OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.Task
OPTION 1: Scientists are discovering that
microbiomes play a role at every level of biological organization from our genes and their expression to-
cellular function, to organism function and natural selection of eukaryotes, to determining community structure and ecosystem processes; and to how biomes may change in response to climate change.
For this option, pick a biome of your choice, and develop some hypotheses using a system diagram (s)
regarding the role of specific kinds of microorganisms or of more general microbiomes at the organismal,
ecosystem and/or biome scale in the response of a biome of your choice to one or many environmental
change(s). For example, in a grazing ecosystem, you might think about the role of microbes in the physiology
and behavior of grazers, in the success of grasses, in herbivory on grasses, and in nutrient cycling (mycorrhizae
and nitrogen fixing bacteria would be important microorganisms to discuss in this ecosystem)- and how that might change in response to things like elevated CO2 or changing precipitation. And, you might also discuss
what some of the key questions that need be answered regarding how microbiomes may play a large role in the
future of the biome you chose (this is a very active area of research).
The format for answering this question is open ended and can be a paper. Your answer must include a system diagram(s) linking connections and feedback driven by microbes in the system you choose. You must read and cite at least 7 primary scientific articles. My suggestion would be to start your paper (or each section of a paper) with a systems diagram showing the
connections and feedbacks you want to discuss, and then discussing those connections and feedback in the
section following the systems diagram, making sure to cite appropriate references, and inserting figures or data
from papers you read (where appropriate) with figure or table legends that explain the figure/table and the take
home message of the figure/table.
I would think that five single spaced pages (10 double spaced) should be enough to demonstrate that you understand systems thinking in respect microbiomes and microorganisms and how they can control responses of organisms or ecosystems to some environmental change, should you write a paper.
tips: You don’t need to think of this as a paper in the sense of having an introduction that gives a broad
overview of things (e.g., like N deposition is a problem; or marshes are important ecosystem). So, please remember: 10 points is for demonstrating understanding of systems thinking; 10 points is articulating that you understand the connections and feedbacks; 5 points is about integrating scientific papers; and 5 points is demonstrating effort. You should try to narrow your answer to this rubric as it relates to the
question
2.If you draw or snip figures and tables, please make sure to have a figure legend that explains the point of the figure in your answer and cite the paper it came from.
3.Please avoid using sources that are not from the primary scientific literature.
4.Make sure you explain (and maybe label) the process that each arrow in your system diagram represents.
5.Cite appropriately- The website above that has guidelines for the CSE year-name format has helpful
information.
