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General Biology IFGCU

Nora Demers, Ph.D.

Selecting a PosterTopic

� Any item of your choice inBIOLOGY

� Biology is the science of life� Science is knowledge

acquired by carefulobservation

� Show the connections tomolecular and cellularBiology

� The following examples areprovided to help you choosea topic

Natural Selection

� Whathabitat?

� Whatrelations tootherorganisms?

� Whatmechanism?

� Why are theydifferent?

� How are theydifferent?

Species

� Whatspecies?

� Why is it“special”?

� Why is itstudied?

� What “uses”for humans?

Endangered Species

� Whatspecies?

� Why are theyendangered?

� Whatcontributes totheir decline?

� Are efforts tosave themworking?

� Why or Whynot?

Ecosystems

� Whatenvironment?

� Whatorganisms?

� How doestheir structurefit theenvironment?

� Whatfunctions tokeep thesystemworking?

� Is itendangered?

Invasive ExoticSpecies

� What are they?� How do they impact the

environment?� Are they damaging the

ecosystem?� How do they spread so well?� Is there a way to control

them?

Biomedicine

� How donerves grow?

� Can wemodify theirgrowth?

� Under whatcircumstances?

� Why wouldwe?

Nutrition

� What arevitamins?

� Why are theyneeded?

� How do theyfunction?

� How are theyacquired?

� Where do theyfunction?

Drugs

� What areAnabolicSteroids?

� How do theyfunction?

� Are there sideeffects?

Physiology

� What?� Who is

affected?� How?� Treatmen

t?

Genetic Abnormalities

� What arethey?

� How do theyhappen?

� Can they befixed?

� Should theybe fixed?

Behavior

� What aredreams (or)?

� How do theyoccur?

� Are they incolor?

� Can we controlthem?

� Why do wedream?

� Do otheranimals?

Pathogens

� What kinds ofpathogens arethere?

� When do theycausedamage?

� How do theycausedamage?

� Can they becontrolled?

Toxins

� Where arethey from?

� How are theytoxic?

� What cellularmechanism isaffected?

� Who isafflicted?

� Is there aremedy?

Technology

� What?� How?� Why?� Benefits

?� Hazards

?� Mechani

sm?

Investigation

� Whatstudiesoccur inspace?

� Whatdifferencesexist?

� Why do westudy inspace?

Your Topic Here

� What topicinterests you?

� Why?� What cellular

mechanism isinvolved?

� Who cares?� Why?

Goals for the Poster

� Captureattention

� Condensedformat

� Generatediscussion

� Neat & legible� Use large text� Use figures &

tables

Poster Format

� Title with authorlisted

� Abstract - nomore than 100words

� References/citations provided

� No larger than 6ft by 4 ft

� Illustrate yourmain point(s)

� Easy tounderstand

� May becomputergenerated

� Graphics areessential toconvey theissue or topic

Use Copious Graphics

Figures & Tables

� Usedescriptivetitles

� Should standalone

� Illustrate keypoints

� Readersshould nothave to readthe text tounderstand

Evaluation

� Byinstructor &peers

� Eachstudentmustevaluate 3posters

� More infoavailable atweb site

Begin Work Now

� Your posterwill reflect thetime andenergy youdevoted to it

� Use manyresources

� Do notplagiarize

Important Note

� Posters mustcontain amolecular/cellularcomponent

� Remember: youmust examinethe topic from abiologicalperspective