Sunday, 2 March 2014

What are three concepts discussed in the article

Topics in Chemistry Article #1: Strange Deep-Sea Crabs May Color-Code Their Food

A.    Reading questions (5 points each):

1.      What are three concepts discussed in the article?


2.      Define bioluminescence.


3.      What is the difference between blue and green light (e.g., their energy and wavelength)?

4.      What would happen if crabs ate the green anemones?


B.     Pose one question to post in the discussion about the article (20 points).



C.    Cite literature read in addition to the article presented (20 points).



D.    Discussion questions (5 points each):

1.      How does bioluminescence apply to this case?

2.      Explain why the crabs can sense the difference in blue and green light.


3.      Why is it important for crabs to sense the difference between blue and green?


4.      What happens if they cannot sense the difference between blue and green?




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