answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Discuss the applications of each of following in biology today and include three examples of each with a brief description.

DNA in forensic science

Population evolution and microbial life

Biological diversity evolution

Plant and animal evolution

Population growth

Biomes and ecosystems

Notes in this lesson:

We will investigate the study of ecology. We’ve learned in previous sections that plants and animals remain in the areas that provide them with the necessary food and environments that aid in their survival. As people expand their territories, boundaries of plants and animals may recede, forcing them to take up residence in other locations.

We will learn about biomes and their individual offerings to wildlife. From temperature to precipitation to available vegetation, each has something to offer different species of animals. While any of these changes may not affect an endangered animal, for example, they may affect prey or predators of this animal population. From our earlier lessons, we learned about competition and the food chain. What would happen if an endangered animal did not have enough of the vegetation or the smaller animals that are part of its diet? Yes, you’re right, this animal couldn’t survive! Alternately, if this endangered animal did not have enough predators, what would be the outcome? Most likely, this population would grow unchecked and proliferate. No matter which outcome occurs, it sets off a chain of events sometimes not anticipated.

We will also discuss population growth. The authors of your textbook have provided some excellent graphs that visually demonstrate concepts such as density of populations and survival rates. These provide us with some easily identifiable ways to understand the main points of the lesson. We will also discuss biological control and how some species remain unchecked. You will discover the reasons for this. Think of your own yard. Why are weeds prevalent? What peak times do we notice specific weeds? When we plant bulbs, what are the reasons they either thrive or do not survive?

Human population growth is presented in detail. We will discuss our ecological footprint. You may remember earlier in this lesson we discussed our carbon footprint. Some ways we can reduce our carbon and ecological footprints include living in smaller spaces and using fewer natural resources. We can live in smaller houses that use solar panels or water conservation systems. We can also walk, ride our bike, carpool, or take public transportation to work or school. In the United States, we are faced with both overpopulation and overconsumption (Simon, Dickey, & Reece, 2013).

Energy flow in ecosystems starts with an energy source, such as the sun. Producers, like plants, use this source for their growth. The pyramid continues with primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers. Each is dependent on the preceding level for its survival. Biodiversity is the variety that exists in all living things, and we are interdependent beings and need each other to exist (Simon, Dickey, & Reece, 2013).

Let’s look an example of interdependence in our society. Let’s say we need to receive a vaccination. We begin by making an appointment to see the health care provider who can prescribe the immunization. We rely on the nurse to administer this vaccination after performing the necessary checks on the lot number, the expiration date, and the refrigeration temperature. We also count on the fact that the nurse received appropriate training from his or her nursing school and has passed the state licensing exam and that he or she is competent. We count on the pharmaceutical companies to provide a quality product. Furthermore, we count on our government to inspect the quality of the product the pharmaceutical company has provided. We are counting on each step of the process to be near 100 percent, aren’t we?

This course was designed to enlighten you on the many wonderful offerings of biology, and I hope you have learned the different ways you connect to this world and it connects to you.

Answer each of the questions below using information gathered from your readings, lectures, and outside research. You should provide at least a paragraph response for each of the questions.

1. If we cannot see atoms, how do we know that they really exist?
2. What are the components of an atom, and how are they organized to form an atom?
3. Why are enzymes important in the sustenance of life?
4. What are the main functional differences between DNA and RNA?
5. What happens to ionic and covalent compounds when they dissolve in water?

1. Your grandmother is in the hospital and is put on a liquid diet. After examining her chart, a mistake is found stating that her weight is 600 kg.

What is the equivalent weight in pounds? Round to the nearest pound.Blank 1

Is this weight resonable? Yes or No. Blank 2

12.00000 points

Question 2

When your grandmother gets out of the hospital she is so excited that she gave you some money. You decide to go to Canada where the exchange rate is 0.77 US dollars for every Canadian dollar (as of May 19, 2018). You have $10,000 US to take with you.

What is the equivalent value in Canadian dollars?  Round to the nearest dollar.

12.00000 points

Question 3

While in Canada, you rent a car and discover that the speed limit on the highway is 120 km/hr.

What is the equivalent value in mi/hr?  Round to the nearest whole number in mph.

12.00000 points

Question 4

While in Canada you end up in the ER. The doctor orders 180 mg of medicine to be given twice a day for pain. The nurse comes in with your morning medicine, gives you 4 tablets and tells you that there are 30 mg in each tablet.

