Passing Handouts (4/26/08)
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Environmental Studies
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador, are where Charles Darwin received the inspiration for the theory of evolution. In observing the islands' ecosystem and how its bird and reptile inhabitants compared to similar South American cousins, Darwin assembled what has become the driving philosophy of science.
Written by Dr. Ray Bohlin and Sue Bohlin
(Picture credit, Dr. Ray Bohlin and Sue Bohlin)
If you are interested in visiting or simply learning a little about the beautiful Galapagos Islands and the natural beauty these islands have please follow the following link:
http://www.probe.org/faith-and-science/origins/the-galapagos-islands-the-bohlins-visit.html
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Genetically Altered Grocery List
The following information has been retrieved from http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/genetic_engineering/engineered-foods-allowed-on-the-market.html
Please feel free to visit the website to review any additional information you would like to have about the foods you eat and if they are genetically altered in any way.
Genetically Engineered Food and Feed Allowed on the Market
| Product | Institution(s) | Engineered Trait(s) | Sources of New Genes | Name Date Allowed on Market |
| Alfalfa | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Roundup Ready 2005 |
| Canola | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | LibertyLink 2000 |
| Canola | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus | Roundup Ready |
| Canola | Monsanto | Altered oil (high lauric acid) for soap and food products | Calif bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus | Laurical 1995 |
| Canola | Bayer | Male sterile to facilitate hybridization; resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria | SeedLink 2000 |
| Chicory (radicchio) | Bejo Zaden | Male sterile to facilitate hybridization | Bacteria | SeedLink 1997 |
| Corn | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/male sterile to facilitate hybridization | Bacteria, virus | SeedLink Date unknown |
| Corn | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | LibertyLink Date unknown |
| Corn | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Bacteria, virus | StarLink 1998 (approved only for animal feed) |
| Corn | Dow/Mycogen | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Corn, bacteria, virus | NatureGard 1995 |
| Corn | Dow/Mycogen | Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm)/Resist glufosinate herbicide | Bacteria, virus | Herculex Rootworm 2005 |
| Corn | Dow/Mycogen DuPont/Pioneer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (Lepidopteran) | Corn, bacteria, virus | Herculex I 2001 |
| Corn | DuPont/Pioneer | Male sterile to facilitate hybridization | Potato, corn, bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1998 |
| Corn | Monsanto/ DeKalb | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Bacteria | Bt-Xtra 1997 |
| Corn | Monsanto/ DeKalb | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Name, date unknown |
| Corn | Monsanto | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Bacteria | YieldGard 1996 |
| Corn | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1998 |
| Corn | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm) | Bacteria | Name unknown 2006 |
| Corn | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus | Roundup Ready 1998 |
| Corn | Renessen (Monsanto and Cargill) | Higher levels of lysine to enhance animal feed | Bacteria | Mavera High Value Corn with Lysine |
| Corn | Syngenta | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Bacteria | Bt11 1996 |
| Corn | Syngenta | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Corn, bacteria, virus | Knock Out 1995 |
| Corn | Syngenta | Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm) | Bacteria | Name unknown 2007 |
| Corn (pop) | Syngenta | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Corn, bacteria, virus | Knock Out 1998 |
| Corn (sweet) | Syngenta | Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) | Bacteria | Bt11 1998 |
| Cotton | Bayer/Aventis | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Virus | Name unknown 2003 |
| Cotton | Monsanto/ Bayer | Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) | Bacteria | Name unknown 1998 |
| Cotton | Monsanto/ Bayer | Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | BXN Cotton 1995 |
| Cotton | Monsanto | Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) | Bacteria | Bollgard 1995 |
