Writing in Biology - Section 1

I chose to analyze figure #13. The methods seem to have led to the same locations inside a conservatory. I notice this because of the background similarities between the two flowering plant images. The flower seems identical to size as both the images show a standard card width flower. The images do not seem to specify the exact flower as all the petals are similar and might be the same in size. One difference between the two images is the map. The left map colors in the countries of China, Japan, and South Korea. The right map colors in maps of India, China, Japan, and South Korea. Another difference is in figures A. The plant on the left seems to have more flowers than the figure on the right. This might be due to just photographing the wrong side of the plant. 

Figure 2 "figures from previous semsesters"

The differences between the figures

- the figures on the left uses red uppercase letter labels while the figures on the right use a white box behind a black lower case letter.

- figure A, B, and C on the left are more zoomed in than the coresponding figures on the right 

- Figures b and c on the left include the google maps arows and orange figure while figrues B and C on the left do not

- figure A on the lefft is cropped more than figure a on the right

- all of the figures are made to different sizes in between the figures

Figure 26:

The lighting of the figures seem significantly different. The figure on the left might have only used the flash for picture A while the figure on the right used the flash for photo A. However both figures used the flash for picture B. As for picture C, it is hard to tell what might have caused the difference in lighting. It might be caused by a difference in focus. As for the picture, the picture meant to establish the setting, the figure on the left has the flower to the side while the picture on the right has the flower focused in the middle. As for picture B, the one on the left is more zoomed in than the one on the right. This same difference occured in picture C as well. The flower appears to have changed as well. It seems to have wilted in the time between when the photos were taken.
 

Possible Categories:

Lighting:

Figure on the left had better lighting than the figre on the right. The right seemed to used the flash more which distorted the imade.

Sizing:

The images altogether are the same physical size. However the zoom on the images differ since the figure on the left has photos that are generally more close up.

Coloring:

The flash impacted the coloring diference between the two figures. The figure on the right had more grey in it because of the flash.

Set up of Figure:

The set up of the figures are exactly the same except for the font of the letters that mark what the images are.

The figure on the left:

-A has two arrows, one on the lower left side

-B is taken slightly closer

-C the plant has gathering water at the base in the pot

The figure on the right:

- A's exposure is higher so that the background of the sky is white instead of blue and the plant is drooping to the right, also there is only one arrow and the photo overall is more blurry

-In B the plant of interest is slightly farther away

C has an arrow pointing to the leaves of the plant where there wasn't one before, the root of the plant is less centered in the picture, and the base of the plant does not have collected water

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In figure 28, the two images appear to be very much alike. First of all, the color between the two diagrams appear to be different. The second figure features pictures that seem to be a bit more washed out than the first. Secondly, in comparing example A between the two figures, the second figure seems to be at a different angle to the tree than the first. Finally, the lettering among the two figures is different. When compared to the first, the second figure features slightly smaller lettering and a larger black background to the letter than the first figure.

Outline:

1. Image Quality
   1. Second figure appears to be much more blue in tone; washed out
   2. This color range decreases the quality of the overall figure
   3. Less contrast in 2nd figure, less detail
2. Camera Position
   1. Figure 2 features a different camera angle for panel A
   2. Figure 2 features a further camera distance for panel B
   3. Figure 2 features a lower camera angle for panel C
3. Formatting of Figure
   1. Lettering for each figure is different
   2. Figure 2 features smaller lettering and a widening of black background square behind text than figure 1

    In trees, phytophagy can be observed in a sturdy, long lasting structure. In my research, I seeked out this specific variety of plant for that very reason. I was walking back to my dorm room from class northbound along Thatcher Way, when I reached the southern side of Lewis Hall. Parallel with the southern wall of the building, the closest wall to Thatcher hall, I looked to my right and I observed a tree with a large central gash in the trunk. The tree was in between the road and the building along a row of garden area. This particular tree is located directly to an asphalt ramp that leads to Thatcher Way. Upon further inspection, I observed a small pile of wood shavings at the base of the tree, indicating possible insect predation on the organism. 

