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General and background information
Download a sample Skills Mapping for Maintaining a Balance in pdf
Chemical Eric: Dealing with the Disintegration of Central Control A case study about the Pituitary Gland
http://www.sciencecases.org/chemical_eric/chemical_eric.aspBiological Regulation Tutorial - from Biology Online
http://www.biology-online.org/tutorials/4_biological_regulation.htm9.2 Maintaining a Balance (30 indicative hours) - a unit plan developed for this topic by the NSW Science Teachers' Association
http://www.stansw.asn.au/resource/bio922.htmAdaptation - from University of Missouri St Louis
http://www.umsl.edu/~biology/Bio220/AdapLecture/adapt.htmlOsmoregulation - from Francis Marion University, South Carolina
http://www.fmarion.edu/~vertphys/osmoregulation.html
Organisms and temperature ranges
Ectothermic and endothermicAnimated Tutorials - including Tutorial 6.1: Enzyme Catalysis, from Life: The Science of Biology
http://www.thelifewire.com/con_index.htm?99xexFactors Affecting Enzymes - from Natural Toxins Research Center (NTRC)
http://ntri.tamuk.edu/cell/enzyme2.htmlThe Role of Enzymes in Biological Reactions - from Natural Toxins Research Center (NTRC)
http://ntri.tamuk.edu/cell/enzyme.htmlCharacteristics of Enzymes - a cartoon and simple explanation of how enzymes work, from University of Colorado at Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/epob/academics/web_resources/cartoons/wrenc.htmlWhy We Need Enzymes - from Novozymes
http://www.novozymes.com/cgi-bin/bvisapi.dll/discover/discover_slides.jsp?pid=8686&id=11153&cid=-8388&id=14038&expand=0&lang=enIntroduction to Enzymes - from Beginning Biochemistry, Worthington Biochemical Corporation
http://www.worthington-biochem.com/introBiochem/introEnzymes.htmlUnit 3: Challenge to Survival - see sections on enzymes and homeostasis, from Nelson Thomson Learning
http://www.thomsonlearning.com.au/biology/guide/unit_3/unit111.html?/biology/guide/unit_3/s2.html~maintextUnit 3, VCE Biology: Area of Study 2 - Surviving under changing conditions. - initially prepared for VCE students by Biochemistry at La Trobe University, mirror of original site can be accessed at
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/cat/u3aos2p1.htmlANIMAL ORGAN SYSTEMS AND HOMEOSTASIS - good introductory notes from the On-Line Biology Book, Estrella Mountain Community College
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookANIMORGSYS.htmlHomeostasis in Multi-celled Organisms - from The University of Connecticut
Homeostasis in Multi-celled OrganismsAnimal Homeostasis - from Biology (BSC) Courseware, The University of Southern Mississippi
http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/crswr/111animalhomeostasis.htmlHomeostasis - revision material from S-Cool, revision material for GSCE and A levels, UK
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=9&subject_id=3&ebt=75&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=&elc=13Temperature Regulation - from Memorial University of Newfoundland
http://calloso.med.mun.ca/%7Ethoekman/tempreg/tempreg.htm
Ectothermic and endothermic Australian animalsThe Many Dimensions of a Lizard's Ecological Niche - from University of Texas Austin
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/lacertids1.html
Australian plants and temperature change and structures that assist in the conservation of waterPhysiology - useful notes on temperature regulation although examples are not Australian, from State University of New York College at Geneseo
http://darwin.bio.geneseo.edu/~sugg/Classes/Ecology/Lectures/Lecture_8.htmBurramys parvus: Mountain Pygmy Possum - from University of Michigan
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/burramys/b._parvus$narrative.htmlBlue-tongued Lizards in New South Wales - a fact sheet from Australian Museum Online
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/blue_tongue_lizard.htmAdaptations of Australian Animals to Desert Conditions - from Iowa State University
http://www.biology.iastate.edu/BiologyPages/Opportunities/intop/1Australia/Australia%20papers/HollanderANIMAL%20ADAPTA Land of Lizards - from University of Texas Austin
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/landliz.html
Response of plants to temperature changeFlowering plant adaptations - with reference to some Northern Territory species from the University of Northern Territory
http://www.ntu.edu.au/faculties/science/sbes/sbi106/sbi106-adaptations.htm#Water lossPlant Water-use Efficiency - from The Greening Earth Society
http://www.greeningearthsociety.org/Articles/2000/mate.htmPHYSIOLOGY OF DROUGHT IN STRESSED PLANTS - Horticulture Discussion Group - University of Saskatchewan
http://www.ag.usask.ca/cofa/departments/hort/hortinfo/misc/xeris.html
Transporting dissolved nutrients and gases
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide monitoringBlood products and artificial bloodPulse Oximetery - Theory - course notes on the topic from the College of Medicine, The University of Florida
http://needle.anest.ufl.edu/anest4/hans/EEL4930/pulseox.htmPulse Oximetry - from the University of Oxford - includes Introduction and How does it work?
