Adopt-a-Plant Project guidelines Overview: The purpose of this project is for you to choose a plant, conduct online research into the biology of the plant, and communicate what you have learned. You will be preparing an annotated bibliography on the plant you choose. The entire project is worth 50 points Annotated Bibliography (50 points) You will prepare an annotated bibliography with a list of the top 10 most interesting facts about your plant. · Each fact should be paraphrased (i.e. written in your own words, no quotations allowed). · Then tell me why this is interesting to you – make connections to your life or to currents issues in our world. · Finally, give a full citation and tell me why you think this is a reliable, trustworthy source. Use this libguide to help you come up with reasons why your source is trustworthy. · At least one of your sources should be from a peer-reviewed, science journal article. Here is an example: Fact 1: Taxol is a chemotherapy agent derived from the bark of the Pacific Yew Tree. The chemical itself is derived from a fungal endophtye within the bark. I thought this was very interesting, because the Pacific Yew tree is native to the state of Washington, and my aunt Jane received Taxol while undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. I also thought it was interesting because of the mutualistic relationship between the plant and the fungus.Citation: Plant natural products from cultured multipotent cells Roberts, Susan; Kolewe, Martin. Nature Biotechnology28.11 (Nov 2010): 1175-6. This is a reliable source because it is published in a peer-reviewed science journal article, written by two PhDs that are providing a review of the current literature on the topic To complete the assignment, you should first choose a plant, gather articles discussing your plant, read the articles sufficiently enough to discuss the plant, and finally write the annotated bibliography. You are expected to produce original work, and any plagiarism will receive a zero. The paper should be double-spaced, and typed in 12 point font size, with normal margins. The instructions for how to properly cite your sources are at the end of this handout. *** Reminder: The scientific name of a plant should always be typed in italics, with the first letter of the Genus capitalized. For ex.: Digitalis lanata. When you search for information on your plant online, make sure to use the scientific name, which will bring back a wider variety of results The bibliography is worth 50 points and will be graded on: 1. Effort • Quality of references •Depth/breadth/quality of material covered 2. Following directions/ requirements I will use the following rubric to grade your bibliography: Research, Critical Reading and Documentation Balanced, authoritative sources; correctly cited sources; effectively integrated outside sources. Most sources from science journals 10 pts Effective sources, correctly cited, Could have a few more.