Photosynthesis Sites

  1. Kirk Dimitris recommends http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/mtsn/biolhome.html I think that the one I found on Photosynthesis would prove very useful to any s tudent because it provided in rough outline form alot of the steps to Photosynt hesis. I really liked the cross reference I did to The Biology Home Page as we ll.
  2. Peter Gibbs recommends I was attracted to this URL because I now have a better understanding of protein building and how it contriubutes to cellular propagation. All cancer research is a step in the right direction so any article is deserving of merit. Despite the technical jargon that inhabited this text, I learned than cancer research is not limited to human and anumal studies, but plants also.
  3. Carolyn Mulcahy recommends This particular URL would be of interest to students because it discusses the importance of photosythesis to life and outlines the essential features of plants.
  4. Dave Hirsh recommends This site describes the process of photosynthesis very well. I found it intere sting, and helpful. It explains the why's, what's, and how's of this process.
  5. Michael Becker Mike Moore recommends I found another place that you might want to check out for your homepage.
  6. Kavitha L. Rajasekhar recommends I found the article on different pigments of the plant very interesting and I belive other students might also. The explanations of the different pigments and the research applications add insight to the lecture.
  7. Amanda Laun recommends This was a page about a summer internship/job offered by Arizona State Universi ty. It involved testing and laboratory experiences that would provide the stud ent with on hand experience. This could be interesting and a good opportunity for those who want to learn more about science in a summer program.
  8. Dane Robinson recommends The article is called "Why Study Photosynthesis?" and it discusses the importance of photosynthesis and why we should further research the subject. I think it would be of interest to the students because it actually relates photosynthesis and science to our lives and stuff we really care about. It reminds us not to take this biological process for granted. Phototosynthesis is critical to maintaining and improving the quality of life on earth. I found it especially interesting that photosynthesis is actually involved in technological studies. It may help scientists make new electronic devices. Clearly, it affects everything around us more than we realize.
  9. Meredith A. Farmer recommends Tells of recent publications in field of Botony. Excellent for research.
  10. Chris Harris Jenna C. Voss recommends Dynamax Inc. Dynamax's HomePage I think this article would be interesting to people in this course because it gives us the opportunity to see how technology is playing a part in nature. It also reminds us that photosynthesis is actually occuring all the time, it isn't something that we just study in class.
  11. Jaclyn Bronson recommends One reason why I think people may findd this interesting is that we studied volvox in 115 and it is a widely know colonial organism. Personally I knew what volvvox was before I was in high school because I was involved in a National Science Foun dation Young Scholars program. Also it has two pages of pictures on the llli fe cycle of the volvox which will aid people who are visual learners.
  12. Gretchen Dryfuse bionet.photosynthesis This is a discussion page, so different viewpoints and explanations for things can be explored. This would be an easy way for students to find up-to-date information on the topic provided.
  13. Jody Eaton recommends it's a paper on the 3 principals of sustaining growth- the reason i thought it would be good for students is because it combines specialization, diversity, and complexity to talk about botany which kind of ties together everyting we've done in bmz so far. i thought it was interesting but that's just me. there is a really cool quote in it too, "trees are high technology. chips and rockets aren't". i liked it. i'm not sure if this is the type of thing you wanted or not, i guess i'll just wait to hear from you.
  14. John Kromhout recommends Photosynthesis is responsible for fulfilling all of our food needs and many of our fibers are a result of this process as well. I highly recommend viewing this to any student interested in gaining a better understanding of photosynthesis.
  15. Aaron Bernard recommends I have read through this ariticle and I feel that it would be very beneficial to my fellow classmates in BMZ 116. Photosynthesis is a viable process that affects us all, without it, life as we know it would not exist. Though for our purposes (BMZ 116) this paper is a little bit to involved, it and the www can only be an asset to learning the concepts that lie within.
  16. Victoria Borchert recommends This particular web site is about the different types of pigments, what plants have what pigments, and information along those lines. Students in this class can get a better understanding of the wavelengths a pigment is prone to absorb and why plants give off the colors they do. It's really cool!!:)
  17. Simi Padival recommends This article on photosynthesis would help the students of this course interpret Figure 7.3 of our textbook by describing the reflection and absorb-tion of certain wavelengths by plants. It also describes the three types of pig ments, which are the means by which sun energy is used for photosynthesis.
  18. ?????? recommends I think this would be of some intrest to students because it gives a description of the different photosynthetic pigments. It also explains what organisms have them. Also there are other things about plants that you can surf to from here. It has a really great bacteria section too.
  19. Josie Tholking recommends This is a link to a server of another university's botany department. It lists some artilces, and contains other info on photosynthesis, as will as other botany info.
  20. kimberly rickett recommends This is interesting because we can print it out and bring it to class to save time in note taking.
  21. Stephen Marlowe recommends This site extensively argues that photosynthesis is "the most important biological process on earth." The site is a perfect review of the light to chemical energy process.
  22. mike bear recommends I think this site would be of interest to students in this course because it contains information about photosynthesis and why leaves change color in the fall. Also, there are experiments provided about using chromatography in order to separate colors in leaves and observing how light affects color development. Although the site is geared toward youths, students would like to read about photosynthesis and perform the hands-on experiments.
