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Optimal Foraging - Instructor Prep
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2019
Setting up the Foraging Habitat Patches ExpandPrint a student data collection sheet for each student to record data. NOTE: Students will work in groups of three for this activity. For any given round, one student will forage, one student will record data and another student will run the stopwatch. Choose a location for the foraging activity to take place. An open field is ideal for this activity but a hallway will suffice provided another location is not available. Label four five-gallon...
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Optimal Foraging - Student Protocol
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2019
Simulating Foraging with Artificial Habitats and Prey ExpandNOTE: The foragers will hunt for prey represented by pinto beans in four buckets of rice with varying prey densities. Without knowing what these densities are, foragers must obtain as many prey items as possible in as little time as possible. HYPOTHESES: In this experiment, the experimental hypothesis could be that foragers will catch the most prey in the higher prey density bucket and also spend the most time foraging there. The...
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Plant Promoter Analysis: Identification and Characterization of Root Nodule Specific Promoter in the Common Bean
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2017
Promoter expression analyses are crucial to improving the understanding of gene regulation and the spatiotemporal expression of target genes. Herein we present a protocol to identify, isolate, and clone a plant promoter. Further, we describe the characterization of the nodule-specific promoter in the common bean hairy roots.
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Eusociality and Division of Labor - Instructor Prep
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2019
Simulating Eusocial and Solitary Behavior ExpandChoose an open location for the activity to take place, with the center area clear of any items that students may trip over. Set out four 1-gallon buckets and add 5 pounds of rice to each one. Next, add ¼ - ½ cup of dried black beans to the first bucket and mix the beans into the rice. Then, add the same amount of dried pinto beans to the second bucket and mix them in. Then add the same amount again of dried lentils to the third bucket and mix...
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Eusociality and Division of Labor - Student Protocol
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2019
Simulating Eusocial and Solitary Behavior ExpandNote: In this simulation, you will portray either a eusocial or solitary animal. The goal of this simulation is to maximize your fitness by reproducing as many offspring as possible during the allotted five minutes. To do this, you must forage for resources and reproduce within the constraints of your assigned role. Assuming a class size of 10, 4 individuals should form the solitary, or the carpenter bee group, and the remaining 6 students should...
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Root nodules provide a specialized site for symbiosis between pinto beans and Rhizobium bacteria. The bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into forms the plant can use to construct proteins and nucleic acids. This relationship makes the root system important for studying plant-microbe interactions and shows how microorganisms contribute to essential nutrient pathways in legume biology.
Cotyledons act as storage tissues in the developing pinto bean seed. They contain starch, protein, minerals, and other compounds that support the embryo during germination. Examining these tissues helps connect seed anatomy with early plant development, because the stored materials provide the biological resources needed before the emerging plant is established.
Water activates metabolism within a dormant pinto bean seed, allowing developmental processes to resume. Following this activation, the embryonic root and shoot begin to grow, using stored compounds in the cotyledons for support. This sequence makes germination a useful way to study how hydration links seed structure, metabolism, and early growth.
Pinto beans provide accessible material for examining the relationship between seed parts and their biological functions. An investigation can focus on the cotyledons, stored nutrients, and embryonic root and shoot, linking visible structures with germination. This approach helps students and researchers connect internal seed organization to the processes that support a new plant.
Pinto beans serve as accessible plant material for investigating photosynthesis within a broader study of plant biology. Their use can be paired with observations of seed development and early growth, helping distinguish the role of stored seed reserves from later plant processes. This makes the species useful for connecting developmental observations with fundamental plant function.
Their root nodules offer a biological system in which a plant and Rhizobium bacteria function together. Studying this association allows researchers to examine how bacterial nitrogen conversion supplies compounds that support the plant’s production of proteins and nucleic acids. Pinto beans therefore connect visible root structures with microbial activity and plant nutrient use.
Pinto beans provide accessible material for investigating inheritance while also linking plant biology to nutrition and food systems. Their seeds contain starch, protein, minerals, and other compounds, so studies can connect biological traits with seed composition. This combination gives pinto beans relevance across reproduction, plant development, human nutrition, and agricultural biology.