Topics of Study

- Eradicating Poverty
- Stabilizing Population
- Sustainable Companies
- Restoration
- Sustainable Value

Course Objectives:

Compare and contrast the theory and characteristics of economic growth to ecosystem-based economic growth.

Define the importance of ecosystem-based economic growth.

Identify the nature and consequences of economic growth on the viability and health of ecosystems. List and describe examples of ecosystem-based enterprises.

Exercise 1

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Discuss the physical costs of converting a company to one with embedded sustainability. How much of these costs do you think are being passed on to the consumer?

Exercise 2

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A pollution control agency is considering the following regulatory policies:

(i) Taxing the use of one input that increases pollution. (Other inputs affect pollution too, both increasing and decreasing it.)

(ii) Taxing the final goods that firms produce and sell on the market.

(iii) Taxing pollution.

For each of the questions below, explain why you have answered with the policy that you have, and explain why you have chosen that policy over the other two.

(a) Which of these policies is most likely to reduce pollution?

(b) Which of these policies might actually lead to an increase in pollution?

(c) Which of these policies is most likely to be financially damaging to firms?

(d) Which of these policies is most likely to encourage innovative methods of pollution reduction?

Please read each question carefully and answer in your own words, and with your own examples. Be sure to cite the text appropriately.

DNA Structure and Gene Function:

1. Describe and compare the chemical compositions of DNA and RNA.

2. Describe the key features of the overall shape of a DNA molecule.

3. Describe how complementary base pairing works.

4. Define transcription and translation.

5. Describe the steps of transcription.

6. Describe the process of translation, noting how mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA are involved.

7. Explain what causes mutations and describe how they can be harmful or beneficial to organisms.

DNA Replication, Binary Fission and Mitosis:

8. Explain why cell division is an essential part of life.

9. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction noting the type of cell division responsible for each.

10. Summarize the steps of DNA replication.

11. How is binary fission similar to mitosis?

12. Describe the key events of each phase of the cell cycle.

13. Describe the key events of each phase of mitosis.

Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis:

14. What is the difference between autosomes and sex chromosomes?

15. Explain why the generation of haploid gametes is necessary in sexually reproducing organisms.

16. Compare the process and products of meiosis I and meiosis II.

17. Explain how independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis, random fertilization and crossing over contribute to genetic diversity in offspring.

18. Distinguish between the products of mitosis and meiosis.

Patterns of Inheritance:

19. Define and distinguish between self fertilization, cross fertilization, true-breeding organisms, hybrids, the P generation, the F1 generation, and the F2 generation.

20. Define and distinguish between the following pairs of terms: heterozygous versus homozygous, dominant allele versus recessive allele, genotype versus phenotype, and phenotypic ratio versus genotypic ratio.

21. Define the law of segregation and explain how it applies to reproduction.

22. Define Mendel's law of independent assortment and explain how it applies to a dihybrid cross.

23. Define the chromosome theory of inheritance and explain how linked genes are inherited differently from non-linked genes.

24. Explain how chromosomes determine the sex of a human.

25. Explain why sex-linked diseases are more common in males.

Cell Cycle Control Proteins and Cancer

Prompts:

1) List the phases of the cell cycle and of mitosis in order.

2) Identify the independent, dependent, and standardized variables in the experiment described above.

3) Develop a conclusion based on these results. Is the hypothesis supported or rejected? Explain your reasoning.

4) What new questions or future directions could be suggested by the data? Provide an example

5) Remember that most regulation and movement of cell structures are controlled by proteins.

Speculate on other proteins that might affect aspects of cell division and potentially be involved in cancer.