The purpose of this experiment was to see if the different amounts of fertilizer we applied to the algae would affect the growth rate. Also‚ we tested if fertilizer was even an impact in the growth rate of algae. Increasing the amount of the dependent variable (fertilizer) would affect the independent variable (growth of algae) negatively due to too much chemicals that are being applied to the independent variable. Which would kill the algae cells or at last damage them and either the algae would
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The United States is presently at war in Iraq and Afghanistan‚ where American troops are fighting and dying. At home‚ cars and homes display solid yellow or red‚ white‚ and blue ribbons that call for Americans to "Support Our Troops." It is patriotic for Americans to support their daughters and sons fighting in a war‚ but this patriotism does not mean that Americans must blindly support the decision to go to war. Being patriotic means that Americans must do the opposite: they must question their
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1.) What is Biology? Biology is the science of life. Biologists study the structure‚ function‚ growth‚ origin‚ evolution and distribution of living organisms. There are generally considered to be at least nine “umbrella” fields of biology‚ each of which consists of multiple subfields. 2.) What are the branches of Biology? Describe each. Biochemistry: the study of the material substances that make up living things Botany: the study of plants‚ including agriculture Cellular biology: the study of the
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HSC Biology 9.4 The Search for Better Health 9.4-6 You have been looking at the different types of diseases that affect the human body and the natural defence mechanisms that maintain health. In this last part of the module you will look at how increased understanding has led to the development of a wide range of strategies to prevent and control disease. In this part you will have the opportunity to: • discuss the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease and plants and animals
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A central organizing concept in biology is that life changes and develops through evolution‚ and that all life-forms known have a common origin. The theory of evolution postulates that all organisms on the Earth‚ both living and extinct‚ have descended from a common ancestor or an ancestral gene pool. This last universal common ancestor of all organisms is believed to have appeared about 3.5 billion years ago.[21] Biologists generally regard the universality and ubiquity of the genetic code as definitive
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environment. It is a movement that restores the environment that humans have damaged. Scientists have addressed the idea‚ in "A life of its own" by Michael Specter‚ of using synthetic biology to mend environmental issues. Synthetic biology combines the "elements of engineering‚ chemistry‚ computer science‚ and molecular biology…to assemble the biological tools necessary to redesign the living world" (Specter 364). There are both positive and negative impacts of a synthetic world on the environment movement
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assist students wishing to excel on the SAT and in college courses. According to the College Board’s website‚ AP Biology courses are designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory course‚ usually taken during a biology major’s first year of college. Students who choose to take AP Biology may be allowed to skip over introductory biology courses and enroll in courses in which biology is a prerequisite. Because universities grant college credit for this course‚ they require that the textbooks
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Theories of Biology University of Phoenix – Axia There are seven major theories of Biology that attempt to organize and make sense of the multitude of ideas surrounding the major theories of Biology. The theories include evolution of natural selection‚ inheritance‚ cells‚ biological classification‚ bioenergetics‚ homeostasis‚ and ecosystems. The evolution of natural selection is the theory the theory that attempts to explain how and why species are able to adapt to their environments
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Introduction to Biology‚ Lesson 3 Essay Questions: Compare and contrast directional selection and disruptive selection‚ and provide an example of each. Both of these show the distribution of phenotypes. In directional selection‚ the distribution of phenotypes forms a "bell curve." Selection against one of the extreme phenotypes causes the distribution to move in one direction or the other. An example might be plants whose flower color is determined by incomplete dominance: white‚ pink‚ or red
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Marine biology is more than the scientific study of marine life. Marine biology is the study of marine organisms‚ their behaviors‚ and interactions with the environment. Marine biologists study oceanography and the associated fields of chemical‚ physical‚ and geological oceanography. Marine biologists are also able to specialize in large aquatic animals‚ all the way down to microscopic and minuscule organisms. Anything else in between‚ marine biologists are able to study. Marine biology is known
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