CZ:Biology Workgroup

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Biology workgroup tasks

Suggestions for this page as recommended by Larry Sanger Still to do: (i) a welcome message aimed at new editors in your area, and perhaps (ii) a link to a version of Citizendium_Pilot:Recruitment_Letter adapted for your discipline. And whatever else seems helpful! The most up to date version of the recruitment letter can been seen here.

How you can help

Launch workgroup tagging of articles Any article related to the Biology Workgroup should be placed in the category [[Category:Biology Workgroup]]". This means that we think the biology workgroup will be one of the main groups to manage this article. Note, the tag is *not* "[[Category:Biology]]"; that's because we're attaching the article to its *management*. Note: only articles with the biology workgroup category tag will been seen in the recent changes for all biology articles (see header above). Launch area managemnet: deferred We should probably defer selection of discipline workgroup management until after more people in each area have arrived, and we have had a chance to finalize how this management will be selected.

Proposed subgroups

The organisation we inherited from Wikipedia is subdivided into disciplines within biology, however, we do not have to follow such a format. We can move forward with subgroups that seem more natural, and I imagine some subgroups will include several related disciplines. We can discuss this more on the subgroups thread, in the biology forum, as we reach a critical mass of editors and authors. Relevant lists and headers from Wikipedia are shown at the bottom of this section. Also, the list of high priority articles in the next section are currently categorized by discipline. List of biology disciplines Template:Biology-footer

High priority articles

This list of articles is not complete but it can be used as a starting point for writing new articles or focus our efforts towards getting more articles approved. Articles in bold are regarded as a higher priority. Those struck through are considered as low priority.

Biography

1. Charles Darwin
2. Carolus Linnaeus -
3. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
4. Gregor Mendel
5. Barbara_McClintock - approved

Anatomy

1. Circulatory system
   1. Blood
   2. Heart
2. Endocrine system
3. Gastrointestinal tract
   1. Large intestine
   2. Small intestine
   3. Liver
4. Integumentary system
   1. Breast
   2. Skin
5. Nervous system
   1. Brain
   2. Spinal Cord
   3. Peripheral Nervous System
6. Sensory system
   1. Auditory system
      1. Ear
   2. Gustatory system
   3. Olfactory system
      1. Nose
   4. Somatosensory system
   5. Visual system
      1. Eye
7. Reproductive system
   1. Penis
   2. Vagina
8. Respiratory system
   1. Lung
9. Skeleton

Biochemistry

1. Macromolecules
   1. Nucleic acid
      1. DNA
      2. RNA
   2. Protein
      1. Enzyme
      2. Amino acid
      3. Peptide
   3. Carbohydrate
   4. Lipid
2. Metabolism - approved
   1. Glycolysis
      1. NAD
   2. Krebs cycle
      1. FAD
   3. Electron transport chain
   4. Photosynthesis
   5. Intermediary metabolism

Botany

1. Fungus
   1. Yeast
2. Plant
   1. Angiosperm
      1. Eudicotyledon
         1. Arabidopsis thaliana
         2. Tobacco
         3. Oak
      2. Monocotyledon
         1. Maize
         2. Rice
         3. Barley
   2. Bryophyte
      1. Liverwort
      2. Moss
   3. Fern
   4. Gymnosperm
3. Plant anatomy
   1. Leaf
   2. Flower
      1. Petal
   3. Root
   4. Stem
   5. Plant tissues
      1. parenchyma
      2. collenchyma
      3. sclerenchyma
      4. epidermis
         1. guard cell
         2. stomate (plural: stomata)
         3. trichome
         4. root hair
      5. xylem article could merge together the subcategories
         1. vessel element
         2. tracheid
      6. phloem article could merge together the subcategories
         1. sieve tube cell
         2. companion cell
4. Plant physiology
   1. Dehiscence
   2. Flower induction
   3. Nitrogen assimilation
   4. Plant senescence
   5. Wilting
      1. Plasmolysis
   6. Plant hormones
      1. Abscisic acid
      2. Auxin
      3. Brassinosteroid
      4. Cytokinin
      5. Ethylene
      6. Gibberellin
5. Plant behavior
   1. Gravitropism
   2. Heliotropism
   3. Phototropism
   4. Thigmotropism

Cell biology

1. Cell division
2. Cell nucleus
3. Cell wall
4. Cell membrane
5. Cytoplasm
6. Cytoskeleton
7. Flagellum
8. Organelles
   1. Chloroplast
   2. Mitochondrion
   3. Endoplasmic reticulum
   4. Golgi apparatus
   5. Vacuole
   6. Ribosome

