Enhancing the Microbial Ecology Curriculum: An Integrated Approach to Undergraduate Instruction in Biology

加强微生物生态学课程：生物学本科教学的综合方法

• 批准号: 9452399
• 负责人: Hunter Carrick
• 金额: $ 4.45万
• 依托单位: San Francisco State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-07-01 至 1996-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9452399&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; Microbial; Ecology; Curriculum; Integrated

9452399 Carrick This project is designed to enhance the undergraduate instruction in biology by integrating microbial ecology into the subject matter of three courses. Inclusion of microorganisms in the study of biology is important since they contribute significantly to the formation and decomposition of organic matter, in particular biological-mediated oxidation and reduction of carbon. Emphasis is therefore in microbial ecology and involves 1) identification and quantification, 2) trophic structure, 3) growth and metabolism (light, temperature, nutrients). Unifying ecological principles are also being demonstrated and compared with more complex biological systems that are often difficult to study in the time allotted for most class laboratories (3-4 hours). In addition, field investigations cultivate student appreciation for some environmental realities that need to be taken into account when designing and interpreting experiments in ecology.

9452399卡里克这个项目旨在通过将微生物生态学整合到三门课程的主题中来加强本科生的生物学教学。将微生物纳入生物学研究是很重要的，因为它们对有机物的形成和分解，特别是生物介导的氧化和碳的还原有很大贡献。因此，重点是微生物生态，涉及1)鉴定和量化，2)营养结构，3)生长和新陈代谢(光、温度、营养物质)。还展示了统一的生态学原理，并将其与更复杂的生物系统进行比较，这些系统往往很难在分配给大多数级别实验室的时间(3-4小时)内进行研究。此外，实地考察培养学生对一些环境现实的欣赏，这些现实在设计和解释生态学实验时需要考虑到。