Michael James Copeland by Michael Copeland https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh BIOL 1020 en-us 2018-06-04 19:52:13 UTC 2023-02-07 13:30:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Unit 1 Assignment mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/266531074 My picture is an illustration of forest devastation. As man continues to over harvest trees in major parts of the world like the amazon will result in habitat loss for millions of species. Eighty percent of animals and plants live in forests. Trees are vital to our environment as they produce needed oxygen for humans, plants, and animals. 
]]> 2018-06-11 03:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/266531074 Unit 2 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/267518138 I chose this animation as it illustrates in simple terms the photosynthesis process through a plant. It is absent of audio which I see as a plus to force you to remember the key components of the process. In the beginning you see how water is pulled in through the root system and up the xylem while the sunlight hits the leaves. The stomata opens to allow for CO2 absorption. The energy from the sunlight creates a chemical reaction of the 12H2O and 6CO2 to produce glucose C6H12O6 and O2. The final frame shoes the phloem tubes carrying the sugars. This is a simple illustration that anyone could understand and enjoy.

]]> 2018-06-17 20:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/267518138 Unit 3 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/268372042 The picture is a angiosperm native to Georgia. According to our text Angiosperms are the most diverse plant group also know as "all flowering plants." The plant is called Penstemon smalli or beardtongue. Smalls Beardtongue blooms for up to four weeks, much longer than other eastern penstemons. A popular flower in mountainous regions of the South.
http://usinggeorgianativeplants.blogspot.com/2011/06/native-summer-perennials-in-georgia.html

]]> 2018-06-24 23:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/268372042 Unit 4 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/268639540 I picked the Amazon rain forest as being in the most danger of ecological change. The forest loses 150 acres every minute. As of today, 20% of the Amazon is already gone. The main culprit is large scale cattle ranching in Brazil. Although Brazil is not the only government with deforestation, it is number two behind Russia followed by the United States as number four..
http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/forests/deforestation_fronts/deforestation_in_the_amazon/
www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm]]> 2018-06-26 19:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/268639540 Unit 5 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/269622854 The plant domestication of the Neolithic Revolution had positive and negative consequences on human life. One of the negative consequences was the dust bowl which occurred in the United States and Canada from 1930 - 1936. It was the combination of bad farming techniques and a sever drought. The main crop that was impacted was wheat which was used to make bread and flour. Families had to survive on cornbread, beans, and milk.  Dust was so severe in places people had to shovel out pathways similar to snow storms in Buffalo, NY.
https://www.myinterestingfacts.com/the-dust-bowl-facts/
www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1583.html

]]> 2018-07-07 16:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/269622854 Unit 6 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/269964798 The innovation of pesticides enabled the farmer to produce more crops. Pesticides were chemicals to control any organism that could damage crops. There were four main types consisting of insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, and fungicides which controlled insects, weeds, rodents, and fungus respectively. Crop planes like the one pictured below was one way to carry out this process.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/pesticides-and-health#section1
https://www.healthline.com/hlcmsresource/images/AN_images/AN209-Crop-Duster-Field-732x549-thumb.jpg]]> 2018-07-11 16:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/269964798 Unit 7 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/270566329 The discovery of penicillin was harnessed from the plant penicillium that naturally produces mold that kills bacteria. Penicillin fights bacteria in your body. Penicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, and sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and gonorrhea. The discovery of penicillin has often been described as a miracle drug. Prior to the discovery of penicillin, death could occur in what would seem, today, to be very trivial injuries and diseases. Death could occur from minor wounds that became infected or from diseases such as Strep Throat.
 https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/fromdnatobeer/img/exhibition-penicillium-lg.jpg
https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/guide/std-treatments#1
 
]]> 2018-07-19 00:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/270566329 Unit 8 mcopela3 https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/271368095 I envision the world of the future will look more like sustainable communities that receive 80% plus of food from within 5 miles of their homes. I see golf courses in America replaced by local farms that support todays large subdivisions. Future residents will be built around local farms with less reliance on corporate agricultural. These communities will work with local and state governments to produce crops from non GMO seed and create diversity in crops.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/home-grown-moving-next-to-the-farm/]]> 2018-07-29 13:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mcopela3/wtps0ntd1kjh/wish/271368095