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What is a carbon sink

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Article 1: Photosynthesis: Tree Huggers

1. Provide a brief summary of the findings in your article (no more than 500 words). This summary must be in your own words, and should not include any direct quotations.

2. In your own words, what is a carbon sink? What is the role of forests in climate change? In other words, how can forest destruction be linked to increases in CO2? Limit this answer to 250 words.

3. What in the article did you find most interesting and/or surprising? Why did this stand out to you? Please explain. Limit this answer to 250 words.

4. Find another article on an aspect of this research you find most interesting (photosynthesis, climate change, competition, etc). Briefly explain how that article relates, and how it furthered your understanding of the concepts illustrated in the Tree Huggers article. Limit this answer to 500 words, and be sure to cite your source.

Article 2: Mitosis: How to Build a Heart

1. Provide a brief summary of the findings in your article (no more than 500 words). This summary must be in your own words, and should not include any direct quotations.

2. In your own words, explain what iPS cells are (be sure to cite any sources used). What are some reasons iPS cells are good candidates for recellularization? Limit this answer to 250 words.

3. What in the article did you find most interesting and/or surprising? Why did this stand out to you? Please explain. Limit this answer to 250 words.

4. Find another article on an aspect of this research you find most interesting (mitosis, organ transplant, stem cells, etc). Briefly explain how that article relates, and how it furthered your understanding of the concepts illustrated in the How to Build a Heart article. Limit this answer to 500 words, and be sure to cite your source.

Article 3: Conservation/Invasive Species: Island of the Snakes

1. Provide a brief summary of the findings in your article (no more than 500 words). This summary must be in your own words, and should not include any direct quotations.

2. Where is the brown tree snake native to, and how did it make its way to Guam? What factors made this snake a particularly good invader to this new habitat? Limit this answer to 500 words.

3. What in the article did you find most interesting and/or surprising? Why did this stand out to you? Please explain. Limit this answer to 250 words.

4. Find another article on an aspect of this research you find most interesting (invasive species, conservation, loss of biodiversity, etc). Briefly explain how that article relates, and how it furthered your understanding of the concepts illustrated in the Island of the Snakes article. Limit this answer to 500 words, and be sure to cite your source.

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