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I chose the Red Panda as my species because they are endangered and it reminded me of a housecat due to its size and build.

Climate change will affect the Red Panda because as the temperature rises the Red Pandas will have to move to higher elevations. Moving to higher elevations is an issue because most of the food they consume is on the lower side of the habitat. Another issue is that climate change would lead to a decreased rain flow thus heightening the chances of forest fires that would ruin the Red Pandas' habitat.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/red-pandas-climate-change-and-the-fight-to-save-forests#:~:text=As%20temperatures%20rise%2C%20the%20red,outside%20of%20designated%20protected%20areas.

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Every year the northeastern state of Sikkim hosts the Red Panda Festival. The winter event features parades, live music and draws tourists and locals alike. It's a joyful celebration named for Sikkim's iconic state animal.

While residents of Sikkim honor the endangered red panda, they also understand the species is under a growing threat. Climate change is impacting species across the globe and red pandas-with less than 10,000 left in the wild-are not immune.

Average temperatures in Sikkim are rising. Within its forests, the red panda occupies habitat within a very narrow temperature range. As temperatures rise, the red panda will need to move to higher elevations to adapt to the changing climate.

This is a troubling scenario, as nearly 70% of suitable red panda habitat in Sikkim is located outside of designated protected areas. How much habitat will be available to accommodate potential range shifts is unknown. Human activities are taking a toll on local forests. And unless these forests are secured, red pandas may have an uncertain future in a changing climate.

WWF is helping communities in Sikkim protect forests and ensure that, even with rising temperatures, the red panda has a secure place to call home. Specifically, WWF and its Wildlife Adaptation Innovation Fund are working to decrease human impacts on Sikkim's forests through use of improved cookstoves, sustainable harvesting of forest products, and reducing the risk of forest fires.

In communities bordering red panda habitat, most households rely on firewood from the forest as their primary source of cooking fuel. To combat the loss of trees, project staff have now trained 23 families in the manufacture and installation of new cookstoves that require less fuel. Residents have noticed a change: the new cookstoves reduce fuelwood use by up to 35% per household, cut cooking times in half, and significantly lower indoor air pollution.

Sikkim's forests are also home to medicinal plants harvested by communities and often overexploited and traded illegally. WWF helped develop a nine-point action plan in collaboration with the village of Sindrabong to regulate use of forest resources and harvest plants more sustainably.

The changing climate in Sikkim also means changing rainfall patterns, which can lead to an increased risk of forest fires. To prepare for this, project staff conducted a study of current fire risk and mitigation efforts. As a result, they developed new recommendations for improved fire prevention and management.

WWF is working with high-level officials from the state government's Department of Forests, Environment and Wildlife Management to share project findings, results and recommendations. As a result, important policy decisions will further strengthen forest management and ensure a healthy and secure habitat for the red panda.

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Red pandas, climate change, and the fight to save forests | Stories | WWF

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Every year the northeastern state of Sikkim hosts the Red Panda Festival. The winter event features parades, live music and draws tourists and locals alike. It's a joyful celebration named for Sikkim's iconic state animal. While residents of Sikkim honor the endangered red panda, they also understand the species is under a growing threat.

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An enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to an enzyme and blocks its activity. The four types of enzyme inhibitors are competitive inhibition, non-competitive inhibition, uncompetitive inhibition, and mixed inhibition.

https://byjus.com/chemistry/enzyme-inhibition/#:~:text=They%20are%20competitive%20inhibition%2C%20non,uncompetitive%20inhibition%2C%20and%20mixed%20inhibition.

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When something is referred to as hypertonic it means that it has a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid. A hypertonic solution is a solution that has a higher concentration of fluid, sugars, and salt than blood.

https://veloforte.com/blogs/fuel-better/difference-between-hypotonic-isotonic-and-hypertonic-sports-drinks#:~:text=Hypotonic%20has%20a%20lower%20concentration,sugars%20and%20salt%20to%20blood.

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Eukaryotic cells are cells containing membrane-bound organelles and are the basis for both unicellular and multicellular organisms. Primary types of eukaryotic cells are animal and plant cells.

https://www.osmosis.org/answers/eukaryotic-cell#:~:text=Eukaryotic%20cells%20are%20cells%20containing,always%20part%20of%20unicellular%20organisms.

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My selected species, the Red Panda, is genetically similar to skunks, raccoons, and weasels. They were an ancient carnivore species although they have now evolved to have a primarily plant-based diet.  Around 5 million years ago they roamed North America whereas now they are found in the high-altitude forests of Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, and China. Due to evolution, there are two formally known subspecies of Red Panda; the Himalayan and Chinese Red Panda, which have wider cheekbones and redder faces. These two species genetically diverged from one another around 250,000 years ago partly due to the Yalu Zangbu River creating a physical barrier between the two. Some scientists argue that they are actually two completely different species rather than subspecies due to their distinct genetics. The Red Panda has two extinct relatives known as the Pristinailurus and Parailurus. Deforestation and climate change pose major threats to the survival of the existing Red Pandas.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1613870114

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An organelle is a small structure in a cell that is surrounded by a membrane and has a specific function. Examples of organelles are mitochondria, lysosomes, and Golgi apparatus.