Developmental biology

1. Cellular differentiation
2. Stem Cells
3. Cancer
4. Descriptive embryology

Ecology

1. Endangered species
2. Species

Evolutionary biology

1. Evidence of evolution
2. Processes of evolution:
   1. adaptation
   2. macroevolution
   3. microevolution
   4. natural selection
   5. speciation

Genetics

1. Classical genetics
   1. Mendelian inheritance
   2. mutation
2. Clinical genetics
   1. Genetic counseling
3. Ecological genetics
4. Molecular genetics
5. Population genetics
   1. selection
   2. genetic drift
   3. gene flow
6. Quantitative genetics

Microbiology

1. Archaea
2. Bacteria

Molecular biology

1. Polymerase chain reaction
2. Gel electrophoresis
3. Southern blot
4. Northern blot
5. Restriction enzyme
6. Western blot

Physiology

1. Digestion
2. Excretion
3. Biological reproduction
   1. Pregnancy
   2. Asexual reproduction
   3. Sexual reproduction
4. Respiration (physiology)

Taxonomy

1. Cladistics
2. Systematics
3. Tree of life

Virology

1. Bacteriophage
2. DNA virus
3. RNA virus
4. Viral diseases
   1. AIDS
   2. SARS
   3. Chicken Pox & Shingles (Varicella)

Zoology

1. Protist
2. Animal
   1. Arthropod
      1. Insect
         1. Ant
         2. Bee
         3. Beetle
         4. Butterfly
      2. Arachnid
   2. Chordate
      1. Amphibian
         1. Frog
      2. Fish
         1. Shark
      3. Mammal
         1. Ape
            1. Human
         2. Bat
         3. Bear
         4. Camel
         5. Cat
         6. Cattle
         7. The Dog Family
            1. Wolves
            2. Grey Wolf
         8. Dolphin
         9. Elephant
            1. Mammoth
         10. Horse
         11. Sheep
         12. Lion
         13. Pig
         14. Whale
      4. Reptile
         1. Dinosaur
            1. Bird
               1. Eagle
               2. Duck
               3. Chicken
               4. Owl
               5. Dove
               6. Turkey
               7. Ostrich
               8. Penguin
         2. Snake

Core article

The list below is adapted from the high priority articles above and the small list that has already started at CZ:Core_Articles#Biology. These are articles that we deem vital to get the biology section going. Please add and delete from this list. We are rstricted to 200 articles that we think are needed now.

Acid-base physiology Adaptability Adipose tissue biology Adenovirus Adrenal physiology Aging Amino acid metabolism and function Animism Ant Antigen (microstub) Apocrine gland physiology Arterial system Oswald T. Avery (DNA as the genetic material) Baboon Bear Bioterrorism Bone Comte de Buffon Butterfly Carolus Linnaeus Gregor Mendel Blood Heart Endocrine system Gastrointestinal tract Integumentary system Skin Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System Sensory system Auditory system Gustatory system Olfactory system Somatosensory system Visual system Eye Reproductive system Respiratory system Skeleton Biochemistry Nucleic acid Peptide Carbohydrate NAD

FAD Electron transport chain Photosynthesis Botany Yeast Plant Angiosperm Eudicotyledon Arabidopsis thaliana Monocotyledon Bryophyte Fern Gymnosperm Plant anatomy Plant tissues stomate xylem phloem Plant physiology Plant hormones Plant behavior Cell biology Cell division Cell nucleus Cell wall Cytoplasm Flagellum Chloroplast Mitochondrion Endoplasmic reticulum Golgi apparatus Vacuole Ribosome Developmental biology Cellular differentiation Descriptive embryology Endangered species Evolutionary biology Evidence of evolution macroevolution microevolution speciation Classical genetics Mendelian inheritance

Clinical genetics genetic drift Quantitative genetics Molecular biology Polymerase chain reaction Gel electrophoresis Southern blot Northern blot Restriction enzyme Western blot Digestion Excretion Biological reproduction Pregnancy Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction Respiration (physiology) Taxonomy Cladistics Systematics Tree of life DNA virus RNA virus Viral diseases Chicken Pox & Shingles (Varicella) Zoology Arthropod Ant Beetle Arachnid Chordate Amphibian Frog Fish Mammal Human Grey Wolf Elephant Mammoth Reptile Dinosaur Bird Eagle Duck Chicken Owl

Tree-of-life subgroup

A major part of the articles in the biology workgroup can be categorized under the concept of Tree of Life. All article about a species, genus or any other taxonomic level are part of this subgroup.

Naming convention

To be determined

Taxoboxes

Taxoboxes facilitate the navigation through the Tree-of-Life and each taxon is required to have one using the Template:Taxobox.