Let's hear it this way...

Manny Pacquiao lost a fight and people are blaming his change in religious out look for it. i just heard someone on the TV say that Pacquiao lost because he stopped wearing his rosary and doing the sign of the cross on his fights ever since his challenge with Bradley. well let me sort this out,.. by this, you guys are implying that wearing a rosary is and has always been his path way to victory. so, if wearing a rosary+sign of the cross=victory, and considering the fact that marquez and bradley eventually won, please ask this to yourselves ; did Bradley and Marquez wear a rosary on their victory?
Manny eventually fought as if his only goal was to erase people's disappointment to him due to his performance during his previous fight, particularly being slow enough to deliver less hits on Bradley. He fought hoping he would bring back the smile on people's face by showing that he regained his vast speed which people thought was already gone. He did it for the sake of everyone's entertainment and he did it in exchange for the fatal blow on his face.
Manny lost because he was meant to lose, the creator have probably decided a better plan for this event and of course Manny's life proves that he is being prepared for something better in life other than boxing.

Pacquiao, on the hands of defeat, still showed a positive outlook on his fight and
appreciated Marquez's drastic improvement in boxing skills.
his sportsmanship and attitude never failed to surprise many. this is what his new religious outlook made him.One heck of a boxer I still salute!

:-) Long Live Filipinos!

Attention! BSM 13 (Science, Technology & Society)

	1)	This is an apparatus which separates proteins and debris to DNA.

2)	This apparatus is used in sucking up solutions.

3)	This is a device which is used to see where the red cDNA molecules bonds.

4)	A device used in PCR which heats up and cools down.

5)	This is a kind of skin cancer cell which is examined in DNA Microarray.

6)	Type of cells which is collected in DNA extraction.

7)	A method used in sorting DNA strands according to length.

8)	A method used in diagnosing diseases and by copying a segment of DNA billions of times.

9)	A method used to investigate everything from cancer to pest control.

10)	It refers to the endless cycle of codependence,co-influence,co-production of technology and society upon the other.

A.

Science

B.	Technology

C.	Science and Technology

D.

Science, Technology and Society

			11)	It is the time where all humans were hunter-gatherers.

A.

Stone Age

B.	Ancient Civilization

C.	Medieval and Modern Technologies

D.

19th Century

12)	They are the inventors of simple machines such as ramp and lever to aid construction processes.

A.

Indians

B.

Chinese

C.

Egyptians

D.

Islam

13)	It is a practical application of knowledge in a particular area and a capability given by the practical application of knowledge.

A.

Science

B.	Technology

C.

Society

D.

STS

14)	Which civilization developed the following: seismological detectors, matches, paper, sliding calipers and wheel borrow.

A.

Egyptians

B.

Chinese

C.

Indians

D.

Islam

Online Assignment in Nat. Sci. 2 (BS ArchTech-1)

Hello Children...this will be your first online assignment in my subject..let me first assess how far have you gone in Biology as far as your knowledge is concerned...Your GUESS is welcome... Good Luck!! :)

1. Leafy sea dragons have leaf-like appendages that mimic the fronds of the sea kelp beds in which they inhabit. This inherited characteristic enables the delicate sea dragon to evade capture by its enemies. The evolution of these leafy appendages is an example of which of the characteristics of life?
a. organization
b. adaptation
c. growth and development
d. maintenance of internal constancy
e. irritability, or reacting to environmental change

2. One of these is NOT a requirement of living things. Choose that trait.
a. organization
b. ability to think
c. maintenance of internal constancy
d. response to the environment
e. energy

3. What is a theory in biology?
a. an opinion or educated guess
b. proof that a hypothesis is true
c. the outcome of an experiment
d. a hypothetical set of facts
e. a hypothesis that has been supported by many experiments and/or observations

4. Which of the following is formulated as a hypothesis to explain why the different sexes of a ringed pheasant look different?
a. The drab coloration of the female pheasant allows it to be camouflaged in its natural habitat
b. Painting a female pheasant bright red will draw attention to it.
c. Male pheasants, painted a drab color, were ignored by the females during mating season.
d. In an experiment, it was found that male pheasants were attracted to the drab-colored female pheasants.
e. If female pheasants were more brightly colored, then they will be "sitting ducks," especially during the hunting season.

