https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik BIOL 1020 en-us 2019-09-13 04:37:06 UTC 2025-12-14 16:35:38 UTC hello@padlet.com levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/383620641 This video does a great job of encompassing all that is photosynthesis. Something I really enjoyed about this video is that it discussed the origin of the discovery of the photosynthetic process. It even breaks down the root (no pun intended) word to give the audience a better of understanding of photosynthesis. The video also supplies the audience with very clear and easily understandable visuals of each of the steps that make up photosynthesis. ]]> 2019-09-13 04:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/383620641 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/390504437 I found this particular website to be very helpful/informative. It allows you to narrow down the type of plant you are looking at based on bloom/height/light requirement. This website is also very user friendly as it lists the scientific name in the column on the left with the various common names for each on the right; each name is also listed with a picture for reference.]]> 2019-09-27 12:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/390504437 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/396432042 There are several actions and behaviors that are threatening the Tundra. More machines and heavier vehicles driving across the soil has resulted in a loss of vegetation and prevention of it growing back again. Drilling for oil has also had a major impact on permafrost causing a lot of areas to begin to thaw. Lastly, with the increase of temperatures over the last several decades, we are seeing a massive destruction of polar bear habitats as well as a large shift of boreal forests northwards overtaking much of the Tundra.]]> 2019-10-10 21:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/396432042 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/402394049 This diagram does a great job at providing a side-by-side comparison of the pros and cons of the Neolithic Revolution. The benefit of this diagram is, for the most part, it shows the consequences of the seemingly good results of the Revolution. With the increasing populations arises new concerns and obstacles. More people results in worse sanitation, and success with crops leads to a higher dependence on them which can become an issue when faced with a bad harvest/growing season.]]> 2019-10-25 03:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/402394049 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/408496489 This video discusses the Green Revolution, but specifically it focuses on Norman Borlaug. Norman was an integral part of the Third Agricultural Revolution. Borlaug was an American scientist who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the study and practice of improving the agricultural industry in hopes to produce more food and feed more of the world population suffering from hunger.]]> 2019-11-08 05:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/408496489 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/415116365 This article highlights nine of the most famous/popular plant-derived chemicals or their medicines. I believe the most influential would be number 3. The corresponding section of the article tells of how opiates came about and who ultimately discovered/created them. While opiates have been abused as of late, when used in appropriate doses at appropriate times, they're contributions to medicine (mainly their pain relieving effects) are invaluable.]]> 2019-11-22 07:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/415116365 levans264 https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/421450400 If the most recent generations of people inhabiting the earth can be summed up by anything, it is excessiveness and waste. By the year 2050 I suspect we will see a once vibrant, blue and green, thriving planet reduced to a dull gray. We will see oceans dried up and filled with trash and thriving vegetation will become a rarity as it is consumed by the overwhelming search for more fuel or destroyed by overuse in attempt to keep up with an ever-growing population. We live in a world that is more aware of our impact on the earth than ever before, but also one that has had a larger negative impact on the planet than ever before.]]> 2019-12-09 05:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/levans264/muraqhu9b5ik/wish/421450400