Award Winning Abstracts from Student Projects

Each TA of General Biology Lab I could submit up to two abstracts for the contest. Competing abstracts were posted. TA's chose the top five abstracts and ranked them one through five. Scores were combined to determine winners.


CU Boulder, Fall 2005

  • 1 = Cook and Green 2005. Plasmolysis: global implications. CU Boulder.

  • 2 = Egle and Brown 2005. Effects of acid precipitation on freshwater plants. CU Boulder.

  • 3 = O'connell et al. 2005. The effects of photorespiration on C3 and C4 plants. CU Boulder.

  • 4 = Bruce et al. 2005. Photosynthesis of C3 and C4 plants in hot temperatures. CU Boulder.

  • 5 = Blansit and Arnoldy 2005. Music and driving: a potentially lethal combination? An investigation into the influence of an auditory stimulus on reaction time. CU Boulder.

  • 6 = Carlson 2005. Carotene levels and function in Pseudotsuga menziesii. CU Boulder.

  • 7 = Lazlo et al. 2005. The effect of temperature on the respiration of Acheta domesticus. CU Boulder.

  • 8 = Mast and Price 2005. Net photosynthesis in aquatic versus terrestrial autotrophic cells: carbon dioxide consumption in Cladophora glomerata and Setaria palmifolia. CU Boulder.

  • 9 = Kaya et al. 2005. Do green leaves have more nutrients than red leaves?. CU Boulder.

  • 10 = Green and Jua 2005. Effects of temperature on photosynthesis. CU Boulder.

    CU Boulder, Fall 2004

  • 1 = Ware et al. 2004. Photosynthetic Rates of Elodea Cells. CU Boulder.

  • 2 = Harvey et al. 2004. Why do leaves turn orange? An investigation of the pigments in Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, during fall senescence. CU Boulder.

  • 3 = Shreve et al. 2004. The Validity of Chocolate as an Aphrodisiac based on the effects on blood pressure from chocolate consumption and the viewing of attractive pictures. CU Boulder.

  • 4 = Diefenbach et al. 2004. Mammalian Dive Reflex and Cold Water Survival. CU Boulder.

  • 5 = Anonymous 2004. Effects of Scary Movies on Males and Females. CU Boulder.

  • 6 = Cobb et al. 2004. Froggy Style. CU Boulder.

  • 7 = Maggard et al. 2004. the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis CU Boulder.

  • 8 = Murray and O'Boynick. 2004. A Comparison of the Photosynthesis Rates between Deciduous Leaves and Coniferous Needles. CU Boulder.

  • 9 = Redder et al. 2004. Abstract for Various Lights Affecting The Rate of Photosynthesis. CU Boulder.

  • 10 = billington et al. 2004. Why Do Weeds Overcome Indegenous Plants: An Investigation Into Varying Rates of Photosynthesis. CU Boulder.