You are an ecologist interested in energetics of ecological systems. You begin your current research program with a study of primary productivity of corn plants growing in a field in Iowa during mid-summer. At noon on a sunny day, you enclose a single leaf (still attached to the plant) in […]

1. There are 44 chromosomes in rabbit’s germ cell. There are 8 alleles for a certain gene in the rabbit population. How many different alleles for this gene could be present in a single rabbit spermatozoid? (my answer: 1) 2. There are 48 chromosomes in each somatic cell of a […]

Assignment: Sex Unknown The links for the documentary are found with the Week 6 PowerPoint. The film has been divided into four ~ 15 minute segments. You are asked to view the Nova documentary “Sex Unknown”. This film investigates the complicated topics of biological sex, intersex, and gender identity. While […]

The identification of cultural universals impact our understanding How does the identification of cultural universals impact our understanding of what it means to be human? How does the search for universals help us better understand human cultural behavior? What examples from your own culture can illustrate the ideas that our […]