Science Homework Help

1. Write a 1000-word Essay that compares and contrasts the Botulinum Toxin to the Shiga Toxin.

2. Your essay needs to follow APA guidelines (I will put a video of these requirements on the Micro

LAB in Google Classroom).

3. Please also make sure that you are aiming for 4s and 3s on the rubric.

? Basic definitions will earn you 1.

? Noting the cell type will likely earn you 2s.

? Writing an essay that integrates knowledge of the two along with synthesizing and analyzing

the two toxins will earn you 3s and 4s.

? THIS ESSAY WILL ALSO BE GRADED USING THE BIOLOGY KNOWLEDGE RUBRIC. This means

that 50% of your lecture grade will be determined by your score on the Essay Writing Rubric

and the other 50% is based on the Knowledge/Content Rubric.

? Further expectations regarding each Rubric will be recorded in the Writing Video that I post

on the Micro LAB Google Classroom.

4. How to begin preparation for writing this essay

? List facts about each

? Understand the mechanisms for each toxin type

? Understand how these toxins make people ill.

? Is there a treatment? What happens if a person does not receive treatment?

? What are the outcomes of an infection with these bacteria and their respective toxins?

? Other facts that help your essay compare/contrast these two toxins.