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/organelle

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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen

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Coneheads, egg stacks and anteater attacks: The reign of a termite queen

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Something that caught my attention in the termite video was that the termite's heads function as squirt guns and shoot out a sticky liquid as a counterattack to the anteater when it is feeding in the egg-shaped structure that the termites make. The sticky liquid covers the anteater's tongue and then the anteater retreats to scrape the liquid off its tongue.

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

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What caught my attention in the mini-lecture video is that butterflies are one of the 800,000 insect species that transition from larvae to adults through complete metamorphosis. Since that is such a large number, it accounts for about 85% of insects and 75% of all known animal species. 800,000 insects account for about 85% of insects means that there are more than 800,000 insect species, which is a ginormous amount of insects. I am not particularly fond of insects so that is a somewhat alarming number!

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The life cycle of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer

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Something that caught my attention in the video was that when flowers die, they create a stable mass of organic matter called humus that goes back into the ground and allows new flowers to grow. Humus provides moisture and nutrients.  It caught my attention because the name was similar to the food and I thought that was quite funny. Another thing that caught my attention was that negative and positive feedback has nothing to do with good or bad but with amplifying or diminishing a particular change.

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

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The Red Panda lives in high-altitude temperate forests. These forests have bamboo understories and can be found in the Eastern Himalayas and other high large mountains. The Red Pandas' habitat ranges from northern Myanmar to the west Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces of China, or Nepal, India, and Tibet. The temperatures of these habitats range from 10 - 25 degrees celsius and the elevation ranges from 6,000-12,000 feet. Because of the bamboo understories of its habitat, the Red Panda eats the bamboo leaves and the tender shoots. Most of their time is spent in trees and due to their semi-retractable claws, they are able to climb easily.

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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? 

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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? 

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Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

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After watching the Digital Story: Common Cold Lesson Done by: Loteisha Lattibeaudiere I now understand what it means when someone says, "I have a cold." "Having a cold" really means that there is a foreign entity in the body that is causing symptoms like a runny nose, sneezing, chills, or cough. "Having a cold" refers to the symptoms one is experiencing. The foreign entity in the body is a virus called rhinovirus and it reproduces in the cell lining of the nose. To fight off the virus your body produces blood cells inside the nostril through inflammation leading to more produced mucus.

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Digital Story: Common Cold Lesson Done by: Loteisha  Lattibeaudiere

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Hello everyone! My name is Gabriela Martinez-Vizcaino, and I was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents in
2002. I have lived in Miami my entire life, but I have been fortunate enough to travel around the nation and world with my family.
Although I am Cuban, my favorite food would have to be Asian food. I love ramen, pho, rice vermicelli, dumplings, pad thai, etc. My hobbies are reading and dancing. My favorite genre to read is fantasy and my favorite book series is Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I also was the captain of the dance team at my high school.

I attend the Padron campus and am studying International Relations on a pre-law track. I am most passionate about advocacy and helping others. Since that is my passion, I believe I can use that and make a career aiding others through legislation and legal representation. In the future, I hope to practice civil rights litigation before running for public office.
Outside of school. I participate in multiple extracurriculars. For example, I am president of the Pre-Law Society, a co-founder and volunteer for an organization named Rhizome, a volunteer with SAVE LGBT, and a volunteer with The Cat Network.

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When relating to the news there may be misinformation spreading and it is very important to use critical thinking skills to make sure the news we are consuming is as correct and unbiased as possible. Using the "Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning framework" is a way for individuals to think critically about the news they are consuming. When a news outlet states a claim, there must be evidence to support the claim, one can do their own investigation to find evidence to support the claim made by the news source. One can find evidence on through factual, peer-reviewed, and unbiased sources.  Once the evidence is found to support the claim, one would begin the reasoning aspect of the CER framework, which is where one will understand why or how the evidence found supports the news source's claim. By using this framework, individuals can ensure they are consuming correct information from news sources that are fact-checked, based on evidence, and unbiased.

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Red Pandas, Ailurus fulgens, can be found in the Eastern Himalayas in places like China, Nepal, and Bhutan. They are primarily herbivores and eat bamboo, vegetation, fruits, and insects. They are usually slightly larger than a house cat and have thick fur and bearlike bodies. Red Pandas get their name from their red fur, but they also have black limbs and stomachs and white markings on their heads. They walk on all fours but usually stay in trees.

https://www.britannica.com/animal/red-panda
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK9xHry877U

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What is the biggest single-celled organism? - Murry Gans

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1. Which of the following defines the term hypothesis?

A. A defined question.

*B. A suggested testable explanation for the phenomena.

C. A procedure of steps to follow.

D.  An observable event.