What resonated with you from the lecture. Why? Summarize a big idea or insight that you took away from the lecture. Investigate and describe possible clinical applications of what was discussed in the lecture.

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Online courses

Class which correlates with student success in online courses.

• Learning Goals: to catalog information, and to independently apply your understanding of different physiological processes to real-world scenarios.

Your post should be between 100-300 words. Your initial post should be thoughtful and help spark discussion -do not just copy typed notes! Here are some ideas of what you can write about…

• Check out the list of questions in Further Quest, , and address one of the questions related to the lecture! When addressing these questions, use terminology from the lecture. By the way, you won’t ever be tested on the questions on this list; these additional questions are only meant to spark curiosity and discussion in this forum :)

• Bring up a question, confusion, or issue related to course material you want input on.

• What resonated with you from the lecture. Why?

• Summarize a big idea or insight that you took away from the lecture.

• Investigate and describe possible clinical applications of what was discussed in the lecture.

• Link or attach a specific resource (video, article, image, etc.) that explains a related topic in extra depth and explain why it could be useful.

• Is there something you were hoping to learn about in this lecture that didn’t get talked about? If so, what?

• Make a meme that summarizes an important concept from the lecture.

• Discuss study techniques for specific lecture topics

Briefly state the generalization that you can draw from the experiment and its relevance to natural processes in the human body. Bring the reader back to the hypothesis and refer to your results.

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Blood types

Need to write a strong hypothesis statement with your class results comparable results with US population.

Lab report

Introduction

Provide background information.

Describe any relevant observations.

State hypotheses clearly. Need to write a strong hypothesis statement with your class results comparable results with US population.

The introduction should end with a hypothesis for your experiment.

Results

Present data using a drawing (figure), table, or graph.

Analyze data.

Summarize findings briefly.

Results are only data, raw, graphs and charts, no discussion. All must have titles, headings, labels, axis labels and column labels as appropriate. All experiments have data.

Discussion and Conclusions

Conclude whether data gathered support or do not support hypotheses.

Include relevant information from other sources.

Explain any uncontrolled variables or unexpected difficulties.

Discussion: In this section you should briefly state the generalization that you can draw from the experiment and its relevance to natural processes in the human body. Bring the reader back to the hypothesis and refer to your results.

The conclusion section is the summation, a wind down – tying all the threads together. One written paragraph.

Reference List

Cite the source of any material used to support this report. Minimum of 2 sources – not wiki.

Class Results

Blood Type Positive (+) Negative (-)

A 2 1

B 0 0

AB 0 1

O 4 2

 

Write an essay on endosymbiotic theory. What is it? Why is it so critical for complex organisms?

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Endosymbiotic Theory

1.5 page essay single spaces about endosymbiotic theory. It should have sources used and cited if used directly in the text. It should cover:

  • What is it?
  • Why is it so critical for complex organisms?

 

 

Discuss the role of global climate change in flooding (frequency and intensity) globally and locally.

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Global climate change

ESSAY: Discuss the role of global climate change in flooding (frequency and intensity) globally and locally.

1 paragraph for globally, 1 for locally. Need at least 1 peer-reviewed article

 

Write a research paper describing the earliest forms of life on earth.

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Research paper

Write a research paper describing the earliest forms of life on earth.

 

Find 3 articles about factors affecting blood glucose regulation in humans. Provide a 1 paragraph summary of each article. Write another paragraph comparing the information you found in all three.

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Blood Glucose Regulation

Find 3 articles about factors affecting blood glucose regulation in humans. Provide a 1 paragraph summary of each article.

Then write another paragraph comparing the information you found in all three. ( You will have 4 paragraphs total)

Was the information the same across the board?

Did different authors come to different conclusions about how blood glucose is regulated?

What is the most important information you found?

Provide a reference list at the end of the document citing your 3 sources in correct AMA citation.

 

Describe what changes you would need to make to your diet to better meet your recommendations for energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Or, if you feel you are meeting the recommendations for any of these, then explain why you are meeting the recommendation.

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Dietary analysis

Diet Analysis Project: Tables and Analysis Questions

 

Table 1. Energy and Macronutrients (10 pts)

Average Eaten Target

Energy       kcal xxxx

Carbohydrates (% of calories)       %       %

Total Fat (% of calories)       %       %

Protein (% of calories)       %       %

Dietary Fiber       g       g

Protein (grams)       g xxxx

 

Table 2. Micronutrients (40 pts)

Vitamin Average Eaten RDA/AI Mineral Average Eaten RDA/AI

Thiamine       mg       mg Calcium       mg       mg

Riboflavin       mg       mg Copper       mg       mg

Niacin       mg       mg Iron       mg       mg

Pantothenic Acid       mg       mg Magnesium       mg       mg

Vitamin B6       mg       mg Manganese       mg       mg

Vitamin B12       µg       µg Phosphorus       mg       mg

Folate       µg       µg Potassium       mg       mg

Vitamin A       IU       IU Selenium       µg       µg

Vitamin C       mg       mg Sodium       mg       mg

Vitamin D       IU       IU Zinc       mg       mg

Vitamin E       mg       mg

Vitamin K       µg       µg

 

Analysis:

Energy Balance

  1. (10 pts) Cronometer uses the Mifflin-St Jeor equation for estimating energy expenditure (“Calories Burned”). How do the provided energy needs from Cronometer compare with the calories you consumed, on average, in Table 1? Are you in energy balance, positive energy balance, or negative energy balance based on the Mifflin-St Jeor estimate? Include the numeric values in your answer.
  2. (15 pts) Calculate your energy needs using the Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) equation that you learned about in Chapter 11 of the text. You will need to convert your height and weight to the appropriate units. Be sure to include your work. How do your calculated energy needs compare with the calories you consumed, on average, in Table 1? Are you in energy balance, positive energy balance, or negative energy balance based on the EER estimate?
  3. (5 pts) Compare the results of the Mifflin-St Jeor estimate and the EER equation from the text. Which do you feel more accurately represents your daily energy expenditure and why?