5. What are the two primary environmental factors determining the distribution of biomes in different regions of our planet?
a. latitude and elevation
b. temperature and precipitation
c. the tilt of the Earth and relative distance from the sun
d. global air circulation and ocean currents
e. El Niño and global warming

6. "Seasons" on the planet Mars are characterized by variation in the size of its polar ice cap and the severity of its dust storms over the course of the Martian year. What causes these "seasons" of Mars?
a. topographical differences, such as its great channels and tall volcanoes
b. gravitational forces from other bodies in the solar system
c. rising and falling air masses
d. its relative distance from the Sun at different times of the Martian year
e. the tilt of the planet and relative changes in the angle of incidence of sunlight

7. Why can many different species coexist in an ecosystem when they are competing for limited resources?
a. each species is found in a different biome
b. each species occurs in a slightly different habitat
c. each species occupies a different niche
d. each species comprises a different population
e. resources are shared among all species

8. Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem or a definition of one?
a. the planet Earth
b. all the organisms, sometimes hundreds of species, in a given area
c. a leaf that has fallen to the ground
d. a tropical rainforest
e. the kelp beds of southern Australia, home of the sea dragon

9. Many major deserts of the world are situated around 30 degrees N and S latitude. The aridity of these regions can be best explained by:
a. the water-conserving adaptations of desert plants and animals
b. the absence of pioneer species
c. sea surface temperatures and global ocean currents
d. their high relative humidity
e. the dry air masses over these regions are falling, increasing in temperature, and sucking all the moisture out of the ground

10. The transition of your neighbor’s lawn from a uniform lawn of grass to one that is now crowded with tall weeds, tree saplings, and small shrubs is called:
a. primary succession
b. secondary succession
c. invasive succession
d. disclimax
e. transitional succession

11. Returning to your neighborhood some 100 years from now, you see a mature oak-hickory forest. You are told that if this forest is not disturbed, it will remain fairly constant in species composition for ever. How would you describe the ecological status of this land?
a. disclimax community
b. climax community
c. pioneer community
d. primary successional community
e. invasive species community

12. Shortly after visiting your old neighborhood, the weather deteriorates and a freak tornado scours the area, effectively removing the vegetation. How will pioneer species alter the nonliving components of this ecosystem during the early stages of succession?
a. they prevent later successional species from establishing themselves
b. they maintain the community in a recurring state of disclimax
c. they convert existing organic matter to mineral substrate
d. they reduce light intensity and temperature and add organic matter to the soil
e. they permit as much sunlight (energy) as possible to reach the ground

13. Species that are non-native to a particular ecosystem and whose introduction has caused economic or environmental harm are called what?
a. pioneer species
b. disclimax species
c. invasive species
d. secondary species
e. successional species

14. John Deere and his self-scouring steel-bladed plow, and all others who used this implement, were able to convert tallgrass prairie into agricultural land. The maintenance of this land by repeated plowing, sowing, and raising crops is an artifical form of maintaining what?
a. a disclimax commnity
b. a climax community
c. a biological community
d. a pioneer community
e. all of the above

15. Which factor would cause the change in the growth rate of the population from time 1 to time 2?

a. intrinsic growth factors b. density dependent factors c. generation time d. biotic potential e. genetic make up of the species

16. In the portion of the poem below, how would the birds, snakes, and wolves be classified in terms of biological population terminology?
Thousands of chipmunks scurrying about
But soon their exponential future would be in doubt
For the birds and the snakes and wolves got the hunch
That chipmunks make a delectable lunch
Charles Sokoloff (former Bio 100 student)
a. as factors determining the intrinsic rate of increase of the chipmunk population
b. as density independent factors for the chipmunk population
c. as density dependent factors for the chipmunk population
d. as exponential growth factors for the chipmunk population
e. as members of the chipmunk population

17. The actual growth rate of a population is calculated by ____________.
a. adding up all the environmental resistance factors
b. subtracting the death plus emigration rates from the birth plus immigration rates
c. subtracting the death rate from the generation time
d. birth rate alone
e. multiplying the generation time by the birth rate

18. Which group of organisms is a population?
a. all the plants in the U of I experimental prairie
b. all the trees in Urbana
c. all the Canadian geese (a species of bird) living in the pond next to Menard's building supply store.
d. all the insects living under the grass of the quad
e. all the pets in Champaign

19. Energy, which originated as light, is transported from the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis to the Calvin cycle in the form of:
a. heat
b. ATP and NADPH
c. ADP and NADP
d. oxygen and sugar
e. carbon dioxide and water

20. When plants do not receive enough water their photosynthetic rate drops significantly. This is because:
a. water is a raw material needed for the light dependent reactions.
b. the stomates close and carbon dioxide is not available.
c. sugar builds up and inhibits photosynthesis.
d. not enough oxygen is produced to keep glycolysis running.
e. water provides the carbon atoms used to make sugar.


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