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Effect of Varied Macronutrient Ratios on Honey Bee Tolerance to IAPV Infection
Get PDFHoney bees are killed by Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV). Because this virus has no cure, it is important to lessen its impact on bees through proper nutrition. This project explores the effects of differing protein to lipid (P:L) ratios in pollen on honey bee susceptibility to this virus.
Over three trials, bees in cages were incubated for 3 days to resemble hive conditions. Two doses of IAPV (10-3 & 10-2) and a negative control were used, along with five P:L ratios (1.5, 2.5, 11.5, 16.5, & 21.5:1) and a sucrose-only diet. These treatment groups were combined to create a total of 18 treatments (three doses by six diets).
After feeding infected bees diets altered with either casein or canola oil (P or L) mortality was measured every 12 hours. Resulting data found significant differences in mortality rates between diet treatments among bees infected with a 10-2 dose. No significant differences between diets were found in the negative control and 10-3 groups
The Tomato Strikes Back: Plant Response to Environmental Stress
Get PDFIntroduction Tomato is an important vegetable. Its production is threatened due to altered weather patterns which increase environmental stressors such as flooding1, 2 and herbivory3 to crops. Plants respond in many ways. Stressed plants strike back to environmental stress by altering their chemistry4: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) emissions Defensive secondary metabolites2 Stress induced physiological changes in plants impact growth and development of insects. This study is broken into two experiments: The plant response to flooding stress The insect performance on flooded plant
An Ethnographic Study of Student Eating Habits at Parkland
Get PDFOur research question was broad as we chose to examine the eating habits of Parkland students and how it may affect their performance in the classroom. We also chose to focus on how Parkland students’ eating/snacking habits have changed since being at Parkland compared to high school or wherever they snacked before becoming college students. From our cultural anthropology course, we understand that food and eating habits are part of the “everyday actions that reflect cultural ideas” and can be studied to define the identity of a group (Miller Griffith and Marion 2020). Our research will reflect part of the identity of Parkland students through their habits
Project Approach – Teaching Dinosaurs in Pre-K
Get PDFFor this honors project, the author has outlined a lesson plan for Pre-Kindergarten students using dinosaurs as the subject
PRECS Student: Ethan Perez
No full textEthan Perez, a participant in the Phenotypic Plasticity Research Experience for Community College Students, discusses the experience and assigned project
PRECS Participant: Hailie Liu
No full textHailie Liu, a participant in the Phenotypic Plasticity Research Experience for Community College Students, discusses the experience and assigned project
Importance of Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Get PDFThis honors project discusses the importance of diversity in childhood education and how to achieve it