Sarah-Kate Harbison by Sarah-Kate Harbison https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q BIOL 1020 en-us 2017-06-19 03:32:20 UTC 2023-02-04 23:30:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Unit 1 sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/176805548
When I think of the relationship plants have between society and environment, I think of the dependency humans have on the environment, but also our need to take care and give back to that same environment. As humans have developed our planet and have continued to add things like buildings and pollution, we have also developed a greater responsibility to sustain what's left of the only planet we'll ever have. This picture shows these two factors working together simultaneously.
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]]> 2017-07-01 17:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/177867066 sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/177867523 2017-07-01 18:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/177867523 Temperate Grasslands (Unit 4) sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/177867558 Because it is the largest biome, it is also the biome that is taken from the most, and the one I believe is the most endangered. This biome is the one most frequently altered while simultaneously being the least protected; while temperate grasslands cover about 8% of the earth's surface, only 3.4% of that is protected in some way. In addition, these lands typically being flat make them more susceptible to being used for the production of crops, for the development of energy and mining, and other forms of urbanization.]]> 2017-07-01 18:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/177867558 sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178772912 2017-07-16 02:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178772912 Efficiency of Methods for Obtaining Food (Unit 5) sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178800979 This diagram illustrates the effect the Neolithic period had on the number of people able to be fed through the utilization of various agricultural methods. As you can see, hunting and gathering lifestyles were only efficient at feeding maybe one person per square kilometer. As farming methods develop, efficiency increases 1000 times. Modern farming has made it possible to feed 1000 or more people per square kilometer, which also allows for more population growth.]]> 2017-07-16 19:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178800979 Third Agricultural Revolution (Unit 6) sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178848600 I chose this picture because I think it really embodies one of the biggest changes, and also one of the biggest controversies that has resulted from the Green Revolution, GMOs. Our foods, especially meats and produce like tomatoes, are noticeably bigger than when I was child. This modification takes place without any really say so from the products' consumers, which has led to a lot of controversy about consent between consumers and producers as well as the issues of how these altered products are affecting human biology.]]> 2017-07-17 11:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/178848600 Hairy Rattleweed (Unit 3) sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179691933 Taxonomic name: Baptisia arachnifera. This flowering plant is an angiosperm found in two counties in southeast Georgia, and no where else in the world.]]> 2017-07-30 00:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179691933 Unit 7 sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179713803 I think the most influential plant-derived chemical would have to be morphine, a pain reliever derived from the Papaver somniferum (poppy flower). It can be taken on an as-needed basis or for constant pain relief. I think it's the most important because it was the first natural product that gained commercial status, introduced in 1826, and this chemical paved the way for all natural remedies later introduced and the growing use and public trust for natural products.]]> 2017-07-30 19:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179713803 Unit 8 sharbiso https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179725196 If the policies in place continue to not acknowledge the negative effects industrialization is having on the environment, then I envision that officials will just continue to ignore what we are doing to our planet. This picture symbolizes that to me, in reference to rising ocean levels. I think people have an invincibility complex and don't truly believe the global warming effects they hear about will actually come to fruition, but ultimately we cannot outgrow or outsmart the planet.]]> 2017-07-31 00:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sharbiso/cp88tie4fz2q/wish/179725196