https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw BIOL 1020 en-us 2019-06-03 12:31:12 UTC 2026-04-01 05:30:32 UTC hello@padlet.com kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/365700854 Corn stalks not only help society by providing food by helping the environment as well. When a farmer plants his stalks every year, he is ensuring that his ground is good and his corn will give food for himself and even others. The corn here is providing a barrier to the soil by protecting it from rain. The first step of erosion is the dislodging of the soil, so during the winter months, farmers take old corn stalks and lay across the ground. The stems then act as a cover and stop the energy from the falling raindrops, preventing the erosion of the soil. The older corn stalks represent an environmental role, and the corn growing represents a significant role in society because it helps provide food to the surrounding communities. ]]> 2019-06-04 21:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/365700854 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/367244242 https://youtu.be/sQK3Yr4Sc_k 
I personally chose this video because of his energy for the topic he is describing. He keeps my attention and makes it understandable for me. He describes Photosynthesis as respirations backwards and if you understand respirations then you have a better understanding of Photosynthesis. It also describes how the plant gets the water, and carbon dioxide which I found really interesting as well as helpful. Great video aid to help learn the process of photosynthesis!

]]> 2019-06-12 18:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/367244242 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/368153099 Coreopsis Palustris 'Summer Sunshine'
This plant is considered an angiosperms due to the blooms on it. It is also a monocot due to it having petals in groups of 3. Its Taxonomic name is Coreopsis Palustris where as its common name is Summer sunshine. I picked this plant because it makes me happy when I look at it. The website where I found Summer sunshine at is https://www.plantdelights.com/collections/georgia-native-plants#more_info]]> 2019-06-18 16:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/368153099 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/369353123 Deciduous Forest and Rain forest seam to be the ones who would be in the most danger. Quite a few years ago in the early to mid 2000's the forest around us were being cut down for logging purposes and the building of new neighborhoods. Also, the rainforest in the northern part of the United States are more endangered than before. Today only about three percent of the original temperate rain forest still exist today mainly in Washington State in Olympic National Park. Prior to the arrival of homesteaders, they Olympic peninsula contained more than a million acres of old spruce and hemlock.  Because of habitat destruction, many plants and animals have become "island dwellers" inside the park now."
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/like.htm

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Social Stratification: those who are not farming are able to come up with new equipment

The Decreased migration resulted in shorter birth intervals which resulted in a human population explosion

Disease was higher

Agriculture was expanded due to trade

]]> 2019-07-01 19:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/369859261 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/370565991 Crop Rotation is represented by this picture below. In the 18th century, British agriculturalist Charles Townshend aided the European agricultural revolution by popularizing a four- year crop rotation with rotations of wheat, barley, turnips, and clover. In the United States, George Washington Carver brought his science of crop rotation to the farmers and saved the farming resources of the south. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-agriculture-and-farm-machinery-4074382]]> 2019-07-09 00:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/370565991 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/371187602 Throughout the world certain chemicals used in medicines are derived from plants. One particular one that comes to my mind is coumarin. This chemical is actually derived from many plants one being the Tonka bean plant. The chemical can be found in a well known medicine called "Coumadin" which is a blood thinner. Working with the elderly this is a common pill they take daily to keep their blood thin enough to pump through their heart. Without the blood thinner they either get blood clots, or their blood is too thick to properly flow through the heart. I believe this is one of many important chemicals that is found in plants that we use for medical purposes. Below is a picture of a Tonka bean plant. https://azchemistry.com/list-of-chemical-derived-from-plants]]> 2019-07-15 13:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/371187602 kking281 https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/371909061 If the present day agricultural, social, and political practices go unchecked I feel as if our local farms will look much like this abandoned tractor. If the government quits supporting our agriculture then our farmers will not be as succesful leading to all our produce to be from foreign countries. Farmers depend on the community socially to support them, and a lot of the support depends on the political practices in play. The agricultural world in my opinion would not be the way it is now if we did not have the support of president Trump. ]]> 2019-07-22 14:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kking281/pnxkrp0o0gzw/wish/371909061