science

Remember assignments are changed every semester. DO NOT USE OLD ASSIGNMENTS TO GUIDE YOUR WORK. Any assignment that does not follow this format will not be accepted and will be considered for plagiarism, if indicated.

For the Session Three assignment, you are to propose a mission to study extremophiles in space. You must:

A. Choose an extremophile already discovered on Earth. Describe its habitat and the way it adapts to its extreme habitat (e.g. how does it Metabolize? Respire? Reproduce?) (at least 250 words)

B. Choose an environment in the Solar System that may show promise to find a similar extremophile. Describe the environmental conditions and why they are conducive to hosting your selected extremophile. (at least 250 words)

C. Describe and risks and limitations to your proposed study. (at least 100 words)

Please submit in PDF or a current version of .docx (MS word) to the DROPBOX area under COURSE ACTIVITIES on the top menu bar. Our TA will grade them and should return them within 2 weeks. If you have trouble submitting, please email a copy of the assignment before the due date to get full credit.

Note on Citations: For assignments you should simply cite the title, author (or publisher) and date of the article along with the URL (but please be prepared for your final paper I will expect full citations).

You are welcome to discuss the assignment in your study group, but remember that in the end YOU MUST HAND IN YOUR OWN WORK.Assignments will be graded according to the following:

40% accuracy of content; 30% scientific validity and citations; 20% completeness and clarity of writing; 20% originality of writing