Teams and Projects

Students

Kaley Bell Sunflower

Corey Cheney Pine

Louisa Harding Bluets

Ellen Herbert Magnolia

Kate Lainhart Sunflower

Rubin Miller                              Dandelion

Alison O’Connell Kelp

Calloway Scott Japanese Maple

1^st Teams

due first week:

Kate and Rubin Atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere

Kaley and Louisa Rhizosphere

Alison and Corey Plant Interactions

Ellen and Calloway Trophic means and consequences

due second week:

Teams divide up the Higher Plant Families to summary characterize features and habitat.

due third week:

Kate and Rubin            C4 NAD-malic

Kaley and Louisa                    CAM Photosynthesis

Alison and Corey                    C4/Hatch-Slack Photosynthesis   C4 NADP-malic        

Ellen and Calloway                 C4 PEP carboxykinase

Change partners

due fifth week:

Kate and Alison                       Mitochondrial Respiration

Louisa and Rubin                     Rotenone Resistant Respiration         

Kaley and Calloway                Cyanide Resistant Respiration

Ellen and Corey                       Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Shunt

due seventh week: Mineral nutrition and soil fertility

Kaley and Calloway               determination of mineral requirements (K, Mg) 

Louisa and Rubin                    macronutrients (not K, Mg)                   

Kate and Alison                      micronutrients

Ellen and Corey                      beneficial nutrients and soil fertility  

Change partners