| Cotton | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus | Roundup Ready 1996 |
| Cotton | Mycogen/Dow | Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Bollgard II 2002 |
| Cotton | Mycogen/Dow | Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | HerculexT I 2001 |
| Flax | Univ Saskatchewan | Resist sulfonylurea herbicide to grow in soils with herbicide residues | Arabidopsis, bacteria | CDC Triffid 1999 |
| Papaya | Cornell Univ/ Univ Hawaii | Resist papaya ringspot virus | Bacteria, virus | Sunup, Rainbow 1997 |
| Potato | Monsanto | Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle) | Bacteria | NewLeaf 1995 |
| Potato | Monsanto | Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato virus Y | Bacteria, virus | NewLeaf Y 1999 |
| Potato | Monsanto | Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato leafroll virus | Bacteria, virus | NewLeaf Plus |
| Rice | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | LibertyLink |
| Soybean | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1998 |
| Soybean | DuPont | Altered oil (high oleic acid) to increase stability, reduce polyunsaturated fatty acids | Soybean, bean, bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1997 |
| Soybean | Monsanto | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Petunia, soybean, bacteria, virus | Roundup Ready 1995 |
| Squash | Seminis Vegetable Seed | Resist watermelon mosaic 2 and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses | Bacteria, virus | Freedom II 1995 |
| Squash | Seminis Vegetable Seed | Resist watermelon mosaic 2, zucchini yellow mosaic, cucumber mosaic viruses | Bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1997 |
| Sugarbeet | Bayer | Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Name unknown 2000 |
| Sugarbeet | Monsanto/ Syngenta | Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds | Bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1999 |
| Tomato (cherry) | Agritope | Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value | Bacteria | Name unknown 1996 |
| Tomato | DNA Plant Technology | Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value | Tomato, bacteria, virus | Endless Summer 1995 |
| Tomato | Monsanto/ Calgene | Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value | Tomato, bacteria, virus | FlavrSavr 1994 |
| Tomato | Monsanto | Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value | Bacteria | Name unknown 1995 |
| Tomato | Zeneca/ PetoSeed | Thicker skin and altered pectin to enhance processing value | Tomato, bacteria, virus | Name unknown 1995 |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Endangered Species
Within a radius of 100 miles from my house the only endangered specie is the Sea Turtle.
However I will list ALL endangered species located in the state of Florida:
Animals 56 | |
|---|---|
| Listing | |
| Alligator, American ( Alligator mississippiensis) | |
| Bankclimber, purple ( Elliptoideus sloatianus) | |
| Bat, gray ( Myotis grisescens) | |
| Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus) | |
| Caracara, Audubon's crested (FL pop.) ( Polyborus plancus audubonii) | |
| Crane, whooping [XN] ( Grus americana) | |
| Crocodile, American ( Crocodylus acutus) | |
| Darter, Okaloosa ( Etheostoma okaloosae) | |
| Deer, Key ( Odocoileus virginianus clavium) | |
| Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | |
| Jay, Florida scrub ( Aphelocoma coerulescens) | |
| Kite, Everglade snail (FL pop.) ( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus) | |
| Manatee, West Indian ( Trichechus manatus) | |
| Moccasinshell, Gulf ( Medionidus penicillatus) | |
| Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee ( Medionidus simpsonianus) | |
| Mouse, Anastasia Island beach ( Peromyscus polionotus phasma) | |
| Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach ( Peromyscus polionotus allophrys) | |
| Mouse, Key Largo cotton ( Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola) | |
| Mouse, Perdido Key beach ( Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis) | |
| Mouse, southeastern beach ( Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris) | |
| Mouse, St. Andrew beach ( Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis) | |
| Panther, Florida ( Puma concolor coryi) | |
| Pigtoe, oval ( Pleurobema pyriforme) | |
| Plover, piping (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus) | |
| Pocketbook, shinyrayed ( Lampsilis subangulata) | |
| Puma (FL) ( Puma concolor) | |
| Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh ( Sylvilagus palustris hefneri) | |
