Euglena

PLAGIARISM NOTICE – This is a turnitin assignment. Plagiarism will be penalized for a similarity index of 30% and above. If this is a first offense, penalty will be 50% of the grade. For a second offense, assignment will be graded zero and the student may be reported to the TAMU HONOR COUNCIL. Also, please DO NOT email me the assignment via CANVAS or any other email as doing so will result in a ZERO for the assignment. Please submit everything on CANVAS. Before you begin this assignment, click on this organism assignment list Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader for your assigned organism. Each one of you have been assigned an organism (common name or in some cases, scientific name) right next to your last name. For students with the same last name, I have included either the first letter or the first two letters of your first name right next to your last name. If you have the same first and last name, the first number of your UIN has been included. Once you know your organism, you will begin the assignment by researching your organism. NOTE: Common names are notorious for being confusing. The intention was not to be tricky here, but make this a new learning experience. Once you identify the scientific name of your organism, you should use that to search for more information. Some organisms assigned to you may already have a scientific name with both genus and species names or just the genus name. In case of the latter, if you come across more species under a particular genus while researching, pick the species that interests you the most within that genus. In case where there is very little information about one particular species within a genus, then you are welcome to write about several species within that genus by comparing them to each other. If you find multiple organisms carrying the same common name assigned to you or have other confusion, please contact me or Andres for clarification before you begin your research. In this assignment, I am asking you to write a blog post in your own words on the information you will gather on your assigned organism along with at least 3 relevant pictures. Please do not cut and paste verbatim from a paper or website as your blog will NOT be graded. (Read plagiarism notice above). Additionally, please DO NOT use DIRECT QUOTES (cited or un-cited) in your writing and make sure you submit your assignment as a turnitin assignment in Canvas as you have done before in this course, and that you see a TURNITIN SIMILARITY SCORE(%) before you submit. If you have submitted it as a turnitin in Canvas correctly, then you should see your similarity score. You do not have to include the score in your submission. We will see it while grading. Please watch this videoLinks to an external site. on how to submit the Turnitin assignment in Canvas and also see your similarity score. Failure to follow instructions will result in 5 penalty points for each category listed here from your overall score. Your blog post should be 800-1500 words long (not including the references). Type your blog post in a word processor as you have done with other assignments, copy & paste the pictures into the appropriate location in the text, and save the entire document in the Canvas supported file type (doc/docx) . Click ‘Start assignment’ > then click ‘Browse My Computer’ button on this page to attach your file, and then click Submit. Use the rubric to ensure you have all the components necessary to complete this assignment. This is a turnitin assignment which checks for plagiarism. If your similarity index is 30% or above, you will be penalized for plagiarism. Since the similarity index is displayed immediately, you are welcome to revise the document and upload it again before the deadline so as to avoid the penalty. As we have done in the past, turn-it-in assignment is given 2 attempts. Screen shots of your document, or scanned copies of your document, power point presentation, or google doc or .pages are NOT acceptable formats as they do not go through Turnitin review. Submitting it in an incorrect format without a plagiarism review will result in 100% penalty points. Also be sure NOT TO USE QUOTES/QUOTATIONS as you will be subjected to 30-50% penalty if you do. You should write the entire blog in your own words. Each of the features mentioned below is a criterion that will be used to assess the content of your blog post. Since I am asking you to write a significant bit, I will make this blog assignment worth your time by assigning 40 pts. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE RUBRIC PROVIDED. Scientific name based on Linnanean classification and common name of the organism Classification of the organism – At least up to 4 hierarchical taxonomic groups mentioned [Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class] – Note: If your organism is missing any of these higher order taxonomical groups, please include lower order groups that this organism is classified under. Pictures – You must include at least three original pictures with headings in your blog post: either photos you take, or pictures from the internet with source. Characteristics of the organism – For example, describe where you can find this organism, is it found in any of the biodiversity hotspots, the habitat that it lives in, its energy source, its life cycle, how does it survive, reproduce, defend etc., is anything unique about this organism that you find interesting, is this organisms’ population being affected by ecological disturbances, climate change (either in a beneficial or harmful way), is it endangered or under threat of being extinct, if so, are there any current preservation programs for this organism, can you include this organism under any of the 4 indicator species groups described in the Module -if so, which group would that be, would you want to preserve this organism regardless of it being under any threat-if so why. This section is worth. Citations – Add them at the end of your blog for text and pictures in any format . Creativity: Also remember, you are blogging about your organism so make it interesting and fun for the reader – be creative. The topic I was assigned was Euglena.