PLANTS/FUNGI: I. The Introduction Section A. Organism Introduction 1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Sc

PLANTS/FUNGI:

I. The Introduction Section

A. Organism Introduction

1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names

2. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

3. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

4. If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a typical habitat.

II. The Body

A. Physical Description

1. You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

a. Size, Coloring, Leaf arrangement, flower color, etc.

B. Life Cycle and Reproduction

1. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism. The life cycle refers to the series of changes that happens from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a mature organism. Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle. Plants can be a bit more complicated, so if you have any questions please feel free to ask!

2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism. Are there any specific structure or cells involved in reproduction? Are the flowers specialized?

C. Structure and Function

1. Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.

2. If your organism is a plant, here are a list of the general plant organ systems

3. If you have selected a fungus the concept can be more complex. Please contact me directly for more help if needed.

D. Energy Ecology

1. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

2. How does your plant harvest the energy from the sun? How does it store the energy?

E. Habitat

1. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural environment in which your organism lives.

2. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc.

III. The Conclusion Section

A. This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body of the outline.

B. Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information about your chosen organism (name and geographical distribution).

C. Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life cycle and any particular body structures.

D. Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological role of your chosen organism in its ecosystem.

E. Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that provides brief information about a unique fact and/or behavior of your chosen organism.

IV. The Reference Section:

A. This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the outline as it will in your presentation. Therefore, your outline should include both a separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate. Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/

https://www.britannica.com/science/life-cycle

https://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookPLANTANAT.html

Please make note of the following tips and tricks:

I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed. Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete Assignments 3.

Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the narration of your presentation (Assignment 3).

After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion sections for your outline. This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.

Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation (Assignment 3) should contain direct quotes.

All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa. ** Work which is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **

Instructions

Assignment 2: The Outline

Objective: Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final presentation

Assignment Instructions: To help you complete Assignment 3: The Presentation, you will first submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as described below.

To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:

· Read these directions carefully.

· Review the BIOL180 sample outline. This sample is merely to show formatting; please see the criteria for the outline below to ensure you have included all five required sections.

· Read the BIOL180 – Outline Grading Criteria. The grading criteria is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.

· Message me with any questions!

Be sure to add your name and course number to your outline.

The outline format: Your outline must be formatted as described and exemplified in the example attached. Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:

· Use an alphanumeric sequence

· Sections should be indented and aligned

· Follow the suggested order of the required elements

· Use brief but detailed and descriptive phrases.

The required elements: Depending on the type of organism you have chosen you will address different sets of questions. Please see the category that responds to your selection. Your outline should contain the following elements in this order, and please note that some of these should be your personal observations. Also remember that your presentation (Assignment #3) should only be 10-15 slides, so you need to be concise and clear with your information.

PLANTS/FUNGI:

I. The Introduction Section

A. Organism Introduction

1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names

2. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

3. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

II. The Body

A. Physical Description

1. You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

a. Size, Coloring, Leaf arrangement, flower color, etc.

B. Life Cycle and Reproduction

2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism. Are there any specific structure or cells involved in reproduction? Are the flowers specialized?

C. Structure and Function

1. Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.

2. If your organism is a plant, here are a list of the general plant organ systems

3. If you have selected a fungus the concept can be more complex. Please contact me directly for more help if needed.

D. Energy Ecology

1. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

2. How does your plant harvest the energy from the sun? How does it store the energy?

E. Habitat

1. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural environment in which your organism lives.

2. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc.

III. The Conclusion Section

A. This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body of the outline.

B. Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information about your chosen organism (name and geographical distribution).

C. Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life cycle and any particular body structures.

D. Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological role of your chosen organism in its ecosystem.

E. Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that provides brief information about a unique fact and/or behavior of your chosen organism.

IV. The Reference Section:

Please make note of the following tips and tricks:

· I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed. Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete Assignments 3.

· Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the narration of your presentation (Assignment 3).

· After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion sections for your outline. This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.

· Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation (Assignment 3) should contain direct quotes.

· All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa. ** Work which is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **

Additional Resources:

· Sample outline

· Use MS Word’s Outline Function. Use a MAC? Here is a video link (captioning included on the link) that you may find useful that reviews formatting in MS Word. (Setting up APA headers in Word).

· Also, please see the resources below at The Owl at Purdue site for more information on how to develop an outline:

o Types of Outlines and Samples

o Four Main Components for Effective Outlines

o Why and How to Create a Useful Outline

· For more information on how to format in-text citations and references lists, the links below:

o In-Text Citations: The Basics

Evaluation: Please review the BIOL180 – Outline Grading Criteria that describes how your outline will be graded.

