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Week 2 Discussion

The Discussions are not simply statements of opinion. They are intended to allow you to expand upon and apply the principles discussed in your textbook, the lectures, and/or other research you conduct. Each week a question will be posed for your consideration. Before answering, you should review the chapters covered during this week and the lectures.

This week we learned about a variety of animals. There are literally millions of animals that live amongst us, ranging from microscopic to huge land and sea mammals. Each has their special place in the biosphere and must live in harmony with millions of other creatures. Some of the creatures we have discussed are beneficial to humans and some are harmful.

For this week's discussion, please select one organism from the Animal Kingdom that is either beneficial or harmful to humans to discuss AND you may NOT choose the same organism that someone else has already chosen. You cannot claim a topic. Your initial post to the Week 2 discussion is required to be completed and posted by 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday. Your initial post is required to be at least 250 words and this MUST be in your own words. You are required to include at least one reference in your initial post with proper citation and this includes BOTH an in-text citation and a full citation reference at the end of the post. Do NOT use Wikipedia, Blurtit, Yahoo Answers or ANY open blog or ANY open source where anyone can post responses and the information is not verified. These are unacceptable academic resources; be sure to use reliable sources of information and research carefully. Also, do NOT copy and paste from the Internet. If you DO quote a phrase, be sure to try and explain the phrase afterward, be sure it is enclosed in quotation marks (""), and be sure that you show which reference the quote came from. Do not count quoted material or the citation in your 250 word count requirement. Please do not plagiarize. If you quote word for word (verbatim) from a source, you MUST put quotation marks around it AND you MUST cite the source at the end of your post. It is NOT simply enough to put a source at the end.

You are required to make at least two additional posts to two different students (or one student and the professor) on two separate days and not posted on the same day as your initial post. The response posts should be at least 100 words and be substantive in nature. While pleasantries such as "I agree" or "great job" are nice, they will not count as one of your required posts. A complimentary, philosophical, or off-topic comment does not count as one of the three required entries. For example, it does not help us to tell us that you did not know something before you read an entry. All entries should help everyone understand one or more of the concepts presented. Your posts are required to be posted on at least 3 separate days with all being completed by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday of Week 2 (the end of the week).

Refer to the rubric below to see how points are allotted for the discussion board posts.

Threaded Discussion Rubric
Post 1	60 Points Possible
1. Student submitted an appropriate and substantive post to the original assignment. This includes addressing all of the original questions/issues in a grammatically correct and logical manner.	30
2. Assignment submitted on time and on a different day than other posts.	10
3. Assignment met word count.	10
4. An appropriate scientific website was referenced properly and according to APA format.	10
Post 2	20 Points Possible
1. Student submitted an appropriate and substantive response to another student’s post in a grammatically correct and logical manner (this includes proper APA citation of any references used).	10
2. Assignment submitted on time and on a different day than other posts.	5
3. Assignment met word count.	5
Post 3	20 Points Possible
1. Student submitted an appropriate and substantive response to another student’s post in a grammatically correct and logical manner (this includes proper APA citation of any references used).	10
2. Assignment submitted on time and on a different day than other posts.	5
3. Assignment met word count.	5

Topic for the Week 2 Discussion: Organisms can be beneficial or harmful to humans. For this discussion, you will research the Internet and choose ONE specific organism, i.e. Pufferfish (not a group of organisms, i.e fish) from the Animal Kingdom that is beneficial or harmful to humans as it relates to society. Members of the Kingdom Animalia are multi-cellular and eukaryotic. All animals are heterotrophs and must ingest other organisms for sustenance. You may NOT choose the same organism that someone else has already chosen. Therefore, it is to your advantage to choose your topic and post your Initial post to the Week 2 Discussion early in Week 2. In your initial post, describe the biology of the animal that you chose and how it is beneficial or harmful to humans as it relates to society. Remember that participation is required on a minimum of three separate days , three posts ([1] Initial post and [2 and 3] at least two additional Response posts to two different students (or one student and the professor) on two separate days and not posted on the same day as your initial post) by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday.