Thursday, April 22, 2010

Eco-friendly Solar Home

     If I was to design a home for myself I would make it solar powered. This choice is based on a green eco-friendly environment that is very efficient. Since my house is solar powered I would live in an area with high solar radiation and much day time. The sun is only up for so long so I'll have back up energy from unused solar power from seperate solar panels and, if I don't have enough energy I'll add an open roof to make more light in the house. The cost will also be a lot in the beginning but, soon the low cost will gain on the high price and be instead very prosperous.  

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Global Warming Toll on the Environment

      Yes, it is definitely an environmental problem. Global warming is the process of the harmful gases on earth that we create slowly deteriorating the ozone layer and by the effect of this more of the suns harmful rays are being let in causing the earth to rise in temperature. This rising temperature can slowly change the climate in the area. By this happening the many animals may have difficulties in their ecosystem. Such as the colder areas, in many of the colder areas icebergs are melting due to the rise in temperature. As a result many artic animals are slowly being cornered into a smaller and smaller area of living space. Of course melting icebergs effect humans too. These frozen ice caps hydrate us as a great source of fresh water. Again the heat slowly depletes it and fresh water is very important do to the small amount of it on earth and how much we depend on it. 

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Genetics/Heretity Blog

Mom: attached ear lobes (ee), hair on fingers (FF), widows peak (Ww), straight hair (Hh), smooth chin (cc), no dimples (dd)
Dad: unattached ear lobes (EE), hair on fingers (FF), widows peak (Ww), straight hair (Hh), smooth chin (cc), dimples (DD)
My Traits: unattached ear lobes, hair on fingers, no widows peak, straight hair, smooth chin, dimples

From the example of traits, I have both traits from my dad and mom. By guessing I would think that my Mom has the genotypes of ee, FF, Ww, Hh, cc, and dd. My Dad should have EE, FF, Ww, Hh, cc, and DD. I have proof that I have traits from both parents because you have to have half of the genetics of one parents and the other half from the other parent and also I have one trait that neither my parents have so that must mean they must have one ressesive trait each.