Biology

write a proposal for an experiment we could conduct with the experimental system you’ve been setting up (eventually we would have put heaters in half the tanks to elevate the temperature). You would determine the temperatures used, algal species used (look up common local species that you think we could collect easily from nearshore habitats), time the experiment would run, and what/how we would actually measure about the algae. Then you would have a “predicted results” section where, you predict what the effects of elevated temperature will be on whatever we measure about the algae. The research with hypothetical methods and predicted results. So the paper would have an Introduction, Proposed Methods, Predicted Results, Discussion, Literature Cited sections. It would be 5 pages long.  The experiment would be with 16 tanks where we would meet the conditions of the habitats (miami) and collect seagrass flowers. half the tank would have heaters they are filled with distilled water purpose of the research is to show the effects of elevated temperature on seagrass

Tapped” Video Bottled Water Discussion Paper Hide Assignment Information Instructions Bottled Water Discussion Paper Directions Times New Roman 12pt. Font 1.5 Spacing 1.5 pages (paragraph format) APA Style for citations (use the References tool in Word) Use at least one Peer-Reviewed Journal source, cite your textbook, and cite the video. How to Use the Library Website to Find a Reputable Source Submit to the Assignments dropbox on D2L Brightspace Other resources: How to Read a Scientific Paper Directions for the References Tool in Word – For this assignment, please watch the video “Tapped” and answer the following questions in your paper. “Tapped” video (Also available on Prime) What are three main issues with bottled water that are brought up in the documentary? Is ground water considered “Private Property”, “Common Property”, or “Open Access”? Explain each term using examples if possible (use page 45 (Ch. 2) of your book)) and talk about who owns the groundwater. Explain how exploiting lakes and groundwater is an example of a “Tragedy of the Commons”. Define “Tragedy of the Commons” and talk about at least one other example (p. 49 (Ch. 2)) Explain how using “Command and Control” regulations or “Pigovian Taxes” could be used to regulate the ground water use by bottled water companies (make sure to define each term) (p. 51) List two solutions to the over-pumping problem in Maine that are mentioned in the video. Do you think those are reasonable? Why or why not? Using the information and figure 2.17 on p. 47, talk about why using single-use plastic water bottles is a waste of energy. (Include all the steps in the supply chain from oil to consumer)  Using a peer-reviewed journal source (see the how-to powerpoint) in your “Content” section) talk about the known health effects of Bisphenol A (BPA) or Toluene from plastic bottles. (make sure to cite your source) If you use bottled water, how could you use two less water bottles a week? (Be specific about your plan). If you don’t use bottled water, what do you do instead?

This is an introduction to a lab manual and has to be about 1.5 pages long single spaced. I am supposed to introduce the topic of choice which is the effects of osmosis in potatoes with different sucrose solutions.  Just talk about osmosis and its effects  in general and add the learning objectives that I added below. Make sure to use peer reviewed sources from scientific journals. Introduces a relevant biological concept (enzyme kinetics, etc) Provides appropriate background information to understand the introduced topic Includes a minimum of 3 Learning objectives: 1.     Develop qualitative and quantitative reasoning skills required for scientific inquiry, experimental design, and problem solving.  2.     Introduce a familiarity with some of the basic molecular techniques used for the study of cell and molecular biology.  3.     Use laboratory equipment and methods to produce meaningful and reproducible data. Introduces the experiment Key words are introduced At least 3 peer-reviewed sources  Correct citation format (APA citation format)

Access the following site http://sciencedaily.com  Once you are in, look across the top menu tab, click on ‘News’, from the navigation bar to the left, scroll down to ‘Health & Medicine’, click to access, again, look to the left and scroll down to ‘Infectious Diseases’, click on that and you will open the page ‘Top Articles’. Select an article you like to read and discuss, you can also read related articles shown on the side of the main article. For more article choices, go to the bottom of the page and select next page until you can find one. After you read through all the materials you want, write a short report (in your own words) to relay the contents of the news to the rest of the class and also express your own opinion. Do not cut and paste. Using 5 or more words from another source without quoting and referencing it is considered plaigarism and will result in a zero grade earned for the assignment. Use APA formatting and at least two references:

I used the textbook, Microbiology: An Introduction (13th edition) by Tortora, Funke and Case Published by Pearson/Benjamin Cummings. The 12th edition is also acceptable  in coming years, the development in genetics is going to have a big impact on medicine, especially in the areas of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases.  The following link explores some of those applications. http://web.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer2001/primer11.pdf Read about Genetics and DNA technology in chapter 8. Based on what you learned in chapter 8 and from the article on the website, post two paragraphs on   Prompts: Choose a technology and the applications of DNA technology in medicine. Discuss the pros and cons of the technology you chose Please don’t copy sentences out of the book or websites. Please specify the technology you are discussing.

