plant scienceINDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT:Literature Review (20 pts)Instructions: Write a literature review focused on topics related to the question you are asking in yourArabidopsisexperiment. The...

plant scienceINDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT:Literature Review (20 pts)Instructions: Write a literature review focused on topics related to the question you are asking in yourArabidopsisexperiment. The assignment will be submitted as a single Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF document via Canvas prior tothe start of class next week. No late assignments will be accepted.The review must include the following1. A minimum of two pages of text, not including your literature cited page.2. The structure will be theme-based: meaning you will have an introduction and conclusion, and the body of yourassignment will present a specific idea/argument/opinion/or point for each paragraph. Your review should answer thequestion: “What is known about my hypothesis?”3. Each paragraph presenting an idea/point must contain a minimum of two (2) primary sources.4. The entire paper must use a minimum of six (6) primary (original, peer-reviewed, empirical) sources. Six primarysources is theminimumnumber of references. Additional references such as books and websites are acceptable, aslong as the sources areappropriate. See your instructor if you are unsure about the reliability of a source. Yourmanual is not an acceptable reference.5. A literature cited section properly formatted in CSE.See Appendix D for instructions for CSE citation formatting.FormattingHeader should be 12pt font and include course, lab instructor name, section number, dateThe document should be 1.5 spaced, with the exception of the literature cited section which will be single spacedInclude page numbersText should be 12pt Times New RomanMargins should be set to 1”Important tips for writing a literature reviewDon’t get discouraged if you have trouble finding sources in the beginning. The UTA central library is an excellentresource. The librarians are there to help you. Also, see Appendix C for help with finding scientific literature.Find and read all your sources before writing your review. Take notes on each one!Make an outline of the ideas and points you plan to present.Quotes are unacceptable! As usual, you are synthesizing and paraphrasing ALL your information.While this is a scientific paper, don’t try to be overly elaborate with your writing. Make your statements in astraightforward manner so that anyone with some experience in science can understand you.Plagiarism and academic dishonestyYou may have shared literature sources with your teammate, but you are writing your review ON YOUR OWN.Everybrain synthesizes information differently. Students that submit work matching in style and prose WILL be sent to studentconduct and receive a 0 on the assignment. The excuse “we used the same sources so our papers are the same” is notgoing to be accepted.