Studying Fermentation and Types of Organisms

Part 1

The Discussions are not simply statements of opinion. They are intended to allow you to expand upon and apply the principles discussed in your textbook, the lectures, and/or another research you conduct. Each week a question will be posed for your consideration. Before answering, you should review the chapters covered during this week and the lectures.

For this week’s discussion, please see the topic below to discuss. It is strongly encouraged that your initial post be posted by 11:59 PM ET on Thursday. It should be at least 250 words.

This must be in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the Internet. You may use quotes from a source, but those quotes will not count towards your 250-word count requirement. Please do not plagiarise. If you use a quote, you must put quotation marks around it and you must cite the source at the end of your post. It is not simply enough to put a source at the end. You should also include at least one reference in your post. Do not use Wikipedia as a source.

You should then make at least two additional posts to other students. These posts should be at least 100 words and be substantive in nature. While pleasantries such as “I agree” or “great job” are nice, they will not count as one of your required posts. Your posts should be on at least 3 separate days.

For this discussion, choose a type of cell that has not already been chosen and answer the following questions. This list of questions is not inclusive, so feel free to add in other information that you might find that is relevant to the topic.

What type of cell is it? What type of organism is the cell found in? Where in the organism is the cell found? What is its function or duty? How does it contribute to the ability of the organism to maintain homeostasis? Describe the cell’s characteristics. Are there organelles? Does the cell contain components that are unique to that type of cell? Can the cell reproduce, if so, how does this occur? Is this type of cell found in other organisms?

Part 2

Fermentation

Fermentation is an important process in biology. It is also an important process in which many foods we eat and beverages we drink are made. Now that you have had a chance to study the various ways in which fermentation can be used, you will choose a topic from the table below that uses an organism that undergoes fermentation to produce the desired product and discuss.

Find a credible and reliable, scientific resource that augments what you have already learned about fermentation and the product it produces and address the following questions.

Which food product did you choose?

What does this process involve (describe the method)?

What types of other foods can be prepared using this method?

What type of organism (living creature) is used for this product of fermentation?

Note: Neither open resources nor open blogs can be used as sources of information; see ‘Researching Information’ within the class for more information on appropriate credible/reliable sources of information.

Do not use any websites associated with the following:

Encyclopedia/Wikipedia Articles

Course Descriptions

Sites posted by elementary and high school classes

Sites designed to “sell” you on a religious view, a philosophy or a product

Sites already posted by another student or the instructor. If the root web address is the same, don’t use it. No duplicate websites are permitted.

Share the website with the class by writing a full paragraph summary (150 words minimum) of what you have learned or have found particularly helpful when reviewing the website. Do not copy and paste directly from the website.

This blog should be written in your own words. Any content and paraphrased information from the resource (URL) must be properly cited per APA including the specific URL (website) you are recommending. The blog post must be directly posted in the classroom; please do not upload a Word document only.

The initial blog post is strongly suggested to be posted by 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday of Week 2.

Part 2: Blog Response Post

Peruse some of the Blog entries made by your fellow classmates. Choose at least one Fermentation blog) that you found useful and comment on how the website helped you with this week’s content. The comment should be 100 words minimum.

For Part 2 – posting the Blog Response Post to a fellow classmate, click the “Week 2 Assignment – Website Recommendation Blog” to enter the assignment. The screen will refresh and on the right side will be a black bar with “Blog details” on it and below that will be your name and a down arrow.

Click the arrow and all the people who have posted blog posts will be listed. Read through the post by selecting the fellow student’s name and the screen will refresh – scroll to bottom and on the bottom left will be the student’s blog post. When ready to respond, click “Comment” at the end of the blog post and then a space will open below the blog post you are responding to.

When done with the response blog post, click “Add”. Then the response blog post is posted.

Both parts (1 & 2) of the Week 2 Assignment must be posted on separate days. The Week 2 Assignment (both Parts 1 & 2) are due and must be completed by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday of Week 2.

The Week 2 Assignment – Website Recommendation Blog is worth a potential total maximum of 100 points and there are two components:

Part 1: your initial blog post, 150 words minimum, discussing a credible and reliable, scientific website (10 points maximum) that augments what you have already learned about fermentation and the particular product of fermentation.

The initial blog post will be scored on topic [product of fermentation] (10 points), grammar and spelling (10 points), content and discussion of the specific product of fermentation (40 points maximum), submitted on a different day than Part 2 (5 points) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 150 words (5 points)

Part 2: response blog post to a fellow classmate and it will be scored on grammar and spelling (2.5 points), content and discussion of what was learned about the product of fermentation from the blog post and resource (15 points maximum) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 100 words (2.5 points maximum).

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