web.pdx.edu/~rueterj/bi445/notes/learn_objectives1.htm
| lecture | learning objective |
| 1 and 2 | tell the story of the algae (from organism, environment, cell composition, physiological processes, metabolism, growth and competition). |
| Put new concepts related to algae into the perspective of the overall story. | |
| Be able to relate the major concepts (list at the bottom of the home page) to algae. | |
| 2 | Find information on algae using Biosis. In particular, be able to identify the entire domain and then narrow that down using Boolean searches. |
| 2 | describe exponential growth, logistic growth and resource depletion |
| 3 | define the CSR categories and compare to r and K selection |
| 3 | categorize cells by MLD and SA/V into CSR categories, give reasons for why these parameters can be used to categorize (i.e. make sense of the categorization) |
| 3 | list the major biochemical classes and approximate composition of algae |
| 3 | be able to put particular biochemical molecules and ultrastructural features into the functional categories of S, P, E, R |
| 3 | give an approximation for the C:N:P ratios in cells and justify that ratio |
| 3 | calculate the SA and V of a cell for three different shapes given the MLD |
| 3 | estimate the total mass, dry mass and C content of this cell |
| 4 | |
| short description 1 | demonstrate that you can find at least 2 papers on a topic that is limited to the domain of algae |
| simulation 1 |
see questions on the worksheet |
| simulation 1 | download Excel files, manipulate particular parameters and understand the charts |
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