Is this the correct dosage?  Yes or No.  Blank 1

If not, how many tablets should you get?Blank 2 tablets

12.00000 points

Question 5

The doctor finally figures out what is wrong with you and prescribes a medicine that will return you to full health. The order is for 50 mg of the medicine.

The nurse walks in with a liquid and you ask to see the bottle. The bottle says 100 mg of medicine per 15 ml of liquid.

How many milliliters should she give you?Blank 1

Would she need to bring that to you in a little cup, a glass, or a large bottle?Blank 2

12.00000 points

Question 6

The doctor has determined that the reason you fell ill is that you have a protein deficiency. Therefore, you determine to increase the amount of protein that you consume.

To begin this process, you have to figure out how much protein you should consume in a day.

For the sake of consistency, pretend you are a 25 year-old male. Refer to the table at https://diep219.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/protein-rda-protein-requirement-for-children-adult-men-and-women/

What is your recommended daily allowance for protein?  Write your answer in grams per day.

12.00000 points

Question 7

After looking at this list you are concerned that you may not be able to afford the food that you have chosen to provide enough protein for your diet. So, you decide to get the biggest bang for your buck by comparing the amount of protein for the price for which you can purchase the food. The following four items were priced at Wal-Mart on 5/19/2018.

Fill-in the column labeled Price per Gram of Protein.  Write your answers in terms of dollars, rounded to four decimal places.

16.00000 points

Question 8

Using the table you completed in the previous question, answer the following:

Which item is the best purchase in terms of price per gram of protein?

Were you surprised with any of your results?  Provide a full explanation.

Project 2

Question 1

Dean is planning to purchase a car for $28,560, with no down payment.

Assuming Dean qualifites for a 5 year loan at 2.9%, determine the value of his monthly payments on the car loan.   Round to the nearest cent.

15.00000 points

Question 2

Determine the total amount Dean will pay for his car if he finances the purchase.

Determine the amount of interest Dean will pay the creditor over the life of the loan.  10.00000 points

Question 3

Suppose Dean decides to save his money and buy the car later.

If he deposits the monthly payment you previously calculated into an account that pays 1.5% for 5 years.

How much will he have saved?

15.00000 points

Question 4

Discuss whether Dean should buy the car now or not.  Be sure to write a full paragraph, with at least five substantial sentences.  Be sure to support your explanations with facts.   You should express the disadvantages and advantages of each option.  You should use proper grammar.

15.00000 points

Question 5

Most all of us indulge in some way from time to time. Many would agree that doing so occasionally is perfectly fine. However, if we indulge too much, we may find that our budgets are unbalanced. Consider Simon’s coffee habit below.

Every Monday through Friday Simon purchases a coffee beverage for $4.72 at the local Sunbucks Coffeehouse on his way to work.  He does not visit Sunbucks on the weekends.

How much does he spend each week? $Blank 1

How much would he spend in a year, assuming he goes every week?

10.00000 points

Question 6

Instead of going to Sunbucks every day, Simon chooses to get healthy and not purchase the beverages anymore. He takes the amount he would spend per year and divides it into monthly investments.

How much does he invest each month?  Round to the nearest cent.

Let’s see how much he would have for retirement, depending on his current age.

Assume he will retire at age 65 and is able to find an investment yielding 1.2%. Fill-in the chart, using the Savings Plan Formula.  Round answers to the nearest dollar.

20.00000 points

Question 7

Were you surprised by the outcomes?   Can you think of another situation where you personally could change your habits and save money, like Simon did?

Be sure to write a full paragraph, with at least five substantial sentences. Be sure to support your explanations with facts.  You should use proper grammar.

