Ancient Beech Glen Affric, Scotland

Ancient Beech Glen Affric, Scotland
The Wishing Tree (Goldberry)

Gaia Theory and All Life is Connected

The concepts of an interconnected earth are intriguing and measurable. As a botanist and microbiologist I have studied symbiotic relations that range from parasitic to symbiotic. Many indigenous people have understood these concepts longer than modern scientists. The Lakota Sioux state: “Mitakuye Oyasin,”which means, “To all of my relations.” It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: people, animals, birds, plants, insects, and even rocks. It is a reminder that we all share a common kinship within the hoop of life. Our bodies are composites of bacteria, and within our cells are remnants of ancient bacterial cells that are now mitochondria. Dr. Lynn Marguelis a famous botanist, and suppoter of James Lovelock Theory of Gaia states: "The only individuals on the planet are bacteria."

http://www.unreasonable.com/people/margulis/root.htm

http://www.lakotawritings.com/Sacred_Symbols.htm


Magi magnificentii

Magi magnificentii
Magi, Mycorrhiza and Antelope Island State Park

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Four Functions of Natural Selection

April 10, 2012


http://www3.botany.ubc.ca/rieseberglab/funded_projects.html

Academic Goal: How does the functions of natural selection contribute to evolution?

Biology Activities: Bell Quiz, Flow-Chart Additions: DNA Mutation and Selection = Natural Selection, Vocabulary Mayhem 15.1-15.2, Revisit the DVD: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution (Natural Selection: 4-main functions).

Homework: Reading Guide 15.1-15.2 DUE THURSDAY/FRIDAY
Flow-Chart: Main ideas from U of U: Recipe for Evolution: Time, Selection and Variation
Vocabulary Mayhem: 15.1-15.2. fossil, analogous structures, ancestral trait, biogeography, camouflage, derived trait, embryo, fitness, homologous structures, mimicry, vestigial structure
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