You can become infected with the Covid-19 disease if you breathe in air that is contaminated with the virus known as ____________. (a) Deltainfluenza virus (b) Influenza A virus (c) SARS-CoV- 2 (d) H2N2 (Correct answer = c) 2. To reduce your chances of becoming infected with the Covid-19 disease, you should wear a/an________ faceContinue reading “Answer These Five Multiple Choice Questions about the Novel Covid_19 Disease and SARS-CoV-2 to Test Your Science Literacy. For Each Question, Only of the Choices is Correct.”
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One of the Other Two Films That I Nominated for the Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival: an Explanation of Why and How it Relates to Applied Plant Ecology
One of the other two films that I nominated was “Fresh Water”, which is the seventh episode of the Netflix original documentary series called “Our Planet”. The documentary film presents examples of how dependent organisms are on the abiotic elements of their environment e.g freshwater and oxygen. It also showcases examples of food chains (whoContinue reading “One of the Other Two Films That I Nominated for the Applied Plant Ecology Film Festival: an Explanation of Why and How it Relates to Applied Plant Ecology”
Peer-reviewed journal paper published in the year 2000
While I was researching for an article that has been published in the year 2000, I stumbled upon this article: How do depth, duration and frequency of flooding influence the establishment of wetland plant communities? This research paper was written by Michelle T. Casanova & Margaret A. Brock. In that paper, both researchers were determinedContinue reading “Peer-reviewed journal paper published in the year 2000”
Five basic multiple-choice questions about the novel Covid_19 disease and SARS-CoV-2
By: Areeba Tahreem What does the “19” in “COVID-19” refer to? There are currently 19 variants of Coronavirus, each with one unique varying symptom than the other variants. There are a total of 19 definite symptoms of coronavirus disease. The ongoing pandemic is the 19th coronavirus pandemic in history. The coronavirus disease and the symptomsContinue reading ” Five basic multiple-choice questions about the novel Covid_19 disease and SARS-CoV-2″
The Difference Between Peer-reviewed, Secondary and Tertiary Literature
By:Areeba Tahreem Peer-reviewed primary scientific literature reports on an empirical research study conducted by the authors and undergoes the process of peer-review. Peer review is usually done by other researchers who are familiar with the topic. It is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. As well asContinue reading “The Difference Between Peer-reviewed, Secondary and Tertiary Literature”
Second Film Nomination: Wall E
By: Areeba Tahreem One of the other films I had chosen but did not nominate for the Film Festival was Walle-E. I remember watching Walle-E when I was younger and enjoying it, although I did not observe nor understand the environmental messages depicted throughout it. But, now after rewatching it I was able to observeContinue reading “Second Film Nomination: Wall E”
Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There
By: Areeba Tahreem “Washed Away” is a documentary produced by Patricio Henriquez. It aims to show the negative ramifications of climate change, as two very different island communities, one in Alaska and one in the South Pacific are under threat from climate change. As global warming causes ocean levels to rise, these islands may beContinue reading “Virtual visit to the Sound and Moving Image library and one film I discovered There”
International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change
By: Areeba Tahreem The article title “GLOBAL ISSUES Climate Change” found on the UN website discusses the detrimental ramifications human actions have had on the environment as well as the United Nations efforts in the preceding years and currently as well to combat this serious matter. There are four subheadings within this article, each ofContinue reading “International United Nations Conventions Relating to Climate Change”
Covid-19 multiple choice questions
Which of the following is true about how covid-19 is spread?a. Through objects that have been infected with covid-19b. Through food that has been infected with covid-19c. Someone infected coughing without a mask next to you Which is the best way to not get covid-19?a. Wearing a K-95 mask and get vaccinatedb. Going to partiesContinue reading “Covid-19 multiple choice questions”
My other nomination for the film festival
When we got this assignment, we were told that it had to be about plant ecology and one of the topics that are in the handout everyone said the Lorax and Wall-E but I wanted to look for something different. I had drawn blank thinking about what film to choose because most of the documentariesContinue reading “My other nomination for the film festival”
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 