Vaccines are extremely important for the health of our society as a whole. Vaccines do not only work to protect the recipient, they protect immunocompromised individuals in the population. Vaccines work by training your immune system to fight specific diseases. Many deadly diseases have been almost eraticated in the United States because of the high rates of vacinations. If a high percentage of individuals in a population are vaccinated for a certain disease, it makes it difficult for that disease to infultrate the community. This is how immunocompromised individuals are proteccted from diseases. An individual who is undergoing chemotherapy cannot be vaccinated, they are thereofre vulnerable to diseases. If that individual lives in a community with high rates of vaccination, it is much less likely that the disese will enter the community and infect that individual. Some individuals choose not to vaccinate their children, this is a big problem for everyone. These children are not only more susseptible to diseases, but they are endangering individuals who depend on herd immunity. There are certain pockets in America with high rates of unvacinated children. These communities could easily cause an epidemic of a previusly eradicated disease. Travel is made easy in today's world; this can spread disease from foreign countries to the US. If an unvaccinated individual contrcts this disease, it could cause an epidemic in the United States.

Methods: 

• I begin my journey outside the BCRC main doors. 
• Facing away from the BCRC door, I turned left and walked down the hallway to get to the stairs near the water fountain. 
• I took the stairs down to the very first floor.  
• I exited Morrill through the doors facing the East side of the campus. 
• Once I walk out, I noticed that I was facing the Shade Tree lab and the Franklin Dining Commons. 
• I walked straight until I reached Stockbridge road.
• From Stockbridge road, I turned left on Stockbridge road or walked North. 
• I walked up Stockbridge road past French Hall and the University Club. 
• I stopped once I reached Wilder Hall. 
• I looked right or East and I saw apple tree.
• The apple trees were next to the Durfee Conservatory.
• I entered the aisle of apples trees and walk to the end of that aisle. 
• I found the evidence for phytophagy on the second aisle of the apple trees or the first left. 
• The leaf is near a many yellow leaves. 

Plant specimens require accurate identification of the plant and the provision of collecting information. Each specimen should have intact leaves free from evidence of phytophagy. The specimen should have enough parts of the plant to help with identification. For example, the specimen should show if the leaves are opposite or alternate, simple of compound, the edges of the leaves, the leaf shapes, buds flowers and fruits etc. The specimen should not be dying back, it should represent the color of the plant while it is in good health. An exception to this would be trees that have fall foliage colors. The recording of the date and location is important to collecting plant specimens.

Once a specimen is selected and cut it should be placed in a plant press. Place the labeled specimen onto a sheet of newspaper that can be folded in half over the plant. The sheet should not be larger than the dimensions of the plant press, in other words it should not hang out of the plant press. Open the plant press by loosening the straps, place the folded sheet with the specimen inside in-between the cardboard layers, and then close the plant press tightening it with the straps. It should take at least a week before the plant is dry and is ready.

    Darwin travelled the world exploring variation within and between species.  Despite all the evidence of variation within other species existing for a specific purpose, he still wrote off the variation of human skin color as having no evolutionary significance.  This is not the case.  Humans evolved around the equator where UV light was the strongest.  Particularly, the equator gets the highest intensity of UVB lighting which is a key catalyst for the vitamin B.  Melanin was also utilized as a sunscreen to protect DNA from the damage of UV light while giving the its darker pigmentation.  As humans traveled away from equator, they adapted to the environment with less UV exposure and evolved to have lighter pigmentation in their skin. Many different groups of humans travelled away from the equator at different points of time, even the Neanderthals experienced this change in skin pigmentation.  With humans moving all over the world, people with darker skin pigmentation are now living in an environment they are not suited for and have resulting heath issues and vice versa for those of lighter skin pigmentation.