Macronutrient Intake

  1. (10 pts) Looking at Table 1, compare your average percentage (%) of calories for carbohydrates, total fat, and protein with the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs) that you listed in the Target column? Include both your intake and the recommendations as part of your answer.
  2. (10 pts) Calculate your RDA for protein in grams per day using the recommendations in Chapter 6 of the text. If you believe the RDA is not appropriate for you because you are an active individual, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding, use those recommendations instead (found in the Today’s Dietitian article of the Recommended Readings in Week 3 Learning Resources). Be sure to show your work. How does your average intake from protein in grams in Table 1 compare with your protein needs that you calculated?
  3. (5 pts) Compare your fiber intake from Table 1 with the recommendation. Include both your intake and the recommendation as part of your answer.

Micronutrient Intake

  1. (10 pts) Looking at Table 2, compare your average intake of the listed vitamins and minerals with the RDA/AIs for those nutrients. What vitamins and minerals are you lacking and what vitamins and minerals are you get plenty of?
  2. (5 pts) Referencing your Nutrient Report screenshots, is average nutrient intake for any of the vitamins and minerals putting you at risk for toxicity? To determine this, review Tolerable Upper Limits (found at NIH ODS website: Tolerable Upper Limits) for any nutrients over 200% on your Nutrient Report.

Discussion

  1. (50 pts) Describe what changes you would need to make to your diet to better meet your recommendations for energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Or, if you feel you are meeting the recommendations for any of these, then explain why you are meeting the recommendation. Be very specific! If you are lacking in a nutrient, what can you do to increase your intake of that nutrient and if you are getting too much of a nutrient and too much can be bad for you, what can you do to reduce your intake of that nutrient.

Use the information below to help you with the discussion. Also, make certain you use the rubric for the Discussion.

You need 3 separate paragraphs for the Discussion: Energy, Macronutrients, and Micronutrients>

Energy paragraph: Minimum of 150 words.

Explain specific changes to better meet your recommendations for energy; describe specific reasons for the changes. Include numeric values in your explanation.

Or

If no changes, explain the specific reasons you do not feel any changes for energy are required. Include numeric values in your explanation. Describe what factors could cause your status to change.

Macronutrients paragraph: Minimum of 150 words.

Explain specific changes to better meet your recommendation for macronutrients; describe specific reasons for the changes. Include numeric values in your explanation.

Or

If no changes, explain the specific reasons you do not feel any changes for macronutrients are required. Include numeric values in your explanation. Describe what could cause your status to change.

Micronutrients paragraph: Minimum of 150 words.

Explain specific changes to better meet your recommendations for micronutrients.; describe specific reasons for the changes. Include numeric values.

Or

If no changes, explain the specific reasons you do not feel any changes for macronutrients are required. Include numeric values in your explanation. Describe what could cause your status to change.

 

In your opinion, if you were Glorious Leader of the World what ideas would you use to prepare for the future of Humanity? Which of the Three Paths do you think humans will travel and what would you do about it?

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Glorious Leaders

In your opinion, if you were Glorious Leader of the World what ideas would you use to prepare for the future of Humanity?

Which of the Three Paths do you think humans will travel and what would you do about it?

Ideas to keep in mind: the climate crisis, the current 6th mass extinction Earth is experiencing, the threat of nuclear war, dwindling water and food production, rise of authoritarian governments and the loss of democracy around the globe, the Doomsday Glacier and rising sea levels, etc….

Try to be descriptive and creative with your response. You can build your ideas off of topics we discussed in class or your own unique ideas.

 

Explain the microorganism Archaea discuss two benefits of microbes, two detriments of microbes, and at the overlap – how can they cross from beneficial to harmful?

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Microbes

Discussion post: Explain the microorganism Archaea discuss two benefits of microbes, two detriments of microbes, and at the overlap – how can they cross from beneficial to harmful?

 

Write an essay telling about Functional significance of amino acid R-groups from the articles you found.

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Functional significance of amino acid R-groups

Write an essay telling about Functional significance of amino acid R-groups from the articles you found.

Paper instructions

( Really Important) Please make sure this is not more than 300 words and Avoids the use of direct quotations; content is expressed in his/her own words.
At the end ask a question for other classmates.

(DO NOT copy this. it is just more information for u to find these kind of information)

In solution it is the nature of the amino acid R-groups that dictate structure-function relationships of peptides and proteins. The hydrophobic amino acids will generally be encountered in the interior of proteins shielded from direct contact with water. Conversely, the hydrophilic amino acids are generally found on the exterior of proteins as well as in the active centers of enzymatically active proteins. Indeed, it is the very nature of certain amino acid R-groups that allow enzyme reactions to occur.

The imidazole ring of histidine allows it to act as either a proton donor or acceptor at physiological pH. Hence, it is frequently found in the reactive center of enzymes. Equally important is the ability of histidines in hemoglobin to buffer the H+ ions from carbonic acid ionization in red blood cells. It is this property of hemoglobin that allows it to exchange O2 and CO2 at the tissues or lungs, respectively.