Ganesh: Different Types of Carbohydrate (5)

Starch is found in potatoes
Solanum Tuberosum
42.292794,-71.636483

Sucrose is also known as Table Sugar

Which comes from sugarcane (saccharum officinarum)

42.292794,-71.636483

 There is a lot of Glucose in Honey produced by Honeybees (Apis)
42.292794,-71.636483

Lactose is found in Milk a byproduct of cows (Bos Primigenius)
42.292794,-71.636483

Fructose is found in Bananas (Musa)
42.292794,-71.636483

Ganesh: Vestigial Structure in an Animal (2)

Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptus Chrysocome
+42° 21' 33.10", -71° 2' 58.69"

Emu
Dromaius Novaehollandiae
42.06571,-71.585789

Both the Penguin and the Emu's wings are considererd vestigial structures as its ancestors once used them to fly while these birds no longer use them for that purpose. 

Ganesh: Endangered Species (2)

White Naped Mangabey
Cercocebus Atys Lunulatus
+42° 3' 58.02", -71° 35' 9.36"

Blue Throated Maccaw
Ara Glaucogularis
+42° 3' 58.02", -71° 35' 9.36"

Chen: Example of Reproductive Isolation

Common Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
42.305213,-71.089096
When the peafowl exposes its feathers, it is a signal/ sign for mating with another of its own species.

Arsenault: Endothermic Organism

Toy Poodle domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

42° 14' N / 71° 37' W

House Cat

Felis Catus

42° 14' N / 71° 37' W

Arsenault: Different Biomes

Freshwater

41° 41' N / 70° 27' W

Deciduous Forest

41° 41' N / 70° 27' W

Taiga Biome

taken from: 42° 18' N / 73° 10' W

Grasslands

44° 18' N / 71° 19' W

Desert

July 29, 2012

updated: October 30, 2009

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm

Makris: Organisms in Same Order but Different Family

Spiny Softshell Turtle
Apalone spinifera
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

The Spiny Softshell Turtle and the Eastern Box Turtle are both members of the order Testudines.  The Spiny Softshell Turtle is a member of the family Trionychidae, while the Eastern Box Turtle is a member of the family Emydidae.

Makris: Organisms in Same Genus but with Different Species

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

The Red-shouldered Hawk and the Red-tailed Hawk are both members of the genus Buteo, but are classified as different species.

Makris: Endangered Species

Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

Red-fronted Macaw
Ara rubrogenys
Location: 42°15'50.76" N, 71°45'57.84" W

Blanding's Turtle and the Red-fronted Macaw are both classified as endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species.

Krishnan: Crustaceans

Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister. Found at  37.8087° N, 122.4094° W (Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco) 

Krishnan: Endangered Species (2)

Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias. Found at 37.8087° N, 122.4094° W (Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco). Its the grey-ish one. In the top picture on the top and on the bottom picture on the right. The other shark in these pictures is called the Leopard Shark which is not endangered. 

Krishnan: Endangered Species

Giant Sea Bass, Stereolepis gigas. Found at 37.8087° N, 122.4094° W (Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco) 

Krishnan: Amphibian

This is a California Toad, Bufo Boreas, found at 37.8087° N, 122.4094° W (Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco). 

Connors: Sporophyte and Gametophyte

Sporophyte and Gametophyte Generations of the Same Plant: Red Pine or Pinus Resinosa
Location: 42.252861, -71.643867

Harris: Different Biomes

Deciduous Forest Biome
42.216635,-71.618662

Freshwater Lake Biome
42.289398,-71.613159

Intertidal Zone Biome
41.524989,-70.673398
Photograph URL: http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_lightbox/hash/d3/d6/d3d6377657504b3ae061626ec4590715.jpg
Photograph Date: June 27, 2012

Desert Biome
32.384064, -106.497698
Photograph URL: http://nbclatino.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/wordpress-desert-photo-edited.jpg?w=640&h=480&crop=1
Photograph Date: July 31, 2012

Tropical Rainforest Biome
5.845545, 117.94075
Photograph URL: http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/rainforests/borneo_river_08_639.jpg
Photograph Date: July 22, 2012

Harris: Different Classes of Proteins

This photograph is of insulin, a hormone.
42.233466,-71.624842

Raw beef contains hemoglobin, a transport protein.
(Organism is Bos primigenius.)
42.269557,-71.608759

My hair contains the structural protein keratin.
42.234288,-71.624283

The meat tenderizer in this photograph contains the enzyme bromelain.
42.234288,-71.624283

Ovalbumin, a storage protein, is the main protein found in egg white.
(Organism is Gallus domesticus.)
42.234288,-71.624283

Harris: Storage Polysaccharides

Maize
Zea mays
42.251401,-71.666889

Harris: Passeriforms

American Robin
Turdus migratorius
42.234172,-71.623734

Yellow Canary
Serinus flaviventris
42.275997,-71.75051

Harris: Organisms in the Same Class but Different Orders

Class: Mammalia

Eastern cottontail  rabbit
Sylvilagus floridanus
42.234395,-71.624327 
Order: Lagomorpha

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
41.789544,-71.416347
Order: Carnivora

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
42.234422,-71.624479 
Order: Rodentia

Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus 
41.939669,-71.435789
Photograph URL: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7704629170_6342c5fcc7_o.jpg
Photograph Date: July 30, 2012
Order: Chiroptera

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
49.064419,-107.293282
Photograph URL: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4MYvwH20gqNT8cI_U0scP70-y3LPlJ5lkCcpCZto33q-EAZcJquODjwIWNfgS6bzpalVrFExxPaA2JEZ6Gsn42c-hZ3nDdEUs-wC-0VkqjnmE16QkwkL4jtLZgprgUo0YKIP9kH6LPiJ/s400/white+tailed+deer.jpg
Photograph Date: June 23, 2012

Order: Artiodactyla

Harris: Different Types of Carbohydrates

 Honey contains fructose, a monosaccharide.

 Table sugar is the common name of sucrose, a disaccharide.

Stachyose, an oligosaccharide, is found in vegetables such as green beans.

Gelling sugar contains the polysaccharide pectin as a gelling agent.

Saliva contains DNA, a nucleotide.

All photographs were taken at the location 42.234306,-71.624248.