Phytoplankton

Are There Living Forms On Mars? Scientists ask themselves; are there any extraterrestrial life beyond Earth? Humans are interested in the extraterrestrial life because we might not be the only ones out here in the universe. Being able to contact with and learn from other forms of life would be amazing. The human civilization might be able to contain help from other extraterrestrial and learn their ways of life. If there are or aren't living forms out in the universe, it is up to us to find out.…

Lake Tahoe is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the northeastern part of California, boarding Nevada. It is well known as a tourist attraction for its great depth and clear cobalt blue waters located at high elevation. The combination of its depth, low ratio of watersheds to lake surface area, and its granite rock geology has lead to the creation of a low fertile and high transparent monomictic lake. Its also unique in that it doesn’t fully mix from top to bottom every year, lake…

3. Algae bloom process the microbes involved in Algae are a diverse group of photosynthetic microorganisms, which vary from small, single-celled microbes to complex multicellular forms. Though algae bloom is considered as natural phenomena, but nutrient pollution can increase their frequency, duration and intensity. After getting adequate nutrition, the algae can grow rapidly in warm and slow moving water. The rapid increase in number causes the bloom to turn water noticeably green, but other…

All living organisms require water to survive, however, with each passing year toxic materials, oils and debris are plaguing our precious oceans, harming marine wildlife, plants, and humans. As this process continue to get bigger these pollutants will play a huge role in the amount of oxygen expelled, water quality and decrease all food sources that are provided by the ocean, having damaging effects on humans and marine wildlife. We all need to be more aware of the influences that we possess in…

Combustion happens when a fuel reacts with oxygen. Depending on how much oxygen is available, fuels can combust completely or incompletely. Complete combustion happens when there is excess oxygen available to the fuel. Complete combustion of hydrocarbons produces water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Incomplete combustion happens when there is limited oxygen. The incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons produces water (H2O), small amounts of Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and…

Wolves Clayton Hull-Crew wrote an editorial on the US-Represented website reflecting on the reintroduction of wolves into the Yellowstone National Park. Hull-Crew states that the wolves have been responsible for a major ecological shift beginning at the top of the food chain, slowly making its way to the bottom, effecting everything from beaver dams to river bed erosion. Hull-Crew claims that the wolves have created what is called a “Trophic Cascade” of events. A Trophic cascade is, “an…

Enzymes are found in all living organisms. They are present to speed up or accelerate a chemical reaction; referred to as a catalyst in a chemical reaction. They are essential to obtain rates to sustain life as without enzymes rates would be too slow to provide for life. Molecules at the start of the process are called substrates, the enzyme will then convert these into changed molecules which are called products, after this process the enzymes maintains the same shape. (Berg et al. 2002).…

Benthic plants, phytoplankton and submerged algae produce oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis (refer to Appendix 11). The rate of photosynthesis heavily relies on light exposure, and the ability for the light to reach the plants. Therefore, the turbidity and general light…

Audience Profile and Brief Outline The audience I am targeting is adults ages 18 and older. I am looking at the average consumer who buys groceries for themselves or their family. They are single or in a relationship, with or without children. They are of middle to upper income levels and are able to buy more expensive protein on a regular basis. They are also of lower income level that will be able to afford expensive protein in the future. This section of the audience can be influenced…

Respiration (Short-term storage) Carbon that is stored in plants, animals and all living things is released back into the atmosphere during the process of respiration. Energy is required for all living things to carry out life processes therefore stored glucose must be converted to energy by respiration. Oxygen is used to break down carbon stored as sugar for energy by the process of respiration. Carbon dioxide is released as a waste product back into the atmosphere C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O…