http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u05/u05_003.htmPulse Oximeter - product description from NASA Human Research Facility
http://hrf.jsc.nasa.gov/pulseox.htmDigital Pulse Oximetry: General Theory of Operation - from SurgiVet Veterinary Surgical Products
http://www.surgivet.com/sac.htmlNonin Onyx Pulse Oximeter - from Aeromedix.com, a company that retails medical equipment
http://www.aeromedix.com/aeromedix/art/pulseox/?_sessid=c9549647d31ff0774fc451451d226a64Pulse Oximeter - an article from Newsworld Educational Program about the use of pulse oximetry in monitoring the blood gas level of mountaineers
http://cbc.ca/everest2000/education/phase3/theme3oximeter.htmlPulse Oximetry and Its Advances - from Anesthesiology News
http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/specreps/an/sr0001/02report.htmPrinciples of Pulse Oximetry Technology: - also History and clinical applications from Oximeter.org
http://www.oximeter.org/pulseox/principles.htmPractical applications of pulse oximetry - from World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u11/u1104_01.htm
Transporting dissolved gases and nutrients in plantsGeneral Education - from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, includes Blood Types and What happens to your blood (products from whole blood)
http://www.arcbs.redcross.org.au/displayStatic.asp?pageID=16&NavigationID=23&ParentID=-1All About Blood - from the American Association of Blood Banks
http://www.aabb.org/All_About_Blood/FAQs/aabb_faqs.htmSynthetic Blood Substitute - from Synthetic Blood International
http://www.sybd.com/SB.htmlHow do scientists make artificial blood? How effective is it compared with the real thing? - from Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=0007ACC0-ACD3-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7&catID=3&topicID=12Artifical Cells and Organs Research Centre - McGill University has many links including the one below
http://www.artcell.mcgill.ca/Blood Substitutes - from McGill University, Canada
http://www.artcell.mcgill.ca/bloodsub.htmBlood Substitutes - includes advantages, and major approaches in artifical blood production
http://www.med.unipi.it/patchir/bloodl/bmr/tools/tools10.htmMaximising Blood Safety for Patients - from the American Red Cross
http://chapters.redcross.org/ca/norcal/donating/max.htmBlood Substitutes: Recreating the Fluid of Life - from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/00/03/004.htmlBlood simple - a New Scientist article outlining the use of a human blood substitute for use in surgery in South Africa
http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999630
Supporting Tissues - Vascular Tissues from Botany Online - includes Vascular Tissues, The Xylem, The Evolution of Xylem Elements, The Phloem, Vascular Bundles of Monocotyledons, Vascular Bundles of Dicotyledons, Gymnosperm Wood, Angiosperm Wood and The Spatial Arrangement of Vascular Bundles And The Theory of Steles
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e06/06.htm
Regulating the concentration of gases, water and waste products
ExcretionUrine concentrationThe Excretory System- from Maricopa College
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.htmlKidney Tubule - a cartoon illustrating the function of the kidney with links to Urine Production and Water Conservation, from University of Colorado at Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/epob/academics/web_resources/cartoons/nephr.htmlUrine - from Wikipedia
http://www.rtg.wa.edu.au/solution/probsoln.htmExcretory/Urinary System - from Univesity of Cincinnati - Clermont College, covers Antidiuretic hormone
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/kidney.htmWater and Electrolyte Balance in Animals - from Prentice Hall - summary of topic
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_freeman_biosci_1/0,6452,500640-,00.htmlKidney structure - Images
Urinary System http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/images/factsheets/intravenous_pyelogram.gif - BUPA Personal Health Care
Vertical Section http://www.barbarapilgrim.co.uk/Illustrations/images/Kidney_structure.gif - BP Design Services
Labelled Section http://137.222.110.150/calnet/pot315/image/int%20structure%20of%20kidney-rabbit.jpg
Nephron http://asb.aecom.yu.edu/histology/labs/images/labphotos/lab_urinary_image002.gifThe balancing act - from Life and Adaptation to Water, SA Museum
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tessalt1.htmThe Kidney - comparison on kidneys from a range of organisms, from Life and Adaptation to Water, SA Museum
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tessalt2.htmVertebrate Kidneys - J. Kimball's Pages - excellent Notes and diagrams - comparative anatomy
