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Slide 1 IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN IN THE ENVIRONMENT N 2 comprises 80% of the atmosphere –N 2 can not be used by most organisms –N 2 is not a problem until its in a reactive…

Slide 1 DO NOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WORK OUT WITHIN YOUR MUSCLES? (THINK BACK TO BIO AND THE TOPIC OF CELLULAR RESPIRATION!) Slide 2 MUSCULAR RESPONSES Slide 3 OBJECTIVES…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Septicemia, bacteremia, “bacteria in the blood” 500M cases in United States/annum 25% mortality rate 10% of patients with sepsis die of underlying disease…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Clostridium bacteria are gram- positive rod-shaped bacteria that form spores that allow the bacteria to survive in a dormant state until exposed to…

Indicator Species Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Symbiosis Commensalism: The giant panda and…

Do Now Do Now What happens when you work out within your muscles? (Think back to Bio and the topic of cellular respiration!) Muscular responses objectives To explain what…

Do Now Classify the following organisms as as chemoautotrophs, chemoheterotrophs, photoautotrophs, or photoheterotrophs: Clostridium bacteria break down cellulose for carbon…