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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