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Effects of pH on Radish Seed Germination

Pre-Lab Questions Would you expect endangered species to be more frequently generalists or specialists? Explain your answer. How does temperature affect water availability in an ecosystem? Choose a species and describe some adaptations that species developed that allow them to survive in their native habitat.   Experiment 1: Effects of pH on Radish Seed Germination […]

Create an advertisement for a zoo or a wildlife preserve.

Task: Create an advertisement for a zoo or a wildlife preserve. Your zoo or wildlife preserve is special because it features all 5 Kingdoms of life. Your advertisement can be in the form of a web page, poster, brochure, or even a commercial. Your assignment must meet the following requirements 1. Represents all 5 Kingdoms […]

Explain the ionic basis of the membrane potential, its relationship to ionic equilibrium potential and the Nernst equation.

1.      Explain the ionic basis of the membrane potential, its relationship to ionic equilibrium potential and the Nernst equation.     2.      Explain the concept of ion specific, voltage gated, membrane channels in the myocardial cell membrane. 3.      Explain the role of the sodium/potassium pump in regulating the trans-membrane distribution of ions.