Adopt a Tree AssignmentLength: approximately 750 wordsStyle: A full, origin piece of writing, fully referencedSubmit : word document and two photos (Take a photo close up of the leaves or needles, and one with you standing beside the tree)Content:Description of Tree (approximately 250 words): including general description of tree, species (including scientific name), tree size (diameter-breast-height in cm and height estimate in m), branches and leaves characteristics, description of the bark, the geographic coordinates of the tree (use a GPS or Google Earth).Description of Biogeography associated with your tree (250 words)Description of the environment around your tree (other trees? in a park, or yard, or forest). The biogeography of tree species (range, where it grows naturally), moisture regime (upland or moist sites) and the ecology of the tree species.Values of your tree. (approximately 250 words)Personal value and connect to TreeYour views and personal value of this tree. Why did you choose this tree and/ or species? Do you have a connection to this tree?Or connection to the space the tree is in?Economic or commercial valueHow is this species used in a economic or commercial sense?

Directions:   The researchers performed a 6-week trial with 191 individuals, all of whom were heavy coffee drinkers (average of 5 cups/day) prior to the experiment, but none of whom were smokers. They divided the 191 participants into three groups: no coffee consumption, 1-3 cups/day, and 4 or more cups/day. They measured blood levels of cholesterol and homocysteine as indicators of heart health. Only the no-coffee group showed a significant drop in both indicators. Previous studies had demonstrated that decreases of the magnitude observed in the no-coffee group could cut the incidence of heart disease by 10-15%.   a)    What is the problem/question being studied?  b)   What is the hypothesis?  c) What is the experimental variable?  d)   List the controls.  e)   What is being measured to test the hypothesis?  Locate and summarize an reliable internet article that relates to any course topic covered in Unit II   Follow these steps to complete this assignment:   TOPIC I CHOOSE- Genetic mutations and how they can cause illness   1. Locate a reliable internet article that deals with one aspect of the course material from chapters 5, 6, OR 7. 2  Read the article.    4. In a written assignment, briefly describe the content of the article and explain how the article relates to the course material in the chapter you chose. In your explanation, be sure to define or describe the advance in medicine that relates to our course content.  1.  Which are more closely related to crocodiles:  birds or lizards? Explain. 2. Feathers evolved for purposes other than flight. What are some possible functions for          these early feathers? 3.  List and describe three features of plants that help them avoid or reduce predation.  4. You encounter the organisms:  Homo sapien. What does the first term refer to?  What does the second term refer to?     5.  What are the three key factors that influence species richness in an ecosystem?