https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak BIOL 1020 en-us 2019-06-05 02:35:31 UTC 2025-05-20 18:30:08 UTC hello@padlet.com sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/366266640 I chose this picture to best represent the role of plants in society and the environment because it accurately displays the process of plants producing oxygen. Plant cells consist of two organelles called Mitochondria and Chloroplasts. The Chloroplasts consume carbon dioxide in the presence of light to release oxygen. The mitochondria consumes the oxygen to produce carbon dioxide. This picture shows sunlight being consumed by the plant, carbon dioxide being consumed by the plant, and oxygen being released by the plant.]]> 2019-06-07 03:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/366266640 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/367524505 I chose this video to best describe photosynthesis because it quickly explained the process in a simple manner. I like how the creator explained that there would be no life without photosynthesis because we would lose the Earth's oxygen. Not only did it explain the importance of understanding why photosynthesis is important, the video also included the equation as well. It explained how light energy is absorbed by the chloroplast, how water is absorbed by the roots of plants, how carbon dioxide enters the leaves from the air, and finally how glucose and oxygen are made from this. I like the pictures as well as the simple, not overly descriptive sentences to properly explain the process of photosynthesis in an educational manner. ]]> 2019-06-14 02:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/367524505 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/368529557 Angiosperm
Common name: "The Flowering Plant"
The Georgia State flower is the Rosa Laevigata with the common name being Cherokee Rose.
"Roses, the plants of the genus rosa, reproduce by generating seeds contained in a bowl-shaped fruit called a rose hip. The rose hip actually holds a small shell called an anchene. The anchene, commonly mistaken for the seed itself, envelops a single rose seed. Roses therefore fall under the angiosperm classification, since they protect their seeds within a fruit, or in this case, two fruits" (Pendergast, 2017). The Georgia state flower is an angiosperm since the reproduction of roses follows that of Angiosperms.
Retrieved from: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/is-a-rose-a-gymnosperm-or-an-angiosperm-12513854.html]]> 2019-06-20 17:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/368529557 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/369173153 The grassland biome consists of hot summers and cold winters. Grasslands can be found on pretty much every continent except for Alaska and are in the most danger due to the Human population. This biome is the most endangered and is subject to change and alteration. It is said that "only 3.4% of temperate grasslands are protected"(IUCN, 2013). This biome is altered for crop production, urbanization, mining development, and intensive grazing. 
The majority of the Earth's grassland has been affected by agricultural development. Wildlife habitat has lost their homes due to grasslands being converted into farms. 
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https://www.iucn.org/content/interview-temperate-grasslands-most-threatened-biome-world]]> 2019-06-25 20:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/369173153 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/370454164 I chose this picture to represent some of the tools that impacted humans during the Neolithic age. These tools were able to have been crafted due to Social Stratification which was done so by those who did not have to be focused on farming. The other individuals who were not farming, had the ability to focus on other endeavors such as creating new innovative technologies, such as tool production. Due to the development of agriculture, humans were impacted not only by crop production but also the advancement in technologies, like the tools in the picture below.]]> 2019-07-08 00:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/370454164 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/370561919 I chose this video to represent the third agricultural revolution, the green revolution. This video explains what the green revolution was and the many improvements that catapulted the world into a global society. The Green Revolution attempted to raise the standard of living in developing countries that were struggling with hunger by increasing agricultural output. Some of the things that were improved from the Green Revolution were: irrigation methods, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, and pesticides.The new seeds that were used were genetically modified by scientists.  ]]> 2019-07-08 23:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/370561919 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/371624793 Penicillin
This website includes a video describing how penicillin was found and how it works. Penicillin was the first drug to fight off bacterial infections making it the most influential chemical that is derived from a plant. Alexander Flemming accidentally discovered it in 1928 when he left out staph bacteria and discovered penicillum mold growing on it. Penicillin is one of many antibiotics that is used to treat bacterial infections and helps improve the health of people every day. This drug is extremely important and is why i chose this chemical to be the most influential. ]]> 2019-07-18 23:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/371624793 sthomp35 https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/372312019 This picture represents a possible world in the future from unchecked agricultural, economic, social, and political practices. I chose this picture because it represents a polluted area where items may be exported and imported. There is no regulation on the toxins and pollutants occurring from this and is contributing to a future world of pollution. This transportation and distribution requires energy and is using oil, gas, or diesel while also giving off emissions. These emissions are contributing to green house gas accumulation.]]> 2019-07-25 20:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sthomp35/e2fn43t2ftak/wish/372312019