 2012
Date | Topic | Assignments |
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17 Jan | Lab 1. Overview, Greenhouse/collection facility tours | |
24 Jan | Lab 2. Characters and trees | Lab2.S2012.pdf |
31 Jan | Lab 3. Green algae morphological forms and life cycles. Review of microscope: handling, cleaning, total magnification, focusing. GreenAlgaeLab3.pdf | Tree thinking exercise DUE (10 pts) Life cycles: review Ulva and Volvox specifically Lab 3.pdf |
07 Feb | Lab 4. Green algae morphological forms and life cycles, continued GreenAlgaeLab4.pdf | Answers to questions about the morphology and life cycles of green algae DUE (10 pts) Papers to read for Algae discussion: Delwiche et al. 2002 [1] Graham and Wilcox 2000 [2] McCourt et al. 2004 [3] and Timme et al. 2011 [4] |
14 Feb | Lab 5. Discussion of Papers on green algae phylogeny Lab5.GAphylogeny.pdf | Assignment of discussion papers DUE (10 pts) (participation in discussion) |
21 Feb | Lab 6. Bryophyte morphology and life cycles (Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts) | Please read the Bryophyte notes posted on the lecture website |
28 Feb | Lab 7. Bryophyte morphology and life cycles (Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts), continued BryophyteLabPart2.pdf | Papers to read of Bryophyte discussion Shawetal.pdf, Nishiyamaetal2003.pdf, Hutsemékersetal.pdf, DuckettSphagnumSM.pdf |
06 Mar | Lab 8. Discussion of Papers on bryophyte anatomy and phylogeny | Assignment on discussion papers DUE (10 pts) (participation in discussion) |
13 Mar | SPRING BREAK | |
20 Mar | Lab 9. Seedless vascular plant morphology and life cycles | |
27 Mar | Lab 10. Vascular plant anatomy | Answers to questions about the morphology and life cycles of vascular plants DUE (10 pts) |
03 Apr | Lab 10. Vascular plant fossils | |
10 Apr | Lab 11. Vascular plant fossils | Papers to read for vascular plant discussion |
17 Apr | Lab 12. Discussion of Papers on vascular plant phylogeny and evolution | Assignment on vascular plant discussion DUE (10 pts) (participation in discussion) |
24 Apr | 8-10 taxa: construction and analysis of character matrix | 5 pg write-up of construction and analysis of character matrix: DUE DATE TBA, probably during final exam week (30 pts) |