Dr. Stuart Reichler Bio 301L

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Dr. Stuart Reichler Bio 301L
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti after earthquake (1/12/10)
http//www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-
1242929/Haiti-earthquake-pictures-How-natural-disa
ster-ripped-island-apart.html
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http//images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/jan2010/8/0/leog
ane-haiti-pic-dm-ian-vogler-745564000.jpg
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http//www.youtube.com/watch?vfUd0U-ZZZgw 030
sec.
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Haiti won independence from France in 1825, but
had to pay reparations until 1947.
http//www1.american.edu/ted/ice/haiti-hurricane.h
tm
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More than 75 of energy in Haiti is provided by
charcoal. In 1980, Haiti still had 25 of its
forests, as of 2004, only 1.4 of Haiti's
forests remained
Border between Haiti (deforested area at left)
and the Dominican Republic. NASA photo.
http//www.justhaiti.org/project.htm
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Haiti
http//www.piphaiti.org/overview_of_haiti2.html
The Dominican Republic
http//faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/Randall.B.Langerhans
-1/dr/mountains.jpg
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Haiti was struck by four tropical storms in
2008. The flooded city of Gonaives after
Hurricane Hanna, September 3, 2008.Image credit
Lambi Fund of Haiti.
http//www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comme
nt.html?entrynum1413
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The hurricanes of 2008 destroyed 22,702 homes and
damaged another 84,625. About 800,000 people were
affected--8 of Haiti's total population. The
flooding wiped out 70 of Haiti's crops.
http//www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comme
nt.html?entrynum1413
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Was the 2010 Haiti Earthquake triggered by
deforestation and the 2008 hurricanes?
http//www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comme
nt.html?entrynum1712
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Was the 2010 Haiti Earthquake triggered by
deforestation and the 2008 hurricanes?
deposition
erosion
http//www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comme
nt.html?entrynum1712
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http//www1.american.edu/ted/ice/haiti-hurricane.h
tm
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Dr. Stuart Reichler Bio 301L
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Sample Exam Questions Some organisms have much
more DNA than humans do. Does this mean that
they can make a greater diversity of proteins
than humans can?
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Sample Exam Questions Some organisms have much
more DNA than humans do. Does this mean that
they can make a greater diversity of proteins
than humans can? Why or why not? Not
necessarily. They may have more non-coding DNA.
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Sample Exam Questions Both humans and wolves
live in groups. How is the advantage gained from
forming groups different between humans and
wolves?
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Sample Exam Questions Both humans and wolves
live in groups. How is the advantage gained from
forming groups different between humans and
wolves?Human groups give protection, probably
from other humans. Wolf groups are better able
to capture prey- obtain food.
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CB 1.3
What is life?
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1. They must have organization.
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2. They must have metabolism.
3. They must respond to the environment.
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4. They must be able to reproduce themselves.
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Living organisms must fit all of the following
criteria (modified from Campbell Biology) 1.
They must have organization. 2. They must have
metabolism. 3. They must respond to the
environment. 4. They must be able to reproduce
themselves.
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Can we create artificial life?
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Can we create artificial life? What would it
be like? Can something with these traits be
considered not alive?
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Why are some life forms better/worse than others?
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Who/what receives human rights?
http//www.pbs.org/saf/1504/