Submission Instructions:

1. You must submit your Outline as a “Microsoft Word” document (rather than a Word Pad, Works, etc. document) AND title your file name as FirstnameLastname_BIOL180_Assg2.doc. Otherwise, you will not receive credit for your assignment.

2. Upload your assignment for grading by clicking on the “Submit a File” button at the bottom of the page.

3. The new screen will prompt you to click the “Browse” button so you can locate the MS Word document of your Outline on your computer.

4. Find the file and double-click on it.

5. Click “Continue”.

6. Double check to ensure that your outline was successfully uploaded as an attachment.

7. When you have completed this assignment, type “Completed” in the rich text editor box below.

8. Check the “Honor Pledge: I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment.” checkbox.

9. Click the “Submit” button.

10. Your outline is automatically submitted to Turnitin with your submission:

Outlines will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple submissions are allowed before the due date. If you wish to learn more about and how to access Turnitin.com, a plagiarism detection website, these are available from the APUS Online Library. APUS Writing Center.

PLANTS/FUNGI: I. The Introduction Section A. Organism Introduction 1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Sc
Louisiana iris 1 Dexter Harris Jr BIOL180 Dr. Messina 17 November 2020 Abstract Louisiana iris has one of the most different scope of shades of any iris plant. It is a wild plant that happens in Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, and Mississippi and it is garden plants, Louisiana irises become sound, delightful plants in mild to warm districts. This gathering of iris is otherwise called the Louisianans. In the wild they fill in trench, swamps, side of the road, and some other clammy or moist soils. As scene plants, they flourish close to lakes, in sea-going nurseries, in compartments and any low zone of the nursery that holds dampness. The Louisiana Iris is a plant entirely reasonable for any water garden. Whenever filled in the earth of a lake, its foundations help hold the dirt and channel the water. Whenever filled in pots put in the lake, it adds a characteristic territory for fish and gives a rainbow of shading throughout the spring blossom. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Louisiana iris has one of the most different scope of shades of any iris plant. It is a wild plant that happens in Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, and Mississippi and it is garden plants, 2 4 Gap Louisiana iris in pre-fall. Division will resuscitate old stands of the plant. Uncover the whole rhizome bunch and find the rhizomes with green tips. These are the shoots that will develop the following season. Separate these from the old rhizomes. Replant the new rhizomes promptly, either in the bed or into compartments. 7 Summary Common names Water iris and flag iris Scientific Name Iris ser. Hexagonae Family Iridaceae Taxonomy: Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Introduction: Louisiana iris has one of the most different scope of shades of any iris plant. It is a wild plant that happens in Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, and Mississippi and it is garden plants, these gem conditioned marvels Healthy rhizomes are the way to developing Louisiana irises, as is damp soil. There are five types of this particular iris. History Louisiana iris John James Audubon the primary researcher call a Louisiana iris by its name. At the hour of visiting Mrs. A. F. Tempest in Morgan City, in 1920, the researcher seen this spectacular blossoms unexpectedly. There were colossal masses of them in trench simply outside the city. Mr. John watched countless blossoms of same species with various tones .the john energy has no limits and later john portrayed about the bloom. Choose of Louisiana iris Louisiana irises ought not to be disregarded. Their appealing, brilliant green, upstanding foliage helps keep our scenes alluring through the dead of winter, and their stupendously delightful blossoms light up our scenes in March and April Existence of Louisiana Iris: The name iris is originated from the Greek word for rainbow, which is particularly pertinent with Louisiana iris plants. They arrive in an alternate number of shadings, on the grounds that because of their capacity to inbreed themselves into five distinct species, for example, Iris fulva, Iris brevicaulis, Iris nelsonii, Iris hexagona, and Iris giganticaerulea. In south district Louisiana species happen among one another and uninhibitedly hybridize normally, bringing about tones not found in some other iris gathering. Iris plant reproduction Iris plant reproduce is by growing side increases like eyes on a potato. Then eyes grow into fully mature rhizomes within one year and develop the plant and later on flowers this is known as asexual reproduction or vegetative reproduction Physical description of Louisiana iris Louisiana irises become sound, delightful plants in mild to warm districts. This gathering of iris is otherwise called the Louisianans. In the wild they fill in trench, swamps, side of the road, and some other clammy or moist soils. As scene