BIOBYTES 2007-2008

If you want to start receiving bits of information of biological interest send in your name, group and e-mail address at jennifer.fiorentino@um.edu.mt so that I may include you in my list.

The following biobytes have been sent so far:

 

 

 

BIOBYTES 2005-2006

 

 

BIOBYTE 1

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/VA1BioSpeciesConcept.shtml

 

BIOBYTE 2: ERNST MAYR  

Ernst May came out with the Biological Species Concept approach to define species. Read this short bio on this great evolutionary biologist who died in Feb. 2005 aged 100.

Who said studying kills? 

http://library.mcz.harvard.edu/ernstmayr.html

 

BIOBYTE 3: SCIENTIFIC NOMENCLATURE 

This is referring to my recent mention on the subject. 

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/homework_help/webfieldtrip.cfm?tripid=6

 

BIOBYTE 4:  BACTERIOPHAGE ANIMATION 

This week we will be covering viruses. Have a look at the animations showing lytic and the lysogenic life cycles of bacteriophages on the following pages.

  

http://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit2/viruses/lytlc.html

  

http://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit2/viruses/lysolc.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 5: BACTERIA 

You may find this site an interesting continuation to our lectures.... 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/bacteria.html

 

BIOBYTE 6: ARCHAEBACTERIA 

Want to know more about these bacteria.....? Click on the hyperlinks as well 

http://www.microbe.org/microbes/archaea.asp

 

 

BIOBYTE 7:  HYDROTHERMAL VENT LIFE 

http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/vents2.htm

 

 

BIOBYTE 8: CYANOBACTERIA 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanointro.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 9:  GRAM POSITIVE AND GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA

http://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit1/prostruct/grmix.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 10 ENDOSYMBIOSIS

 

The following text used to be discussed with first year students during seminars. It is being sent to in case you would like to read more about what has been proposed as a possible origin of eukaryotes. (not hyperlinked)

 

 

BIOBYTE 11 ARCHAEBACTERIA 

A simple site to familiarise you with these unfamiliar bacteria...

http://www.microbe.org/microbes/archaea.asp

 

 

BIOBYTE 12 KINGDOM PROTOCTISTA

Information about some simple protoctists is given in this easy-to-follow site 

http://www.microbe.org/microbes/protists1.asp

 

 

BIOBYTE 13 PARAMECIUM VIDEOS 

Have a look at these animations showing Paramecia cells in action! 

http://www.microscopy.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum/protozoa/paramecium/

 

 

BIOBYTE 14

A copy of the transfer used in class to illustrate different ciliate protoctists (not hyperlinked)

 

 

BIOBYTE 15:  COELOM 

http://ucdnema.ucdavis.edu/imagemap/nemmap/ENT156HTML/figures/COELOM.GIF

 

 

BIOBYTE 16: SOME CNIDARIAN PHOTOS

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/cnidaria.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 17: FLATWORM Photos 

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/platyhelminthes.html

 Ever imagined there could be flatworms so beautiful?!!

 

BIOBYTE 18: MARINE FLATWORM PICTURES 

http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/med_gall01.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 19: OBELIA LIFE CYCLE

 

 

Biobyte 20: Gastropod shell spirals

http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/7304/spirals.doc

 

 

 

Biobyte 21: ANNELID MOVEMENT

Click on "Form and Locomotion of an earthworm" and "Form and Locomotion of a Nereid" and watch these annelids moving. No need to download, just view on line!

http://images.google.com.mt/imgres?imgurl=www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/zoology/oligochaete-fla.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/index.php%3FPage%3D252&h=92&w=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dearthworm%2Blocomotion%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG

 

 

BIOBYTE 22: CHITIN

Chitin (found in arthropods, in some other animals, in fungal cellwalls but not in plants)

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/biology/bio4fv/page/chitin.html

--poly N-acetyl ß-glucosamine

 

 

Biobyte 23: Grazing Limpets

http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=1&inhab=491

Watch how limpets graze on algae covering rocks

 

 

BIOBYTE 24: ECHINODERM TUBE FOOT

 Print and keep this simple drawing  of a tube foot before your next lecture! (no hyperlink)

 

 

BIOBYTE 25: INSECT MOUTHPARTS

(no hyperlink)

 

 

BIOBYTE 26 SEA URCHIN TUBE FEET 

http://www.purviance.com/photos/nature/urchin2.htm

 

 

BIOBYTE 27:  DNA WEBSITES

 Make sure you visit these websites this week. Please add to your FAVOURITES!

 http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/

 

http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/DNA/index.html

 

 

BIOBYTE 28: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS ANIMATION

 Choose the second animation from the list. Try to understand what is taking place BEFORE we do it in class. That way you will understand more during lectures!

 http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter15/animations.html#

 

 

 

BIOBYTE 29: ANOTHER TRANSCRIPTION MOVIE 

This is another transcription movie. Do have a look at it before we do protein synthesis

http://www.biology.ewu.edu/aHerr/Genetics/Bio310/Media/ch12jpeg/03_01.mov

 

 

 

BIOBYTE 30: THE LAC OPERON 

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/lacoperon.html

 

 

 

BIOBYTE 31: MALTESE TERRESTRIAL HABITATS AND VEGETATION

http://www.maltawildplants.com/ASTR/Docs/ASTSQ/Vegetation%20of%20the%20Maltese%20Islands.htm

 

 

 

BIOBYTE 32: ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

 Based on examples in UK rather than in the Maltese Islands but still interesting... 

http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/successn/index.htm

 

 

 

BIOBYTE 33: EMERGENCE OF TETRAPODS

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000A040D-36A2-1434-B6A283414B7F0000

 Check related links as well

 

 

BIOBYTE 34: THE GROWTH OF POPULATIONS

http://2e.discoverbiology.com/

 

Choose Chapter 21 Growth of populations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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