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    Figure of the Week: Applied Statistics for Wildlife Research
    Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing at the start of a weekly computer lab. This slide deck focuses on figures related to concepts...

    Keywords: statisticsgraphsmath anxietyWildlife Biologymath attitudesInterpreting Graphssense of belongingfear of negative evaluation

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    1-104-InfectionRisk-ModelingScenario
    This project is designed to examine differences between the exponential and logistic growth models in biology and how to apply these models in solving epidemic questions.

    Keywords: infectionlogisticexponentialcovidcarrying capacity

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    How amphibians are impacted by Chytridiomycosis with Keely Rodriguez
    Keely Rodriguez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada Reno in the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology department. In this interview, Keely discusses her background and her...

    Keywords: Disease ecologyamphibians

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    Does explicitly teaching leadership skills increase student persistence in STEM fields?
    Poster on leadership skills presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Cell Aggregation and Sphere Packing
    This module introduces the calculation of packing density in the context of understanding cell aggregation and arrangement. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosGeometryInequalitiesCell StructureCell GrowthCell AggregationSphere Packing

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    Cell Division and the Presence of a Growth Factor
    This module introduces exponential growth, the Michaelis-Menten, and Lineweaver-Burk equations in the context of understanding how growth factors influence cell division. It is intended for an...

    Keywords: exponential equationshyperbolic equationsCell StructureCell Growthgrowth factor

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    Diffusion Through a Cell Membrane
    This module introduces rates of diffusion in the context of understanding simple and facilitated diffusion through the cell membrane. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationscalculushyperbolic equationsCellular Processesrates of change

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    DNA and Knot Theory
    This module introduces knot theory in the context of understanding the packing of DNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: DNAGenetic InformationTopologyKnot Theory

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    Estimating Tree Heights: Right Triangle Trigonometry
    This module introduces basic trigonometry calculations in the context of understanding tree height calculations. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: ecologyTrigonometryTrigonometric Functions

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    Interspecific Competition: the Lotka-Volterra Model
    This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra Model in the context of understanding interspecific competition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: differential equationsecologyLotka-Volterrainterspecific interactionsstate-space graphs

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    Maintaining Cellular Conditions: pH and Buffers
    This module introduces the chemical reactions related to pH in the context of understanding how acidity can affect both the structure and chemical reactivity of cellular molecules. It is intended...

    Keywords: ExponentsLogarithmsRatiosCellular Processes

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    Mitotic Index and Cell Division
    This module introduces the mitotic index in the context of understanding the dynamics of cell division in the root of a plant. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosCell StructureCell GrowthchartCell DivisionMitotic Index

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    Optimal Foraging Theory
    This module introduces the optimal foraging strategy in the context of understanding competition and coexistence among species. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: ecologyforagingoptimal foragingInequalities

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    Osmoregulation
    This module introduces the osmotic work equation in the context of understanding osmoregulation. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: logarithmic equationsAnimal Physiology

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    Phototropism and Gravitropism: Quantifying Stem Curvature in Plants Introduction
    This module introduces phototropism and gravitropism in the context of understanding how to quantify stem curvature of plants. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: plant physiologyGeometryTrigonometry

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    Population Genetics: Limits to Adaptation
    This module introduces gene flow in the context of understanding the persistence of maladaptive traits in some populations. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: LogarithmsAlgebraGenetics and Evolution

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    Predator-Prey Dynamics: the Lotka-Volterra Model
    This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra model in the context of understanding how predator and prey interact. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: differential equationsecologypredatory-prey modelLotka-Volterrapredator-prey interactions

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    Quantitative Cytological Characteristics: Photorespiration
    This module introduces quantitative cytological characteristics in the context of understanding cell behavior under stress. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: plant physiologyRatioschart

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    Spider Silk: Stress-Strain Curves and Young's Modulus
    This module introduces the stress-strain curve in the context of understanding materials' mechanical behavior. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: structurestressbiomechanicsFunctionsstrainYoung's Modulusmechanical

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    The Chi-Square Test
    This module introduces how to determine whether observation is significantly different from expectation in the context of understanding Chi-square Test. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ProbabilityProbability & StatisticsGenetics and EvolutionStatistical Testing

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