No biome is forever, but human activity is rapidly altering the physical and biological processes that maintain and connect biomes. These disruptions threaten the well-being of both man and nature. For this assignment, you will choose an aquatic or terrestrial biome that interests you and that is considered to be in jeopardy. Write a paragraph…

Week 4 Midweek Assignment: Mitosis Determining the Time Spent in Each Phase Using Whitefish Blastula A prepared microscope slide of whitefish blastula cross-sections will show cells arrested in various stages of the cell cycle. (Note: It is not visually possible to separate the stages of interphase from each other, but the mitotic stages are readily…

Week 2 Midweek Assignment: Cell Components Using an Analogy to Relate Cells to Everyday Life Create an analogy for an animal cell, such as a type of building, group of people, sport, or game. Your analogy should include the plasma membrane and at least five organelles. Present your analogy as a drawing. Clearly label your…

Pick the one organelle that you consider the most important. Explain the function of your selected organelle, and then discuss why you think it is the most important organelle. You need to include an outside reference in your post

Communicating complex scientific information to the general public is an important skill in biology. Find a biology news article that interests you. The topics can pertain to plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, medicine, the environment, etc. Your article cannot be from a tv or radio station. Instead, choose a website such as sciencedaily.com, scientificamerican.com, nature.com, pr.org,…

Embryonic and fetal development is a delicate process subject to environmental interference. As you are learning the readings for the week, teratogen is a substance that produces physical or functional defects in the human embryo or fetus that a pregnant woman is exposed to. For this assignment, pick a teratogen (one that was discussed in…

According to Mayo clinic (2020), genetic testing involves testing of an individual’s DNA, a chemical database, which instructs body functioning. It is a type of medical test that analyzes individual’s genes, to analyze any changes, sometimes referred as mutations or variants, in the DNA. This analysis can help provide critical information regarding risk of developing…

Choose a species and title your discussion board with the common name and proper scientific name of the species; example: Polar bear ( Ursus maritimus). It can be an animal, plant, fungus, protist, bacteria, whatever you want. For the body of your post, tell us about your species AND give an example of how your…

1. Do you think genetically modified organisms (GMOs) raise a legitimate safety hazard? Should government agencies such as the FDA and USDA take more action to require safety testing? Do you think labeling unfairly stigmatizes GMOs and makes consumers question their safety? 2. As an MNC seeks to balance and honor the ethical standards of…

Today you will be exploring relationships between species through phylogenetic trees. Follow this link to the Evolution Game. During the game, you will answer questions and then take screenshots of your trees and insert them in this document (feel free to change the spacing on this sheet). If you are unable to insert them in…