MCD BIO C150
Plant Chemical and Molecular Communication
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Life Sciences 3, 4, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107. 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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Reply to comment below: "useless lab technique" ? Are you serious? And you complained about presentation? It was f*king free points! It's true that the papers do not appear on exams, so what? Shouldn't you be happy about having less material to study? ------------------------------ At first, I really hated Dr.Hirsch because she goes over stuff REALLY FAST (that why many people record her lectures, including me). But after the midterm I started to like her because it was EASY! Average was about 80 & 10 pt easy extra credit so basically avg was about 90. It was much easier than I thought because the material on the slides contains a lot of detail...but she only tested us on the basics.... Final was open note and THANKS GOODNESS it was open note, you can even use your laptop!!! you can practically find all the answers using spotlight in mac....
Reply to comment below: "useless lab technique" ? Are you serious? And you complained about presentation? It was f*king free points! It's true that the papers do not appear on exams, so what? Shouldn't you be happy about having less material to study? ------------------------------ At first, I really hated Dr.Hirsch because she goes over stuff REALLY FAST (that why many people record her lectures, including me). But after the midterm I started to like her because it was EASY! Average was about 80 & 10 pt easy extra credit so basically avg was about 90. It was much easier than I thought because the material on the slides contains a lot of detail...but she only tested us on the basics.... Final was open note and THANKS GOODNESS it was open note, you can even use your laptop!!! you can practically find all the answers using spotlight in mac....
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