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Discussion Master

1. Do you think Dr. Noga's competitive attitude toward Dr. Burkholder was acceptable?

2. Why did Dr. Burkholder feel anxious at her presentation of her findings in Rhode Island?

3. Do you feel a student-professor romantic relationship is acceptable in University? (keep in mind that JoAnn and Mike are the same age)

4. Why was Dr. Noga becoming increasingly annoyed at Dr. Burkholder?

5. Should Dr. Burkholder continue to work with Dr. Noga?

6. Why did Dr. Baden react the way he did as Dr. Burkholder explained her findings to him?

PS. I found a typo in the book :D (page 78 "glascow")

1. Phycology (Pg.8) Noun: the study of algae and aquatic ecosystems
2. Entomology (Pg. 8) Noun: the study of insects 
3. Dinoflagellate (Pg. 38) Noun: a a large group of flagellate protists which can cause algae blooms called red tides. 
4. Scanning Electron Microscope (Pg. 39) Noun: a type of electron microscope that can produce a highly detailed image of a sample with a magnification range of up to 6 orders of magnitude by scanning it over it with a focused beam of electrons. 
5. Phytotron (Pg. 42) Noun: a greenhouse used exclusively to grow and experiment with plants. 
6. alga (Pg. 45) Noun: photosynthetic autotrophic organisms
7. cyst (Pg. 45) (microbial) Noun: a resting or dormant stage of a microorganism, usually a bacterium or a protist or rarely an invertebrate animal that helps the organism to survive in unfavorable environmental conditions.
8. Pfiesteria piscicida (Pg. 44) Noun: a dinoflagellate species that was responsible for harmful red tides in North Carolina
9. Fish Kill (Pg. 49) Noun: a localized die-off of fish populations caused by lost of oxidation, algae blooms, overpopulation, disease, parasites, or toxicity.  
10. "Fish walks" (Pg. 49) Noun: moving of fish to the shores of lakes or rivers where waves were breaking and re-aerating the water in an attempt to gain oxygen.