Project 3

Question 1

1. 1. This article is written by .
   2. In President Trump’s campaign tax plan, he proposed reducing the number of tax brackets from to , and the House of Representatives’ original tax reform bill contained   However, the final bill kept the seven-bracket structure but with mostly lower tax rates.
   3. The marriage penalty has been effectively eliminated for everyone except married couples earning more than .
   4. The standard deduction has roughly doubled for all filers, but the personal exemption has been .
   5. The expanded Child Tax Credit, which is available for qualified children under age 17, doubles the credit from to , and also increases the amount of the credit that is refundable to .
   6. Earlier versions of the tax bill called for reducing or eliminating some education tax breaks, but the final version does not. Specifically, the Lifetime Learning Credit and are still in place, and the exclusion for graduate school tuition waivers survives as well.
   7. The mortgage interest deduction can only be taken on mortgage debt of up to , down from $1 million currently.
   8. The charitable contribution deduction is almost the same, but with two notable changes. First, taxpayers can deduct donations of as much as of their income, up from a  % cap.
   9. The threshold for the medical expenses deduction has been reduced from Blank 14 % of adjusted gross income (AGI) to % of AGI.
   10. Gone for the 2018 tax year are the deductions for:
       Casualty and theft losses (except those attributable to a federally declared Blank 16)
       • Unreimbursed employee Blank 17
       • Blank 18 preparation expenses
   11. Even though most major deductions are being kept in place, the higher standard deductions will make Blank 19 not worthwhile for millions of households.
   12. Republicans were unsuccessful in their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, in 2017. However, the tax reform bill repeals the individual mandate, meaning that people who don’t buy health insurance will no longer have to pay a Blank 20.
   13. Perhaps one of the most significant, but least talked-about, provisions in the new tax bill is the switch in the way Blank 21 is calculated.
   14. It’s important to point out that most of the changes to individual taxes made by the bill are temporary — they’re set to expire after the Blank 22 tax year.

80.00000 points

Question 2

Did you learn anything new by reading this article?  If so, identify one new piece of information you learn.  If not, explain how you first learned of the new tax law.  This answer should include at least two, well-written sentences.

Identify one part of the new tax law that you feel will affect you the most, personally, and explain why.  This answer should include at least two, well-written sentences.

Assignment Part One: Critical Review

1000 words

Write an analytical review of an article of your choice from Modernism/Modernity, which is available via the digital library.  You should check with the module leader that your choice of article is suitable; it should be a full-length essay (approx. 6-8000 words) and not itself a review. If you write about an article that is not from Modernism/Modernity, 10 marks will be deducted. The article does not have to relate in any way to the second part of this assignment, the essay, or to the set literary texts or studied authors on the module. The review should include a summary of the argument and analysis of its content.

Rationale for assessment design:

This part of the assignment is designed to enable you to discover the broad scope of study and wide range of subjects that fall under the heading of Modernism and Modernity. It will encourage you to use journals and all library resources and in summarising an article, will enable you to practise comprehension and writing concisely, skills which are invaluable in study and the workplace.

Assignment Part Two: Critical Essay

2000 words

Answer ONE of the following with reference to at least TWO modernist texts from the module’s set text list (see the reading list: Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). In this essay, through attention to both form and context of your chosen texts, you should aim to demonstrate a full understanding of Modernism and the module; it is not enough to present discussion of the individual texts alone.

“It may be possible that prose is going to take over – has, indeed, already taken over – some of the duties which were once discharged by poetry” (Virginia Woolf, ‘The Narrow Bridge of Art’, reproduced in Rainey’s Modernism: An Anthology, p. 907). What are the effects of the “poeticisation of prose” in your chosen texts?

“Let us not take it for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small” (Virginia Woolf, “Modern Fiction”). Discuss the implications of this statement with respect to your chosen authors.

“There is another reading of the historical situation of Modernism, however, that defines it as a specifically post-World War 1 phenomenon, that emphasized the role the war played in creating the psychology of despair in which the ensuing literary movement would ground itself” (Shari Benstock, Women of the Left Bank, p.25-6). Do you agree with this reading?

“[C]haracters find themselves enmeshed in the vast relay systems of modern travel and communication” (Maud Ellmann, Elizabeth Bowen, 97). Discuss the notion or representation of “transport” in your chosen texts.

“The most important general element of the innovations in form [in modernism] is the fact of immigration to the metropolis” (Raymond Williams, The Politics of Modernism, 45). Discuss the relationship between immigration and innovation in form with reference to your chosen texts.

In Libidinal Currents, Joseph Allen Boone argues that “the anonymity and alienation enforced by modern city life, abets the creation of a deliberately perverse narrative erotics in […] texts that seriously challenge the heterosexualizing and oedipal trajectories of traditional fiction” (29). Discuss the relationship between sexuality and the city in your chosen texts.

Race is “a productive element of British modernist form, a central organizing aesthetic category instead of merely a social problem” (Umila Seshagiri, Race and the Modernist Imagination, 6). Discuss with relation to your chosen texts.

Rationale for assessment design:

This part of the assignment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of Modernism and the module. It will encourage you to combine close reading of your texts for their innovative formal qualities with wider reading about their social and historical contexts.

In the last two months, numerous burglaries have been reported between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. The homes being burglarized are in an upscale community with river access. The burglars pried open the rear sliding glass doors to gain entry to the residence. Only expensive jewelry and perfumes were taken, while expensive electronic equipment remained untouched.