| Rice rat (lower FL Keys) ( Oryzomys palustris natator) | |
| Salamander, flatwoods ( Ambystoma cingulatum) | |
| Sea turtle, green (FL, Mexico nesting pops.) ( Chelonia mydas) | |
| Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas) | |
| Sea turtle, hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata) | |
| Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii) | |
| Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea) | |
| Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta) | |
| Seal, Caribbean monk ( Monachus tropicalis) | |
| Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney Cave ( Palaemonetes cummingi) | |
| Skink, bluetail mole ( Eumeces egregius lividus) | |
| Skink, sand ( Neoseps reynoldsi) | |
| Slabshell, Chipola ( Elliptio chipolaensis) | |
| Snail, Stock Island tree ( Orthalicus reses) | |
| Snake, Atlantic salt marsh ( Nerodia clarkii taeniata) | |
| Snake, eastern indigo ( Drymarchon corais couperi) | |
| Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside ( Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) | |
| Sparrow, Florida grasshopper ( Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) | |
| Stork, wood (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana) | |
| Sturgeon, Gulf ( Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) | |
| Sturgeon, shortnose ( Acipenser brevirostrum) | |
| Tern, roseate (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii) | |
| Three-ridge, fat ( Amblema neislerii) | |
| Vole, Florida salt marsh ( Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli) | |
| Whale, finback ( Balaenoptera physalus) | |
| Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae) | |
| Whale, right ( Balaena glacialis) | |
| Woodpecker, red-cockaded ( Picoides borealis) | |
| Woodrat, Key Largo ( Neotoma floridana smalli) | |
| PLANTS 55 | |
| Listing | |
| Lead-plant, Crenulate ( Amorpha crenulata) | |
| Pawpaw, four-petal ( Asimina tetramera) | |
| Bonamia, Florida ( Bonamia grandiflora) | |
| Bellflower, Brooksville ( Campanula robinsiae) | |
| Prickly-apple, fragrant ( Cereus eriophorus fragrans) | |
| Spurge, deltoid ( Chamaesyce deltoidea deltoidea) | |
| Spurge, Garber's ( Chamaesyce garberi) | |
| Fringe-tree, pygmy ( Chionanthus pygmaeus) | |
| Aster, Florida golden ( Chrysopsis floridana) | |
| Cladonia, Florida perforate ( Cladonia perforata) | |
| Pigeon wings ( Clitoria fragrans) | |
| Rosemary, short-leaved ( Conradina brevifolia) | |
| Rosemary, Etonia ( Conradina etonia) | |
| Rosemary, Apalachicola ( Conradina glabra) | |
| Harebells, Avon Park ( Crotalaria avonensis) | |
| Gourd, Okeechobee ( Cucurbita okeechobeensis okeechobeensis) | |
| Pawpaw, beautiful ( Deeringothamnus pulchellus) | |
| Pawpaw, Rugel's ( Deeringothamnus rugelii) | |
| Mint, Garrett's ( Dicerandra christmanii) | |
| Mint, longspurred ( Dicerandra cornutissima) | |
| Mint, scrub ( Dicerandra frutescens) | |
| Mint, Lakela's ( Dicerandra immaculata) | |
| Buckwheat, scrub ( Eriogonum longifolium gnaphalifolium) | |
| Snakeroot ( Eryngium cuneifolium) | |
| Spurge, telephus ( Euphorbia telephioides) | |
| Milkpea, Small's ( Galactia smallii) | |
| Seagrass, Johnson's ( Halophila johnsonii) | |
| Beauty, Harper's ( Harperocallis flava) | |
| Hypericum, highlands scrub ( Hypericum cumulicola) | |
| Jacquemontia, beach ( Jacquemontia reclinata) | |
| Water-willow, Cooley's ( Justicia cooleyi) | |
| Blazingstar, scrub ( Liatris ohlingerae) | |
| Pondberry ( Lindera melissifolia) | |
| Lupine, scrub ( Lupinus aridorum) | |
| Birds-in-a-nest, white ( Macbridea alba) | |
| Beargrass, Britton's ( Nolina brittoniana) | |
| Whitlow-wort, papery ( Paronychia chartacea) | |
| Cactus, Key tree ( Pilosocereus robinii) | |
| Butterwort, Godfrey's ( Pinguicula ionantha) | |
| Polygala, Lewton's ( Polygala lewtonii) | |
| Polygala, tiny ( Polygala smallii) | |
| Wireweed ( Polygonella basiramia) | |
| Sandlace ( Polygonella myriophylla) | |
| Plum, scrub ( Prunus geniculata) | |
| Rhododendron, Chapman ( Rhododendron chapmanii) | |
| Gooseberry, Miccosukee ( Ribes echinellum) | |
| Chaffseed, American ( Schwalbea americana) | |
| Skullcap, Florida ( Scutellaria floridana) | |
| Campion, fringed ( Silene polypetala) | |
| Pinkroot, gentian ( Spigelia gentianoides) | |
| Meadowrue, Cooley's ( Thalictrum cooleyi) | |
| Torreya, Florida ( Torreya taxifolia) | |
| Warea, wide-leaf ( Warea amplexifolia) | |
| Mustard, Carter's ( Warea carteri) | |
| Ziziphus, Florida ( Ziziphus celata) | |
Source: http://www.endangeredspecie.com/states/fl.htm
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