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/VertebrateKidneys.htmlWhat Kids Need to Know about Kidneys - from Kids' Health - printable versions
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=KidsHealth&lic=1&ps=307&cat_id=46&article_set=10658Your Kidneys and How They Work - from National Institute of Health
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/The Kidney - from John Kimball's Biology Pages
Kidney Disease and Dialysis
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/K/Kidney.htmlKidney Stones - Notes and diagram
http://groups.msn.com/CrohnsDiseaseintheUK/kidneystones.msnwRenal Disease Education from the Virtual Hospital - good background information on dialysis, what dialysis is and how it is performed
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/IntMed/Nephro/RenalEducation.htmlDialysis Notes for Patients - from The National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org.au/?section=2&subsection=9Living Day-to-Day with Kidney Dialysis - from US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/198_dial.htmlDialysis - from John Kimball's Biology Pages
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Mixtures.html#dialysisFigure 5 - diagrammatic representation of dialysis from Bioengineering Center of Wayne State University
http://ttb.eng.wayne.edu/~grimm/ME518/L8F5.htmlMaintaining the Body's Chemistry: Dialysis in the Kidneys - including artificial dialysis, from Washington University
http://wunmr.wustl.edu/EduDev/LabTutorials/Dialysis/Kidneys.htmlDialysis - from The Shodor Foundation
http://www.shodor.org/master/biomed/physio/dialysis/
AldosteroneOsmoregulation and Excretion - answers to questions such as How do animals regulate their water intake in different environments? How does the mammalian kidney produce urine? from Saint Michael's College, Colchester
http://academics.smcvt.edu/dfacey/animalphysiology/osmoregulation/answers.htmOsmotic Regulation in Fresh and Salt Water - diagram from Marietta College
http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/aquatic/sextant/chemfish.gifNitrogen Excretion and Osmotic Regulation - from Marietta College
http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/aquatic/sextant/excrete.htm
VasopressinAldosterone - from Med Help International
http://www.medhelp.org/glossary/new/gls_0199.htmaldosterone - from the Columbia Encyclopedia
http://www.bartleby.com/65/al/aldoster.html
Adaptations to dry conditionsWhat does the Neurohypophysis do? - from Endocrine Surgeon Website
-http://www.endocrinesurgeon.co.uk/pituitary/pituitary1-7.htmlAntidiuretic Hormone (Vasopressin) from Colorado State University
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/adh.htmlVasopressin and Water Channels - from the Department of Physiology, King's College London
http://www.umds.ac.uk/physiology/boyce/waterchannels.html
Adaptations to salty conditionsLiving Health - exhibition from the South Australian Museum (Life and Adaptations to Water)
- needs Quicktime Player select desert or desert refuge. Also Desert Supplementary information contains notes only.
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/riteframe.htmMacropus robustus: Euro, Wallaroo - from University of Michigan, brief information on adaptation to dry conditions
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/macropus/m._robustus.html#economics_positivecompare the waste products of a range of terrestrial and aquatic organisms and explain why these differences occur - from HSC Online (Charles Sturt University)
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/biology/core/balance/9_2_3/923net.html#net7FAWN HOPPING-MOUSE: Notomys cervinus - a Fact Sheet in pdf from Parks and Wildlife Comimssion, Northern Territory
http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/news/2002/10/threatened/Mammals/fawn_hopping_mouse_en.pdfDesert - from Life and Adaptation to Water, SA Museum Online, includes Eyrean grasswren Amytornis goyderi and Spinifex hopping-mouse Notomys alexis select from pull-down menu
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesdes1.htm
Classroom activitiesMangrove and Saltmarsh:An excursion to Towra Point in Botany Bay - from School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney
http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/Mangroves/html/home1.html
Dialysis Demonstration and Urinalysis - from Austin Peay State University
http://www.apsu.edu/schillerj/Biology%202020/LB_GID11.htmFormula for synthetic urine - from REGIONAL TECHNICIANS GROUP, scroll to bottom of web page
http://www.rtg.wa.edu.au/solution/probsoln.htm
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