BISC 111/113:Labs 3-6: Plant Biology
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Labs 3-6 - Anatomy and Physiology of Plants
In this series of four weeks of experiments you will learn:
- About the amazing structural and functional properties of plants through observation and experimentation
- How to think, work, and write as scientists
- To use basic scientific equipment and techniques
- To make careful, unbiased observations that lead to hypothesis driven investigation
- To design controlled experiments to answer questions that come from observations
- To collect, analyze, and show data in effective figures
- To make and articulate conclusions from experimental results

Experimental subjects of the plant series. From left to right, Rhoeo spathacea, Moses in the cradle; Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth; Helianthus annuus, sunflower; Scindapsus aureus, pothos.
Lab 3: Plant Anatomy
Lab 4: Transpiration in High Light/High Wind and Low Light/Low Wind Habitats
Lab 5: Rates of Photosynthesis in Response to Increasing Light Intensity
Lab 6: Group Oral Presentations