Blog Post 5

Open the following case study. Read and answer the questions. You will answer your questions on a separate sheet of paper and turn in on Friday. I would like for you to post a response to the blog. Tell me what you think of the experiment and tell me what problems you still face with reading and interpreting graphs. You may need to do some outside research to answer the questions.



http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/tb_rabbit_island.pdf

Blog Post 4

Your True Colors

Take the true colors test with the link below. On a sheet of paper label the paper A through T. You are going to rate each box according to its row. (If you have a printer, it might benefit you to print out the second page.) Once you are finished tally up your points according to the link. Next see what your true color is and answer the questions below.

http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/audiences/faculty-staff/resource-team/meetings/docs/2011/jun-retreat/true-colors-test.pdf

1. What was your score for orange?

2. What was your score for green?

3. What was your score for blue?

4. What was your score for gold?

5. What was your highest score?

6. What was your second highest score?

7. Read about your color. Does it describe you? Why or why not?

8. What does your color say about how you should take notes or study in school?

Blog Post #3

Read the following article and Answer the questions below.

http://www.hhmi.org/news/goldstein2.html


1. Who was the Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator?
2. What University did he work at?
3. He showed that "disruption of the transport system caused by defects in these proteins can lead to ___________________________".
4. What is the name of the peptide found in the brains of Alzheimer patients?
5. APP serves as an attachment point for a molecular motor called what?
6. Nerve cells have the unique property of what?
7. What are the 2 other key Alzheimer's disease related proteins discovered?
8. If APP is missing, normal cell cargo transport is ________________.
9. What portion of APP is where the motor molecule kinesin attaches?
10. If the enzyme breaks off the C-terminus, what happens to the kinesin?
11. Who is more susceptible to developing Alzheimer's disease?

Blog Post 2

Go to the following link and watch the video.

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

In 7 sentences or more describe how evolution has taken place within these organisms. Use scientific terms and be clear on your explanation. Due Friday 2/8!!