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Core Resources

Transpiration- Adapted for online

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Transpiration v1.0

In this adaptation, the lab is completed remotely.

plant physiology, botany, laboratory, online lab, remote

1.6K

1.0K

03.2020

Faculty Mentoring Networks for Botany Faculty Professional Development

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0

Poster presented at the 2019 Botanical Society of America conference.

professional development, botany, fmn

1.2K

229

07.2019

PLANT Talking Points: Popcorn, endosperm and the foods we eat...

Joseph Armstrong

Version: 1.0

This resource connects botany to everyday life by way of explaining what common foods we eat really are.

botany, plants

1.2K

244

10.2018

PLANT Talking Points: Crime Scene Botanicals - Forensic Botany...

Shirley Graham

Version: 1.0

Provides information on the interesting job of Forensic Botany using real life examples

botany

1.1K

242

10.2018

PLANT Talking Points: Economic Botany - how we value plants...

Version: 1.0

This resource gives insight into the interactions between humans and the environment.

sustainability, botany, environment, ethnobotany

961

229

10.2018

Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0

In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

ecology, ecosystems, food chain

1.9K

339

03.2018

A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping

Lindsey Tuominen

Version: 1.0

In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”

genetics, plants, phenotype, cotelydon

1.6K

399

03.2018

Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks

1.8K

296

03.2018

Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0

In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological and molecular data, and compare.

morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, molecular analysis

1.9K

395

03.2018

Transpiration

J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0

In this lab, students will examine differences between C3 and C4 plants in their transpiration rates.

plant physiology, botany, laboratory

1.8K

451

03.2018

FMN Resources

Plants by the Numbers Spring 2018

Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure

Gregory Zimmerman, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks

1.2K

255

06.2018

Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species

Merrilee Anderson, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine terrestrial trophic cascades. Concepts will then be applied to examples in freshwater ecosystems.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks

1.0K

265

06.2018

Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure

Brian Robert Shmaefsky, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, urban ecosystems, trophic cascades, national parks, deforestation

1.1K

357

06.2018

Transpiration

Maryann Adel Borsick Herman, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Transpiration v1.0

In this lab, students will examine differences between C3 and C4 plants in their transpiration rates.

plant physiology, botany, laboratory

1.2K

289

06.2018

Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests - implementation at a small, Primarily Undergraduate Institution

Maryann Adel Borsick Herman, HHMI BioInteractive

Version: 1.0.1 Adapted From: Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests v1.0

In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.

ecology, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, community, plants, diversity, Scientific Process

1.2K

359

06.2018

Featured Resource of the Week

Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem

Jessica Joyner, J. Phil Gibson, Anna Petrovicheva

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem v1.0

In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics. It was implemented with limited alteration for an Introductory Ecology course.

ecology, ecosystems, food chain

1.5K

408

05.2018

Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem

Merrilee Anderson, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem v1.0

In this lab, students will construct simple experiments with algae and brine shrimp to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

ecology, ecosystems, food chain, algae, brine shrimp

1.1K

253

05.2018

Transpiration

Leah Dudley, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Transpiration v1.0

In this lab, students will examine differences between varieties of tomato plants in their transpiration rates.

plant physiology, botany, laboratory, transpiration, tomato, food security

1.3K

420

05.2018

What the Mendel

Leah Dudley, Lindsey Tuominen

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping v1.0

Students practice hypothesis testing using Mendelian genetics for monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Both corn and Wisconsin Fast Plants are employed.

genetics, plants, mendelian inheritance, phenotype, cotelydon, corn, Wisconsin fast plants

1.2K

470

05.2018

Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity

Leah Dudley, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological and molecular data, and compare.

morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, diversity, molecular analysis

1.2K

423

05.2018

Seed Dispersal, Mutualisms, and Communities

Jenny Hazlehurst, HHMI BioInteractive

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests v1.0

In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to understanding the evolution of mutualisms, and how mutualistic interactions can shape biological communities.

mutualisms, ecology, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, community, plants, diversity, Scientific Process, large lecture

1.7K

337

05.2018

Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests

Anna Petrovicheva, HHMI BioInteractive, Jessica Joyner

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests v1.0

In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area. This was applied through the lens of ecology.

ecology, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, community, plants, diversity, Scientific Process

2.1K

463

04.2018

Population dynamics in simple two-species experimental microcosms

Christopher T. Ivey

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem v1.0

A two-week exercise which includes homework calculations and teaching resources. Students establish brine shrimp and Platymonas algal cultures and predict final densities.

population dynamics, ecology, species interactions, botany, ecosystems, food chain, population regulation

1.4K

1.0K

04.2018

Phylogenetic analysis using collections material: interpreting trait evolution by comparison of morphological and molecular genetic hypotheses

Christopher Ivey

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

Exercise spans two weeks, includes homework, and involves some groups of animals as well as plants. Emphasizes re-interpretation of morphological trait evolution following molecular genetic phylogeny reconstruction

Evolution, morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, biological collections, molecular analysis

1.7K

19.4K

03.2018

Plants by the Numbers Fall 2018

Adaptation of Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure to a Non-Major’s Ecology Course

John Howard Starnes

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks

1.1K

615

12.2018

Morphological, Anatomical and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity

Sierra Dawn Beecher, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological, anatomical and molecular data, and compare.

morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, molecular analysis, stele architecture

1.1K

582

12.2018

A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping

Megan L Van Etten

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping v1.0

In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”

genetics, plants, phenotype, cotelydon

987

424

12.2018

Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure

Megan L Van Etten

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks

960

347

12.2018

Featured Resource of the Week

Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: Learning How Plants Move Around

Sunshine Liberty Brosi

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests v1.0

This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.

ecology, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, community, plants, diversity, Scientific Process

1.1K

507

12.2018

Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem

Laura Ellen Rose

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem v1.0

In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

ecology, ecosystems, food chain, algae

941

381

12.2018

Phylogeny of Land Plants

Laura Ellen Rose

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

In this lab, students review the characteristics of the major land plant lineages. Then they perform phylogenetic analyses based on morphological characters.

morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, molecular analysis

1.2K

635

12.2018