We thank Dr. Kathryn Obenchain for her qualitative research expertise and constructive feedback on early drafts of this article. We thank Ms. Janetta Greenwood for helping us decide on the plant and bacteria scenarios. We are indebted to all of the biology undergraduate students and professors who participated in this study. We also thank our research group, PIBERG, for their feedback on this project. This project emerged from ideas initiated within the Biology Scholars Research Residency program (S.M.G.). The interpretation of this work benefited from the ACE-Bio Network (NSF RCN-UBE 1346567).