Succession in Tree Type from Field to Forest Alyssa Estabrooks October 21‚ 2013 Ecology 2101 Group #3/Thursday PM Succession and diversity in a local field and forest of Sackville‚ NB was measured using a quadrat sampling method. Tree species were counted and recorded to numerically represent the difference in species between the two chosen locations. Using our diversity indices‚ we found that the forest had a higher diversity based on both the Shannon-Weiner
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Investigation into Succession in Sand Dunes. Scientific Knowledge: Succession is a long-term direction of change in the composition of a community‚ brought about by the organisms themselves. Primary succession occurs when a community develops on bare/uncolonised ground‚ which has never had vegetation growing on it. A good example of primary succession is that of succession on sand dunes. Secondary succession occurs on ground that has previously been colonised but is now available because
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Bacterial Transformation Lab Introduction: In this experiment we transformed a strain of E. Coli bacteria without antibiotic resistance with plasmid DNA. This plasmid produces a fluorescent green glow under black light due to the gfp(green fluorescent protein) as well as antibiotic resistance. E. Coli cells will be plated on an agar medium‚ some with and some without the antibiotic ampicillin. Only bacterial cells that contain the plasmid will survive the ampicillin and produce the green glow
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Succession‚ the process of a community changing over time‚ can be broken down into sub groups such as ecological‚ primary‚ pond‚ and secondary. Ecological succession being the most basic. In the Succession Lab‚ we observed a community in a ecosystem. As we recorded the data each class‚ we observed that succession takes place with rapid speed for in each observation‚ a new specimen is identified. A niche is how the organisms live‚ what their role in the community is. For example‚ an ecological
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Chliamydia trachomotisDirect contact (fomites‚ flies) Conjunctivitis #1 cause of blindness in world Bacterial Meningitis Haemophilus influenza type B Direct Contact Endogenous infection: aerosols Fever‚ headache‚ stiff neck‚ nausea‚ vomiting Rare in U.S. Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis Neisseria meningitidisDirect Contact Droplet Transmission (Aerosols) Petechial rash Global problem Bacterial Pneumococcal Meningitis Streptococcus PneumoniaeDirect Contact Droplet Transmission Aerosols
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Unit 3. Assignment 1: Bacterial Growth Rates 1. Mediums that could be used to determine shigellosis include Btilliant Green Agar‚ and Triple Sugar-Iron Agar. Expected results in a confirmed case of shigellosis are as follows: Brilliant Green Agar – Isolated Shigella colonies which do not ferment lactose or sucrose and appear red or white in color with no growth to trace growth on the Agar plate will be present. Triple Sugar-Iron Agar – Presence of Shigella will manifest as a red slant with
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Bacterial Growth Requirements Evelyn Lyle ITT Technical Institute Angela Ask‚ MPS January 15‚ 2012 Every organism must find in its environment all of the substances required for energy generation and cellular biosynthesis. The chemicals and elements of this environment that are utilized for bacterial growth are referred to as nutrients. Many bacteria can be identified in the environment by inspection or using genetic techniques. The nutritional requirements of a bacterium such as E Coli are
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16‚ 2014 Got Milk? In our present society people are beginning to become more heath conscious of what exactly they are putting into their bodies and milk is one of the ‘wonder’ drinks. No one really takes the time to think of the nutrition value behind milk because many have grown up drinking it. There are many quarrels about milk and what exactly it provides for the body. My being a milkoholic is what really drove my interest in this controversy. Many people grew up drinking milk and always were
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What is milk? Milk is the first food we taste. It is therefore associated with comfort and strength. We live in a milk consuming society where infants‚ adolescents‚ and adults drink milk. Milk sales reach eleven billion dollars annually in the United States alone (McDougall). Incredible advertising campaigns‚ such as “got milk?” portray celebrities and beautiful‚ healthy people who ensure us that milk is essentially good for us. In 1999 alone‚ this campaign cost one hundred and thirty million dollars
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of my microbiology class at Brunswick Community College. This journey started out with a media plate cultured with an unknown species of bacteria. I was then instructed by my professor to use all of my previous knowledge to identify the unknown bacterial pathogen. This lab led me to master my skills of using the Gram stain‚ testing for catalase‚ testing for coagulase and using the oxacillin screen. Now I am going to take you with me on the journey to the unknown. As I recall from earlier that
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