You are assigned to join the task force called Dinnerset Burglaries.

In a 2- to 3-page paper please answer the following questions:

As the investigator in this case, what you can learn from analyzing the burglar’s modus operandi (MO)?

Consider this MO and formulate an investigative opinion as to whether this MO can lead to a solid suspect identification. Why or why not?

Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length. Include at least three academic, peer-reviewed journal article references in addition to the course textbook. The Global Library is a good place to find these resources.

General Psychology

Topic 1 – Introduction to Psychology and Role of Biology

Mini Brain Project

Directions: Conduct research on a selected brain area or structure. Areas and structures available for research include: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, medulla, pons, cerebellum, reticular formation, thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, cerebrum, hippocampus, amygdala, corpus callosum, Broca’s area, OR Wernicke’s area.

Conduct research using scholarly Internet sources, library sources, and the textbook.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Each question should be a minimum of 50 words. 2 sources with references included and in-text citations.

Part 1: Using your research thoroughly answer the questions below:

1. Where is the area or structure located?

2. What are its major functions?

3. What techniques are used to view or measure it?

4. What happens when it is damaged?

5. What other structures is it near?

6. What other structures help or perform similar functions?

References:

Part 2: Once you have answered the questions above, please select an activity below and complete it.

• Make a model of the brain emphasizing your structure using food or common – everyday – household items.
• Create a mnemonic device that will help classmates remember the most important information about your structure.
• Design a T-shirt with an illustration of structure and function.
• Compose a motto/bumper sticker your structure might adopt (include a logo to accompany the motto).
• Create a cartoon featuring your structure.

Insert Picture: A picture of the product created must be inserted below. The student must be included in the picture holding the final product or credit will not be awarded (Only instructor will be able to see the picture added).

BIOTECH REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Question 1 (50%):  You are a regulatory associate at a private firm asked to assess the regulatory issues associated with a client’s proposed vaccine and diagnostic kit against Lyme disease.

You will need to draft a 2-3 page written memo expanding upon the scientific and historical background of the vaccine and any regulatory issues you anticipate for the development of a vaccine and a diagnostic. (Re-writing this question and bibliography do not apply to page count)  Hint: 1-2 paragraphs background, 2 pages for issues, and a 1 paragraph conclusion.

Please include any specific regulatory requirements for submission to the regulatory agency (ie-“the company will need to submit xyz as part of their IND under Sec. 312.21 ‘Phases of investigation’”).  Our FDA class notes will be useful.

I have included in the Course Content section a few things that will assist you, including a patent and a couple papers.  Please include at least 5 other sources, citing them as primary or secondary.

Question 2 (30%):  Discuss the history of regulation of biotech crops in the United States, and by whom they are regulated.  For full credit, please be specific regarding the agencies (and divisions within agencies), and specific guiding statutes and provisions that direct review.  I strongly encourage you to provide an example of a specific product or products that illustrate your response.  There is a 1-page limit (not including original question and references).

Question 3 (20%):  Short answer, 1 paragraph each.  Please cite where you found answers.  (Wikipedia is not a valid source).

1. What is an Investigational New Drug (IND) application?
2. What is a New Drug Application?
3. What is an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)?
4. What is ICH?
5. What products do the EPA and USDA regulate?

Please work alone and good luck!

Middlehurst House

In this case, management is presented with several decision options.  For this assignment, you are required to provide a two to three single-spaced written memo evaluating options and providing recommendations.  The written memo should be properly formatted according to APA guidelines and demonstrate research and critical thinking skills. Evaluations and recommendations should be supported by at least four scholarly sources from the University Library or other external sources, excluding the textbook.

In Question 1, evaluate each decision separately in full detail including calculations, as necessary.  The evaluation should be included as part of the memo discussion, not a separate component.  Evaluations can be included as appendices, exhibits or figures; however must be properly referenced within the written content.

In Question 2, prepare a comprehensive business memo addressing each decision and your recommendation.  The memo should be properly formatted as a business memo and formatted according to APA guidelines.

Week 5 Written Assignment should:

• Demonstrate graduate level work including appropriate research and critical thinking skills.
• Be presented as a business memo (not a question/answer format).
• Incorporate case questions into the overall analysis.
• Follow APA formatting guidelines including title page, reference page and in-text citations.
• Consists of two to three single-spaced pages of content.

Provide at least four scholarly sources.

