Plants versus animals in the dining hall: A problem-based learning problem

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 315-321

  White III, Harold B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid metabolism; Concept map; Evolution; Isotopic tracers; Nutrition; Problem based learning; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARNIVORE; COLLEGE STUDENT; LEARNING; METABOLITE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT NUTRITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; VEGETARIAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9644303556     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030050106     Document Type: Review

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