Klodiana Kazazi March 19th‚ 2013 Biology 1300/24 Tues & Thurs 6-9pm Introduction Seed germination and growth are influenced by many factors. Some of these are the environment‚ light quality and moisture availability. Other factors which may influence seed germination are a result of the environment surrounding the seed‚ like alleleopathy. In this experiment we are going to study the alleleopathy
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To use any sort of substance while trying to become pregnant is absurd. Timing is everything during development and even prior to testing positively for pregnancy. A very large and essential part of prenatal care is the avoidance of teratogens. As we proceed I will mention the affects teratogens have on prenatal development‚ why the alcohol consumption should be reduced completely‚ and I will define what a teratogen actually is. Teratogen is a word used to describe behaviors‚ environments‚
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Bioassay of Radish Seeds Bioassay is a type of scientific experiment used in the development of new drugs and monitoring pollutants. It estimates the potency of a substance‚ by testing its effect on living matter. In other words‚ it determines how much of the substance is needed to poison an individual‚ without testing it on any humans or animals. From here the TC50 of the substance can be adjusted for dealing with humans and animals over plants. In this lab we attempted to find the potency of
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Seed Lab I. Purpose/Question: A. What is the variable you are testing? Radish seed vs. Pea seed B. Question 1: How does seed type affect when the seeds germinate? C. Question 2: How does seed type affect the length of the stem? II. Research: List two pieces of information you learned about the variable you are testing below. The radish stem was longer. Both seeds germinated equally fast. III. Hypothesis: Make these an “If-then” statement and do not use pronouns (I‚ we‚ he‚
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Christine Smith woodlands under 5’s Assessor: Cheri Holland Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development‚ why the difference is important? CYP3.1-1.2 The difference between sequence and the rate of development is‚ Sequence is the order that development happens in and the rate is the speed that it happens. For example sequence: a baby’s physical development may begin with rolling over then sit up‚ crawl‚ walk‚ run. Another may sit up‚ walk‚ run missing out rolling
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Influence of Acidic Solutions on Lettuce Seed Germination Introduction In the environment‚ plants are critically affected by the composition of soil‚ as they acquire all nutrients from it. A nutrient must be soluble and must remain soluble long enough in order to travel into the roots of the plant (Kissel and Miller‚ 2008). Soil PH directly affects the life and growth of a plant‚ since it affects the availability of the nutrients needed for plant life. Most nutrients are in their most available
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The use of substances that are harmful during pregnancy continues to be an issue in society. Despite a variety of methods to promote awareness and to assist in cessation of harmful substances‚ pregnant women still continue to use alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drugs. With this known issue of substance abuse during pregnancy there still remains the issue of women not reporting the extent of their drug use during the perinatal period. A research study by Ondersma et al. (2012) investigated whether
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Giving birth to a child can be the most beautiful and heartwarming experience in a woman’s life. It is at that exact moment‚ that she and her partner will be able to see what the two of them created nine months prior. As the child exits her body‚ the mother could feel potential physical and emotional relieve. While pregnant‚ women are often advised by their healthcare providers to undergo a series of prenatal tests‚ to monitor the development of the fetus. In the United States of America -- a country
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Human Fetal Growth I Objective: 1. To better understand the growth of a human fetus. II Materials: Metric ruler III Procedure: 1. Examine the stages show and note that they are show at 40% of the actual size. 2. Measure the fetuses and take down the lengths of each part. 3. Total them together and multiply by 2.5 to get the actual size. Length of a developing fetus (mm) Age of fetus Body length Thigh length Leg length Total Actual 2 - - - - 2 9 16 5 4 25 62.5 16 28 11 10 49 122.5 20 51 24 21
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Calculate the EDD for the following LMPs using Nagele’s Rule. January 5 October 12 (October 11‚ 2012 – to account for leap year in 2012) March 2 December 9 July 14 April 21 September 25 July 2 December 31 October 7 Determine the GTPAL for the following patients. (Remember G/P/A counts pregnancies and GTPAL counts babies.) This patient is at her first prenatal appointment. Jane has a 14 year old delivered at 34 weeks‚ a 10 year old delivered at 38 weeks‚ 6 year old twins delivered
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