Plant Defenses and Bioprospecting Mini-case Study
Author(s): John Anthony Barone
Columbus State University
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Summary:
This narrative mini-case study for use in undergraduate ecology courses reviews plant defense theory within the context of bioprospecting. Students learn about factors affecting plant defenses and how to search for bioactive compounds.
Contents:
Plant Chemical Defenses Bioprospecting Instructor revised.docx(DOCX | 252 KB)- Plant Chemical Defenses Bioprospecting student revised.docx(DOCX | 250 KB)
- Teaching Notes Plant Chemical Defenses Bioprospecting.docx(DOCX | 17 KB)
- Teaching Notes Plant Chemical Defenses Bioprospecting.docx(DOCX | 17 KB)
- License terms
Description
The mini-case study puts students in the role of helping indigenous people in the Amazon basin in search for bioactive compounds. The case study would work best after a lecture/discussion on plant chemical defenses. The case study reviews part of the resource availability hypothesis and how the Kirby-Bauer test can be use to see if extracts from plant leaves can be bioactive. Students measure zones of inhibition of the worksheet to collect "data". Rulers must be supplied. The exercise ends with take home or in class discussion questions.
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Barone, J. A. (2019). Plant Defenses and Bioprospecting Mini-case Study. SimBio FMN (2019), QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q4PT7G