plants, they flourish close to lakes, in sea-going nurseries, in compartments and any low zone of the nursery that holds dampness. The blossoms fill in various shadings, for example, rust, blue, purple, yellow, pink and white just as blends of the center tones. Blossoms happen on stems of 2 to 3 feet in stature. These splendid blossoms range from 3 to 7 creeps across and show up sooner than expected spring, similarly as soil and surrounding temperatures are starting to warm. Leaves are appealing and blade like. Develop clusters of Louisiana iris plants can traverse 3 feet wide. The foliage is tireless in hotter areas, adding compositional interest to the downpour garden or reliably wet beds. Instructions to Grow a Louisiana Iris Plant Irises develop from rhizomes, extraordinarily adjusted underground stems. The Louisianans favor a dirt pH of 6.5 or lower and rich, soggy soil. This assortment of iris can likewise perform well in poor or even mud soil. Best territory of the nursery for this plants is the region ought to get in any event 6 hours of daylight and set out rhizomes in pre-fall or fall. In beds that will in general dry out, alter the territory to a profundity of 8 creeps with manure. Plant the rhizomes shallowly, with the top scarcely obvious above soil. Guarantee the rhizomes remain sodden or even boggy. Feed in late-winter with manure tea or weakened fish compost. In water gardens or at lake edges, it could be valuable to take a stab at developing Louisiana iris in compartments. Guarantee they have wide waste openings and can be fill in pot in the water. Appropriate Atmosphere: August, September and October, in this month iris comes in assortment of tones and is spring blossoming plant and pinnacle blooming month is October Louisiana Iris Care For good existence of Louisiana apply a natural mulch around the rhizomes. This can likewise forestall sunscald of rhizomes in sweltering summers. In the wake of spring blossoms are spent, scaled back the stalks, yet permit the foliage to continue. One of the more significant parts of Louisiana iris care is water. These plants can’t be permitted to dry out and in raised beds, holders or dry destinations, supplemental water system ought to be applied much of the time enough that dirt is reliably wet. Gap Louisiana iris in pre-fall. Division will resuscitate old stands of the plant. Uncover the whole rhizome bunch and find the rhizomes with green tips. These are the shoots that will develop the following season. Separate these from the old rhizomes. Replant the new rhizomes promptly, either in the bed or into compartments. Uses of Louisiana iris The Louisiana Iris is a plant entirely reasonable for any water garden. Whenever filled in the earth of a lake, its foundations help hold the dirt and channel the water. Whenever filled in pots put in the lake, it adds a characteristic territory for fish and gives a rainbow of shading throughout the spring blossom. South Africa area this plant is for the most part available and it will fill in summer precipitation areas and can be filled in blossom beds with a decent and a lot of water to keep their foundations damp. Conclusion: Louisiana Iris is more alluring plant and it will hybridize normally and gives unmistakable shades of blossoms and it fills normally in various atmospheres and it gives new territory for fish development and furthermore gives rainbow shading spring sprout. Evaluation: The species normally watched and noted not many attributes and not many of information assessed from garden species.com and how to take care Lousiana Iris and I saw in various water lakes and noticed its development and its development is moderate and it is water subordinate vegetation. Reference: 1.The Wealth of India, 1959: A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Industrial Products, Council of Scientiﬁc and Industrial Research, New Delhi 5: 254–256. 2.ALI A., EL-EMARY N., EL-MOGHAZI M., DARWISH F., FRAHM A., 1983: Three isoﬂ avonoids from Iris germanica. Phytochemistry, 22: 2061–2063, ISSN 0031-9422. 3. AL-JABER, H., 2012: Variation in essential oil composition of Iris nigricans Dinsm. (Iridaceae) endemic to Jordan at diﬀ erent ﬂ owering stages. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, in press. ISSN 1878-5352 4. AL-KHALIL, S., AL-ESAWI, D., KATO, M., IINUMA , M., 1994: New isoﬂ avones from Iris nigricans. Journal of Natural Products, 57: 201. ISSN 0163-3864 5. AL-KHALIL, S., TOSA, H., IINUMA, M., 1995: A xanthone C-glycoside from Iris nigricans. Phytochemistry, 38: 729. ISSN 0031-9422 6. AL-KHALIL, SULEIMAN, HIDEKI TOSA, MUNEKAZU IINUMA and T TSUNEMATSU, 1995: A xanthone C-glycoside from Iris nigricans: Structure of Irisxanthone, a new C glycosylxanthone. Phytochemistry, 38 (3): 729–731. ISSN 00319422 7. ARASAWA, M., MORITA, N., KONDO, Y. and TAKEMOTO, T., 1973: Constituents of the rhizome of Iris ﬂorentina and the constituents of the petals of Iris japonica. Yakugaka Zasshi, 93: 1655–1659. ISSN 0031-6903 8.ATTA-UR-RAHMAN, NASIM, S., BAIG, I., ARA JAHAN, I., SENER, B., ORHAN, I., CHOUDHARY, M. I.,2002: Isoﬂavonoid glycosides from the rhizomes of Iris germanica. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 50: 1100–1102, ISSN 0009-2363

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