Post a paragraph answering the statement in bold below.  You will be able to see other students’ posts and comment on them after you post yours.  The following questions are only prompts to get you thinking, you do not need to specifically answer the questions below the bold statement in your response.

Describe how you think the number of species and the sizes of their genomes in an environment will affect the sequencing of a metagenome.

For example, think about an environment with 2 different bacterial species where the species are equally abundant and have the same genome size.  During shotgun sequencing, the genomic DNA is sheered and fragments from both genomes are randomly sequenced.  What is the likelihood of sampling a fragment from species A? or species B?

Now think about if the two species are equally abundant, but the genome of species A is 10 Mb and species B is 1 mb.  Now what is the likelihood of sequencing a fragment from species A or species B?

Lastly, imagine the genomes are equal size again, but species A is present in the environment is 10 time the amount of cells as species B.  Now what is the likelihood of sequencing a fragment from species A or B?

How does species abundance and relative genome size affect coverage of the genomes in a metagenome after shotgun sequencing.  Then think about an environment with not just two species, but hundreds, all with different abundance and different genome sizes.

For this media content analysis, you will submit a 3-to-5 page paper, double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in Microsoft Word. Note: Microsoft Office, which includes Word, is available for free on the DCCCD website. If your paper is only 3 pages, it must be 3 FULL pages. Not meeting the minimum word length will result in an automatic loss of 75 points before the content is graded. Safe Assign will check for plagiarism, so make sure all sources are properly cited and any direct quotes are placed in quotation marks. You do not have to use APA or MLA style, but you must cite your sources in the paper. Plagiarizing on the paper will result in a zero and will significantly affect your grade. Late papers will not be accepted.

Assignment
Using and DEMONSTRATING the media literacy skills you have gained in this class, choose ONE of the following topics and write a 3 to 5-page content analysis.

IMPORTANT: You must include at least one of the MEDIA theories discussed in Chapter 13, and it must be applied correctly, so make sure you understand these theories. The theories deal with the effect of the media on the audience, not with the characters in the media content you are analyzing. Please email me with any questions.

1. Watch at least 3 episodes of a television showand observe how the show portrays race, gender, and/or sexuality. Are there stereotypes present? (Think grammar, syntax, dress, behavior, occupation, etc.) How are women and minorities (racial, sexual orientation, handicapsetc.) portrayed? What encoded messages does this send the audience? What values are promoted? Give specific examples from the show. Be sure to note what is significant about your findings and point out both the positive and negative implications of how the show’s creators handle these topics. Do you think these portrayals can influence viewers? If so, how?

OR

2. Listen to an entire CD and/or watch several videos by one music artistand observe how race, gender, and/or sexuality are portrayed. Are there stereotypes present? (Think grammar, syntax, dress, behavior, occupation, etc.) How are women and minorities (racial, sexual orientation, etc.) portrayed? What encoded messages does this send the audience? What values are promoted? Give specific examples and techniques from the lyrics and video images. Be sure to note what is significant about your findings and point out both the positive and negative implications of how the artist handle these topics. Do you think these portrayals can influence listeners/viewers? If so, how?

OR

3. Play a video game for several hoursand observe how the game portrays race, gender, violence, and/or sexuality. Are there stereotypes present? (Think grammar, syntax, dress, behavior, occupation, etc.) How are women and minorities (racial, sexual orientation, etc.) portrayed? What encoded messages does this send the audience? What values are promoted? Give specific examples from thegameplay. Be sure to note what is significant about your findings and point out both the positive and negative implications of how the game’s creators handle these topics. Do you think these portrayals can influence viewers? If so, how?
   NOTE: Do not do your paper on Grand Theft Auto, since we have already discussed it in this class.

OR

4. Watch a movieand observe how it portrays race, gender and/or sexuality. Are there stereotypes present? (Think grammar, syntax, dress, behavior, occupation, etc.) How are women and minorities (racial, sexual orientation, disabilities, etc.) portrayed? What encoded messages does this send the audience? What values are promoted? Give specific examples from the movie. Be sure to note what is significant about your findings and point out both the positive and negative implications of how the director handles these topics. Do you think these portrayals can influence viewers? If so, how?
   Note: Do not analyze the same movie you watched for the product placement assignment.

Grading Breakdown

Overall Content and Tone: 100 points.
This includes the use of specific examples from the media you are analyzing and information that you have learned in the course. This is an academic paper and should provide a thoughtful analysis of media content in language that is appropriate for an academic paper. Avoid slang and overly informal language.