Marine Ecology Projects: Kelp Forests, Coral Reefs Marine Ecology is the study of organisms and how they interact with each other and with their environment.   In ecological studies, scientists may examine the characteristics of a habitat that allow for certain organisms to grow and flourish while others do not, or conversely the interactions of organisms–which may be competitive or facilitative, direct or indirect–and how these interactions affect the success of organisms (usually determined by organism abundance, or offspring produced). These interactions may be between predators and prey, hosts and symbionts, or between members in the community competing for space, or alternatively, species facilitating the success of others by excluding competitors (or eating them). To understand the holistic nature of marine habitats we must first understand the unique role species play in these habitats, or the organism’s niche.  Species have evolved to effectively function in habitats where their physiology (or genetics) are adapted to obtain food, compete for habitat space, and produce offspring. The delicate dynamic of marine communities can be shaken by the introduction of new species–so-called invasive species–or the loss of other species–such as a loss in herbivores (example: the mass die-off of Diadema spp. sea urchin on Caribbean coral reefs in the 1980s  (Links to an external site.) ). Such shifts in the composition of species in a community, or the abundance of important species within a community, can have dramatic effects on ecosystems.  (watch a video about the loss of Diadema spp. and the loss of fish herbivores in the Caribbean and how saving herbivores may help to save coral reefs!).   Sea otters play a critical role as predators of sea urchins, unfortunately, sea otter populations along the western USA were almost wiped out due to hunting. This has affected kelp forests by increasing the abundance of sea urchins on many rocky reefs. However, this is not beneficial for temperate kelp forests  (Links to an external site.) . In many kelp forests, urchins have acted as “loggers” mowing down kelp canopies resulting in large barren spaces (called “urchin barrens”) on the reef that once was a vibrant kelp forest community. These effects are sometimes referred to as “trophic cascades” (in the example of otters and sea urchins) or “phase shifts” (in the example of the shift from coral dominated to algal dominated reefs in the tropics).  These are but a few examples… The Impacts of humans on coral reefs and kelp forests may be severe.  These effects may be direct (i.e., fishing reducing the abundance of herbivores, reduction in habitat abundance due to coastal development) or indirect (i.e., hunting otters resulting in an explosion in urchins, climate change increasing ocean temperatures  (Links to an external site.) ).  Further, the effects of humans these effects are likely to be amplified due to anthropogenic climate change  (Links to an external site.) .  Specific factors that you may want to discuss are: 1. temperature, light levels, dissolved nutrients — how to do these impact, structure or limit these systems 2. species interactions — herbivores and carnivores, predators and prey, host and symbiont 3. invasive species, competitive interactions between key ecosystem players 4. dominant primary producers and factors affecting the distribution of animal groups 5. disease, population crashes/proliferation 6. human and environmental disturbances — this includes local impacts and those happening at global scales (like climate change) Minimum guidelines: 1.  5 complete pages double spaced NOT including the reference page 2.  Times New Roman font (12 pt) 3.  Focused and well crafted paragraphs 4.  Provide a reference page (cite minimum of 5 references, and yes you can use your book) 5.  References must be cited in the text following scientific journal formatting 6.  A clear and concise title 7.  Never quote! Paraphrase the literature in your own words and provide a citation References you must include at least 3 primary literature citation, and 2 or more secondary literature citations to receive full credit for the references. Good, reliable references do not come from blogs or general websites. These sources are “popular media” and are not scientific. If you cite a news site, such as Nature News (news from the journal Nature) this is a secondary source and it is reliable since you are getting information that is summarizing a peer-reviewed work. Your book is an example of secondary literature. If you cite a journal article, this is the best reference type and is called “primary literature.” These are peer reviewed papers written by scientists and are published in academic journals. You can find some of these academic journal articles online for free (search through google scholar) a good source is: https://journals.plos.org/plosone

The first article is a transcript of an interview on NPR news entitled, “Origin of AIDS linked to colonial practices in Africa.” It gives some insight into the epidemiology of HIV and how it was discovered. The second link is to a Radiolab podcast over the same information.   Is there anything in the article that surprises you? What do you think? https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5450391?storyId=5450391 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/segments/169885-aids

A report on a fictional science virus called flotus virus , over view of viral host ,symptoms, attachment and penetration ,synthesis of viral protein, assembly and release, discussion

Project Parameters: For this assignment, you will identify a pathogen in a newspaper article or publication of your choice, apply principles learned in BIOS 242, and research the pathogen for its connection to nursing/health care. You must get approval for your chosen article and pathogen. You will then write a paper on their chosen pathogen/topic. Use the template hyperlinked above when writing your paper. The pathogen can be a bacteria, fungus, protozoa, or virus. In addition to the article, information to include in the paper should include, morphology, gram stain characteristics, virulence factors, susceptibility to antibiotics, host cells, nutritional needs, growth conditions, mechanisms used to evade the immune system and invasion into the host(s), interactions with the hosts and diseases caused and affected body systems. Additionally, students should explain symptoms when the pathogen infects a host, as well as a diagnosis and the therapeutic intervention needed after infection. You may also add information on statistics related to infection (epidemiology) and any new research findings related to the pathogen. Writing Requirements (APA format) Length: 2 pages (not including title page or references page)  1-inch margin Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

we will be doing research papers on any disease, disorder, or other complication associated with the muscular system. You may pick a muscular disorder you are familiar with or one that is new to you. You can use Google to find crazy disorders, or look at the last few slides in your notes from this chapter as well. Once you have decided on your disorder, you will begin writing your paper. Your paper needs to be in basic MLA format and will be a minimum of two pages double spaced. Your paper must contain: • A detailed explanation of the disease • Causes of the disease • Symptoms of the disease • Treatment/Preventative measures for the disease. • Demographics of individuals who are at risk of the disease • Any other important information or interesting facts deemed appropriate