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My Name is Xavier Esquilin I go to MDC on the Homestead campus and go to high school at SAS. I was raised in New York City and moved down to Florida a couple of years ago. Im not sure on what I want to major in but in 5 years I see myself still in school hopefully by then I have decided on what I want to do. I am proud of the fact that I’ve made it this far and got accepted into a good high school. My strengths are that i can be focused for an extended period of time my weakness is that I have procrastination issues on my responsibilities. to me, success is when you live comfortably the way you want to. I am also proud of the fact that I made it into a good program after coming from a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn and I hope I can continue to do well.

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1)What goes on the x-axis on a graph?

A. Time

B. Dependent variable

*C. Independdent variable

D. Constant

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We can use CER when dealing with the news so that we can make sure the information that we are getting is accurate and credible. When we watch the news it is full of claims that can be grounded in shaky or unreliable sources. When we use CER we can see all the parts of a claim which helps us decide if it’s believable or not. The reasoning part of CER can help us determine if what we claimed in the news is accurate to what the sources or evidence are portraying. When we see a reasoning that doesn’t match up with evidence we can assume whatever news was watching might be trying to sell a narrative that might not be true. It is important to know all the facts when watching the news to make sure you stay informed on which news channels are reliable and give the most unbiased news.

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CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) in Biology

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These seagulls are typically sized from around 55 centimeters to 65 centimeters and weigh about 800-1250 grams. The Herring Gull is commonly identified by its gray wings with black tips and its solid white body and head. The seagull likes to patrol shore lines in search of food scraps usually in packs of a lot of other seagulls. The Herring Gull lives around the coast or other large water reservations but can also be found anywhere with food like garbage dumps

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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Herring_Gull/id

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The seagull like to habitat places with a body of water near by,  for example, they will inhabit coastlines, lakes, oceans and bays. Although they live near bodies of water they will often move towards areas inland to steal food from other animals or find small ocean creatures like small fish or crabs. They will also frequently live near rocks so they can break the shell of food they find.
source: https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/birds/gulls/#:~:text=Gulls%20inhabit%20coastlines%20of%20oceans,far%20inland%20to%20find%20food.

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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

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The cell part im writing about is the Ribosome. The Ribosome is a structure made of RNA and proteins. it is where protein is synthesized and translated genetic code in amino acids which form proteins.

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One thing that my attention was how termites eat dead plants which allows new plant to grow because at first i believed that termites ate any type of wood not just dead wood. Another thing i found interesting is how long termites can live for, i always assumed that they could only live a few years but in fact they can live for twnety or longer.

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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen - Barbara L. Thorne

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One thing I found interesting is that when a caterpillar is undergoing the process to become a butterfly it almost complete change it organs with only keeping a few original organs. Another thing I found interesting is that  a caterpillar can retain memories from when it was a caterpillar when it turns into a butterfly.

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The life cycle of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer

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Global warming is an example of a feedback loop. It is a feedback loop because the ice caps have an effect on the earth while the earth has an effect on the ice caps. As the earth warms up the temperature increases so the ice caps melt and increase the sea level. As the sea level increases the ocean absorbs more heat and more ice caps melt.

Source:https://climate.nasa.gov/nasa_science/science/#:~:text=As%20the%20atmosphere%20warms%20and,a%20very%20strong%20positive%20feedback.

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A structure in the nucleus of a cell that is made up of DNA and proteins. chromosomes carry genetic information and all cell usually carry 23 chromosomes each

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Like most birds, seagulls evolved from early dinosaurs. Seagulls evolved to adapt to their life on shores and beaches. Due to their diet of mostly fish and sea creatures, the birds evolved into webbed feet to swim better in water. Seagulls have also evolved the ability to drink salt water because they mostly live on beaches so it is an important source of water. They have also evolved the red dot on their beaks to help the baby seagulls to find where to get fed. Seagulls also developed a system of communication to help alert other seagulls to various dangers and where food has been found. Some seabirds have evolved blackheads or dark-colored backs to protect themselves from constant UV rays on the beaches. Seagulls have also evolved white bottoms in order to make it harder for fish to see them when they are looking up this also helped them gather more food.

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Something I found interesting is that the common cold is actually comes from a virus called the Rhinovirus. Another thing I learned and found interesting is that the cold doesn’t cause symptoms instead the symptoms are caused by your body’s reaction to the virus and trying to fight it off. Finally, I found it interesting that the virus can enter the body in so many ways.

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Digital Story: Common Cold Lesson Done by: Loteisha  Lattibeaudiere

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a hypertonic solution has more solutes than surrounding fluids. For example blood is thicker than water.

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I choose this padlet because during the presentations i thought that the bird species was cool considering it is the fastest one. One thing that caught my attention is the CER because i thought the reasoning he used made sense and was very clear. I think the Padlet is very clear and well written. You can tell he put a lot of effort into each question and it was all well written.

https://padlet.com/naimurfiha001/my-portfolio-66n3nauafqeo7u93

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I choose the seagull because it is a very common animal and I was curious about what we know about it. Climate change can impact seagulls because it can make finding fish to hard to find and eat. It can also destroy their habitat and impact migration patterns.

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an enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to an enzyme that stops it from working.

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Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel

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The video I choose is "The popularity, plight and poop of penguins" by Dyan deNapol. One thing that I learned from this video is that most penguins dont live in the north pole and accually frequently livr as far in as the equator. Another thing i learned is that thease birds are accutally in great jepordy mostly due to human activites destroying their habitats. However humans are also benifiting the penguins. Human conservation and research have also heavily contributed to the penguins survival. I also learned that penguins have diffrent types of ways to nest some use sticks and rocks while other use grass while some dont even nest at all. The world population of penguins have been decreased be almost 90%. Their waters have been polluted by both plastic and chemcicals while mass fishing have left the birds without a critical food source. Also oil spills have heavily contributed to the enviroment destruction of penguins.

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The popularity, plight and poop of penguins - Dyan deNapoli

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Before the course, I was originally scared to take biology as I previously struggled with the class in the past. I was also hesitant cause I haven’t taken many classes that were completely online, and it was something new for me. I expected the course to be very difficult and I was even hesitant to take it altogether. I was confident the course wouldn’t be too terrible because previous students told me the professor was good and the class was manageable. Finally, when I enrolled in this class, I was expecting to learn a lot from this course and hopefully prepare me for the next step in science.

While at the beginning of taking this course, I was a little confused about Blackboard as I had never used it before and wasn’t used to doing work online. However, I eventually got used to it and the lectures and explanations made learning the new platforms easy. I also grew to like Padlet as it was a great tool for organizing ideas and writing down stuff I learned. Padlet also made it easier to go back and see what I might have forgotten. I also liked doing the discussion boards as they gave me an insight into what my classmates were thinking or what they thought about what I had to say.

When looking back at the course now that we are near the end of it I really enjoyed it and appreciated the learning opportunities it presented me. I don’t have many complaints about the course at all except maybe some of it felt too easy but that could be a result of how well the course is taught and less so how the assignments are designed. In conclusion, I would personally recommend this course to others who are looking to get into science or are interested in biology.