Materials Assigned: Film – 1918 Influenza It has been more 100 years since the 1918 flu pandemic that killed an estimated 20-50 million people worldwide and approximately 670,000 Americans. It is thought the deadly influenza virus was generated and first infected people in the U.S.; it likely was a virus which originally infected animals, but […]
I am posting the directions here. PLEASE DO NOT PLAGERISE! A Portrait of the Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine (Links to an external site.) https://kottke.org/20/12/a-portrait-of-the-covid-19-mrna-vaccine Let’s talk about the thing that everyone should be already thinking about: COVID-19. There is a lot of information out there, some of it good, some of it not. This week I […]
This presentation is about a comparison of Rat and Frogs: On the first slide please do a comparison then a contracts of Rat and Frogs Circulatory System and then another slide answering these questions: Describe which structures your animals share in common. Describe the features that are unique to each animal. Make a prediction of […]
Homo neanderthalensis is a species of hominid that is now known to have lived with early Homo sapiens for as long as 35,000 years. As the Neanderthals were specialized to a geographic area, they were not readily adaptable, and ultimately went the way of extinction. However, it is also now known that early Humans lived […]
For this week, you are learning more about T cells and B cells. Please choose one of the topics below to research and explain to your classmates. Write at least two paragraphs. How are T cells activated and the role of each (including helper T cells, killer T cells, and memory T cells). How are […]
Discuss how some microbes that produce infections in humans have become resistant to antibiotics. Find one example of microbial resistance (within the last five years) that has produced illness in humans. Please make sure to cite your source (books, magazines, internet, etc)!
Biology – 111 TOPIC: Genetics/Reproduction Organism chosen to write about: Fern Plant (Pteridophyta) Discuss an organism from a genetics/reproduction standpoint. How many chromosomes and how many copies of each does a healthy individual have? Describe the reproductive isolating mechanisms that prevent males and females from wasting their gametes. GENERAL INFORMATION: * 1200 on-topic words (penalty […]
Learning Goal: I’m working on a biology multi-part question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.From your week 1 readings, provide detailed answer the following questions.Identify two similarities and two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Mention any two features that distinguish an animal cell from a plant cell What are the […]
Topic In this discussion, you will explore the differences between correlation and causation. For example, there is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer. We cannot directly say smoking causes lung cancer since there are chain smokers that never develop lung cancer. There is a correlation between a sedentary lifestyle (no exercise) and strokes. A […]
Over-the-counter Vitamins and Supplements Vitamins and supplements are not reviewed by the FDA prior to being marketed per the law: Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. That means no entity is checking these vitamins and supplements for accuracy on labeling, safety, composition or claims. Should OTC vitamins and supplements be regulated by the […]
