Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Atmosphere, Solar Radiation, Microbes, and You




Reading

Electromagnetic Radiation- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Electromagnetic_radiation

Atmospheric Composition- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Atmospheric_composition

Photosynthesis- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Photosynthesis

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- Discuss electromagnetic energy and identify the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is used for photosynthesis

- discuss the composition of the atmosphere

- identify organisms capapble of photosynthesis

- define carbon fixation

- briefly discuss what happens in the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis

- briefly discuss what happens in the light independent reactions of photosynthesis

- discuss the processes involved in cycling organic carbon to carbon dioxide and back in aerobic and anaerobic environments.

- define the photo zone

- discuss conditions at the bottom of the ocean

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