https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq BIOL 1020 en-us 2020-01-24 05:31:22 UTC 2020-05-02 01:56:48 UTC hello@padlet.com aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/435883132 When I think about plants and the importance it brings to our environment I think of the food web. It shows that not only do animals feed off of the plants but eventually we do too. It all starts with a plant that builds the foundation of all ecosystems and food chains, sustaining life by providing nourishment and oxygen needed for survival and reproduction. In a way plants give us life and it's our job to protect it.]]> 2020-01-24 22:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/435883132 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/440393925  This picture gives a brief explanation of how photosynthesis occurs.It requires sunlight, carbon dioxide and water. After the process is complete, photosynthesis releases oxygen and produces carbohydrate molecules, most commonly glucose. These sugar molecules contain the energy that living things need to survive. Because of photosynthesis, living things gained access to sufficient energy, allowing them to grow into new structures.]]> 2020-02-04 16:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/440393925 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/446926373 The iris winogradowii is part of the angiosperm based plant.It's common name is wingradoffs iris and found in the republics of Georgia. The scented flowers grow 5 centimeters and emerges between April and May.This plant is very rare and they grow in damp peaty soil, with good drainage.Increases by making some offsets as well as making viable seed.These beautiful flowers are part of what makes Georgia unique.]]> 2020-02-18 16:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/446926373 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/449834138 Indigenous temperate grasslands are one of the world's great biomes, occupying 8% of the earth's surface.  However after cradling human needs for centuries they are the most endangered, the most altered and yet the least protected biome on the planet. More than half of all temperate grasslands have been converted for crop production, forest plantations, urbanization and other land uses such as energy and mining development.  Much of the remainder is subject to intensive grazing.  These practices have led and are continuing to lead to habitat loss, declining biodiversity, desertification and fragmentation.]]> 2020-02-24 23:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/449834138 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/457195586 On the positive side, a farmer was able to grow more food than he needed to feed his family, so for the first time in human history we saw specialization. Agricultural societies were able to support leaders, artists, craftsmen, priests, scribes, and soldiers, none of whom had to worry much about where their food came from.The Neolithic Revolution changed the way humans lived. The use of agriculture allowed humans to develop permanent settlements, social classes, and new technologies. Some of these early groups settled in the fertile valleys of the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Yellow, and Indus Rivers. This resulted in the rise of the great civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India.]]> 2020-03-09 21:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/457195586 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/487312386 I chose a picture of a tractor because it was one of the important technological advances during this time.Farmers could turn soils, carry heavier loads, and bring in their harvests in a way they never could have imagined with animals. The tractor changed not only the way the land was worked, but also the crops farmers grew. The widespread use of the tractor had such a dramatic impact, that it’s still the backbone of the modern farm a hundred years later. ]]> 2020-04-01 17:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/487312386 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/511464996 The Aloe vera plant is native to North Africa, Southern Europe, and the Canary Islands.This plant has so many benefits like helping with heartburn relief, keeping produce fresh, lowering your blood sugar, skin care, a natural laxative and help growing hair. The Aloe vera plant has been known and used for centuries for its health, beauty, medicinal and skin care properties.The Aloe vera plant has benefited our world for 6,000 years and still is today. ]]> 2020-04-16 19:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/511464996 aperez1311 https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/545037298 I chose this picture to show how our world will look like if we don't take care of it. We could one day be living in our own filth. By not doing the simple things like recycling we destroy natural habitats. Our earth cannot cope with the current rate of destruction. By failing to reuse what we already have, we'll end up in a sticky situation of running out of resources.]]> 2020-05-02 00:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aperez1311/6x6oz8v4npwq/wish/545037298