Similar principles govern the operation and regulation of biological processes across cellular, physiological, and ecological scales. Resources connected to this theme include:
In this activity students use the HHMI Population Growth Models interactive to explore R0 for diseases and discuss the importance of connecting population ecology to current events like the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Presented at NABT 2019, we demonstrate how the Population Dynamics Click & Learn resource can be customized for any organism - using the Lionfish invasion as an example
Students explore four different issues related to trophic interactions that affect modern rice agriculture practices and consider relationships between these issues using Lotka and Volterra predator/prey model.
Jessica Ashley Allen, Christie Landry, Laura Pickell, Deborah Taylor
Version: 1.0
This activity accompanies the HHMI BioInteractive module Sex Verification of Athletes
(https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/testing-athletes). It provides students with exercises to explore the aspects of human anatomy and physiology.
Gary Laverty, Thomas John Peters, Juan Sebastián Ramírez-Lugo, Denise Levin Signorelli, Saumya Ramanathan
Version: 1.0
Students learn about transcriptional regulation of PPAR-γ, an important controller of adipose tissue stores and energy metabolism through a drawing/coloring activity of the different components involved in controlling PPAR-γ activation.
Kiersten Nicole Newtoff, Fernando Nieto, Emily Nodine, Brian Robert Shmaefsky, Kristine Grayson
Version: 1.0
Students explore four different issues related to trophic interactions that affect modern rice agriculture practices and consider relationships between these issues.