  23. Cory Waldfogel. recommends This web site would be interesting to future students of this course because it thourghly describes photosynthesis and also helps give a better understanding of both photosynthesis and cellular respiration by the illustrations it includes.
  24. Brad Lewis recommends This is a good information source to tell students where a large part of the CO2 in our environment comes from.
  25. Thom Schultz recommends This page is made up from the notes of a professor at the University of Alberta. His wording is extremely clear and he uses an array of illustrations to make the concepts he teaches very understandable. Just to give you an example, his first section deals with bacteriochlorophyll photosynthesis in prokayotes and uses a colorful picture drawing to show how sunlight is used to maintain a "proton gradiant in a purple bacterium." I do think that the students of BMZ 116 (Sec. C) could benefit from looking at his page and would find his concice ideas very enjoyable.
  26. David Matto recommends I think this would be of interest because it contains a lot of information abou t photosynthesis which we have been studying.
  27. Kelly Fabbri Citation: Photosynthetic Light Reactions I think phycobilins would be an interest of study because algae plays such a vital part in the ecosystem. With the increasing environmental problems, scientists need to understand all aspects that organisms play which would definately include alge.
  28. Adam Troy recommends After trying a few times, I was able to locate a URL on photosynthesis that interested me. The URL citation is I found this URL important and interesting to myself, as well as future BMZ students because it stated how important photosynthesis is to all living organism. Ultimately, all food comes from plants. No plants can live without photosynthesis, so therefore life would be nonexistent without it. Secondly it stated why it is important to understand all the processes of photosynthesis; by understanding each and every part of this energy-acquiring pathway mankind might be able to avoid adversely affecting this crucial process.
  29. Vannessa C. Moore Maro Enoka recommends This is a listing of every possible link to photosynthesis topics, run by a research center in the USA. I did some exploring with it and it looks like it would be useful for research on lab experiments or on lecture topics, as well as lists of internship opportunities in science fields.
  30. Jennifer Pyzoha recommends This site tells why it is so important to even study photosynthesis. I think this is important for students to learn about because many people don't appreciate exactly why we need to learn about it. It would be of interest to students because it is fun to use the WWW instead of just hearing lectures about things in class or reading about them in the book.
  31. Melanie Hart recommends This citation deals with the chemicals that are used for agriculture and their effects on food and the enviornment. I think that this would be interesting because the enviornment is a concern of everyone in this world and I think that many people would be inte rested to find out what chemicals are doing to our envionrment and how we can c hange this. Although this doesn't have a direct corelation with the material w e are learning in class, I think that it would be effective in helping people t o understand "the big picture". People would see how the processes we are lear ning about are effected by the chemicals used in agriculture.
  32. Chad Metzger recommends
  33. Darin Coen ASU Photosynthesis Center Global Photosynthesis Resources--WHY STUDY PHOTOSYNTHESIS? I feel that this site would be very beneficial to the class, explaining in great detail the importance of Photosynthesis and the role which it ultimately play in our lives. It gives information on helping in agricultural benefits, energy production, controlling the environment, and its use in electronics and MEDICINE. Also explains in detail how and why photosynthesis works!!!!!!!!!!!!
  34. Eric Starn. recommends (through yahoo) I found the Arizona State photosynthesis center. The one section of this ho mepage that I found particularly interesting was the rundown of all the members /professors of the center and their respective research interests. This would be valuable because it provides a concise "library" of research topics and pote ntial information outlets for the student.
  35. Steve Bodner recommends I believe that students would find this particular site of interest because it not only tells of the process of photosynthesis, but also informs the reader of why each particular step takes place. Furthermore, it gives examples of how scientists are experimenting with the fundamental basics of photosynthesis and gives examples of how these experimnets have been applied to today's socie ty.
  36. Brye Yant recommends This is the Arizona State University page on photosynthesis research. It has an article by Devens Gust as well as links to other sites of interest. It includes how photosynthesis relates to the every day lives of people. It also includes how photosynthesis relates to medicine, agriculture, the environment, etc.
  37. Kimberly Thompson recommends Description: This site talked about energy and it's purpose. This is an important topic for students to be interested in because it pertains to all of us. Also, it talks about the growth, survival, and reproduction of our cells, which is beneficial information to be awhere of. Students are interested in what goes on in thier bodies, and in this section, we learn about the way our bodies use energy.
  38. Josh Wodin recommends This site would be useful to future BMZ students because it has links to other resources, and descriptions of the research and researchers at ASU. Particularly useful was the link titled "Why Study Photosynthesis" which described benefits of studying the photosynthetic process. In fact, it helped me out on my introduction to my lab report last week.
  39. Ben Kratzer recommends This article would be of interest to the students in BMZ 116 because it explain s how different pigments affect photosynthesis and how the chemical properties of different pigments uses different wavelengths for energy. This article expa nds on the lecture and the textbook and therefore could help students to gain a further understanding on how different pigments affect the photosynthetic prop erties in plants.
  40. Carl Johnson recommends The reason that I picked this topic is the fact that the colorations that pla nts display are incredible. I think that it is also interesting that scientist s are using pigments in cancer research.
  41. Nicole Christopher recommends I think this would be an interesting topic to students in B MZ 116 because it talks about photosynthesis pigments and how they effect color s of plants and how they interact with light.