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Travel Journal

• The Road To Yellowstone, Part 1
• The Road To Yellowstone, Part 2

Biology Topics

• CELLS
  • Cells: the basic unit of life, basic structures
  • Prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes
  • Introduction to more organelles through Euglena (Euglenida, mitochondria, chloroplasts, etc.)
  • Compare Euglena to Bison (multicellular vs. unicellular, different organelles)
  • Methanobacterium (Methanobacteria) and Brucella in bison, common prokaryotes in our own guts, comparison to T.aq. (Archaea vs. Eubacteria)
  • Gram + (Staphylococcus on our skin) vs. Gram - (Brucella)
  • Chemicals as cell building blocks, including scale of cells (range of sizes), organelles, molecules and atoms
• CHEMISTRY
  • Atomic structure and scale
• CLASSIFICATION
  • "King Philip Came Over For Good Soup"
  • King Philip's Sub-categories
  • Domains vs. Kingdoms: A better starting point
• MAMMALS
• Lodgepole Pine Forest (introduction to plant communities, biomes and forest types)
• Western Hardwood Forest
• Earth Structure
• Plate Tectonics - Why hot spot, thus hot springs, exist
• Introduction to Ecosystems (Greater Yellowstone ecosystem)
• Introduction to Evolution
• Biological Succession (fires) - [VIDEO]
• Density and the Great Salt Lake: The Experience (detailed explanation in Trip 8)

• BACTERIA
  • Aquificae – Thermocrinus ruber
  • Thermotogae – Thermophilic fermenters
  • Chloroflexi – Green Non-Sulfur
  • Deinococcus-Thermus – Thermus aquaticus - role in PCR
  • Cyanobacteria – Blue-Green Algae
  • Bacteroidetes
  • Chrysiogenetes
  • Deferribacteres
  • Dictyoglomi
  • Acidobacteria
  • Fibrobacteres
  • Fusobacteria
  • Gemmatimonadetes
  • Nitrospirae
  • Thermodesulfobacteria
  • Thermomicrobia
  • Staphylococcus (Gram +)
  • Brucella (Gram -)
• ARCHAEA
  • Crenarchaeota – Extremely Thermophilic Archaebacteria
  • Halobacteria – Halobacterium, Natronobacterium
  • Methanobacteria – Methanobacterium
  • Korarchaeota
  • Nanoarchaeota
• EUKARYOTA
  • Fornicata
  • Euglenida – Euglena
  • VIRIDIPLANTAE
    • Streptophyta
      • Tracheophyta
        • Euphyllophyta
          • Spermatophyta
            • Pinidae
              • Lodgepole Pine
            • Magnoliophyta
  • Opisthokonta
    • FUNGI
    • METAZOA
      • Arthropoda
        • Branchiopoda – Brine Shrimps, Water Fleas
      • Chordata
        • Aves
          • Falconiformes – Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures
        • Mammalia
          • Antilocapridae – Pronghorn
          • Bovidae
            • Bovinae - Bison, Cows, Gaurs
            • Caprinae - Bighorn Sheep
          • Cervidae
            • Cervinae - Elk
            • Odocoileinae - Deer, Moose, Caribou
          • Canidae – Wolves, Coyotes, Foxes
          • Felidae – Mountain Lions, Bobcats
          • Mustelidae – Otters, Weasels, Ferrets, Badgers
          • Procyonidae – Racoons
          • Ursidae – Bears
          • Castoridae – Beavers
          • Geomyidae – Northern Pocket Gopher
          • Erethizontidae – Porcupines
          • Leporidae – Rabbits, Hares

Human Effects on the Environment and Our Own Health

• Fire Suppression

Species Lists

• Yellowstone

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