...INTRODUCTION Our ecosystem shows interaction between different organisms. Every living organism has a vital role in functioning of ecosystem. Three most common participants in the ecosystem are Plants, Insects and Birds. The common birds that are found in my locality are cuckoo, common house sparrow, parrot, eagle, owl and blue rock pigeon. The common plants that are found in our area are tamarind, gulmohar, papaya, tulsi, neem, banyan, and banana. The common insects that are found are earthworms, caterpillars, butterflies, housefly, dragon flies, ants, cockroach, mosquitoes, grasshopper, ladybug, honeybee and spiders. Grass is eaten by insects which are in turn eaten by birds. This represents a food chain. Plants provide a home for birds and insects provide food for birds. In other words birds are associated with plants and feed on insects - insects feed on plants and are preyed upon by birds. Apart from these two way associations there also exists an intriguing three way association among birds, plants and insects. PLANTS Plants are one of five big groups (kingdoms) of living things. Plants include familiar types such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The scientific study of plants is known as botany. A plant needs sunlight, carbon dioxide, minerals and water to make food. A green substance in plants called chlorophyll traps the energy from the Sun needed to make food. Chlorophyll is mostly found in leaves. Following are the...
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...Pollination syndrome is defined as suites of flower characteristics such as (flower shape, size, and color) that have evolved in response to one kind of pollinator or another. Darwin (1862) using the natural history of pollination which was proposed by Kohlreuter (1761–1766) and Sprengel (1793) illustrates the theory of evolution by presenting that many flower characteristics are interpreted as to specific adaptations of various kinds of pollinating organisms. This is what is known as a pollinator shift or an evolutionary pollinator transition. In this article, “Explaining evolutionary shifts between bee and hummingbird pollination: convergence, divergence, and directionality” (Thomson and Wilson 2008),...
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...state song and the state bird is the western meadowlark. The big hairy buffalo is the state animal and the state insect is the small stinging honey bee. Also interesting is the worlds biggest recorded pallasite was found in Kansas. Kansas was named after the Native American word Kanza, meaning “people of the south wind.” The people of Kansas were considering whether or not Kansas should become a slave state. There was such a balance of opinion that it took four attempts at writing a constitution by congress. The battle raged on often needing the help of federal troops. In 1850 the people of Kansas approved a constitution prohibiting slavery. The senate’s refusal to admit Kansas as a state, the issue exploded into a national political problem. In order to be admitted there had to be a big shift in power in the senate and the presidency. It wasn’t until January 29, 1861 that the constitution making Kansas the 34th state reached President James Buchanan’s desk and was signed. This January we will celebrate the 150th birthday of Kansas. Home on the range, the state song of Kansas, was originally a poem called My Western Home by Dr. Brewster M. Higley near 1872. The music was written by a friend of Higleys named Daniel E. Kelly. It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas on June 30, 1947. In 1925 the Kansas Auburn Society conducted a contest in which the school children of Kansas voted on what bird that they wished to become the state bird. The western meadowlark...
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... Introduction There are many forms of life that live on the Earth, which means the Earth is diverse. Most forms of life can be put into groups. Some groups would be the kingdom and the order. To be classified in a certain group, the species must consist of some of the same characteristics. All animals can be classified under the Animalia kingdom, which could also be called the Metazoa kingdom. In order to be classified in this kingdom the species must be multi-celled, eukaryotic, rely on other organisms for nourishment, some type of skeletal support, show levels of some type of organization, cells made for particular functions, ingest and digest food, and reproduce sexually. Research will be done on two mammals, two insects, two birds and two fish. This research will show just how diverse the Earth is. Mammals: Zebras and Rabbits Zebras and rabbits belong to the Animal Kingdom; however, they belong to different orders. The zebra belongs to the Perissodactyla order because they have hooves. Horses and donkeys belong to the same order as the zebra. The rabbit belongs to the lagomorpha order because they have long ears and they have four teeth on the upper jaw. Hares and pikas also belong to the same order as the rabbit. There are some similarities and differences in characteristics when it comes to the zebra and the rabbit. The two things they have in common would be that they both graze on grass for food and they both reproduce sexually. One difference...
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...A little boy in Japan will hear a bee go bonbon while a South African girl will hear it go zoem-zoem. In the Netherlands, an owl's hoot will be heard as oehoe, while elsewhere, say in Thailand, its hoot will be interpreted as hook hook. A little boy in Japan will hear a bee go bonbon while a South African girl will hear it go zoem-zoem. In the Netherlands, an owl's hoot will be heard as oehoe, while elsewhere, say in Thailand, its hoot will be interpreted as hook hook. In Indonesia, a dog is known to bark guk guk, in Catalan it barks bup bup, while in Albania it barks ham ham. A Japanese dog, in turn, barks wanwan, while its counterpart in England barks bow-wow or woof. Pigs also have different sounds depending on where you are in the world. A Mandarin Chinese pig goes hu-lu hu-lu, while further up north in Finland it goes roh roh. Next door in Sweden, a pig goes noff noff, while in Wales it goes soch soch. In the English world, a pig goes oink oink. Bird sounds also vary around the world. In English, a small bird chirps while a medium-sized bird tweets. A larger bird, however, squawks. In Spanish, a bird goes pio pio, while in Korea it will be heard going jek jek. In French? Pit pit. Although animals sound the same the world over, humans, with our many languages, do not. Different human societies simply have different ways of describing similar sounds. Part of it is explained by the speech sounds used in a particular language. Another part by random choice – how...
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...Bird 1. He eats like a bird． 2．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush． 3．We’re all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 4. Birds of a feather flock together． 5．That’s for the birds! 6．It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest． 7. A little bird told me． Horse 马 8. He eats like a horse． 10．It’s time to study now and stop horsing around． 11．I got it straight from the horse s mouth． 12. Just hold your horses！ 13. She works like a horse all day long． 14．That’s a horse of a different color! 15．You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink！ Monkey 16．Don't get your monkey up for nothing． 17. You shouldn't monkey about with that machine, if you don't know how to fix it． 18．What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away？ Chicken 19．Come on! Don’t be chicken! 20．Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken． 21．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! Owl 22. He is as blind as an owl． 23. He’s a wise old owl． Bear 24．Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug． 25．Her husband is a real bear． Bee 26．She’s always as busy as a bee． Snail 27．He walks at a snail's pace． Worm 28．He wormed his way through the narrow passage． 29．Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats． 30．l am a worm today． 31．A worm will turn． Ants 32．You’d think he has ants in his pants． ...
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...Hello i'm Jayden volluntering at the sea bird sancuary.Then I stopped.My friends asked me what I was looking at.I pointed at a- tree and we all stepped back.It was a bee hive.We looked around us and saw plenty of bees going to the hive.One of my friends was allergic to bees and he ran.We all heard lots of buzzing.Another one of my friends said bees are 3/4 of an inch and they die when they sting you. I made my friend Jerry next to me go near the bee hive.He was going to touch the bee hive .Then he got stung and fell on the warm dirt head first.We carried him away from the hive.We found a website about honey bees on the computer and we found...
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...Professor Gary Brady-Herndon English 122 November 11, 2013 Annotated Biography Chait, Jennifer. "Free-Range." About.com Organic Business. About Organic, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. The article Free Range by Jennifer Chait explained the meaning of Free Range Farms and the differences between Organic and Free Range Farming. Free Range Farms are described as meat and produce from animals that were allowed to roam freely or had access to outdoor spaces. Organic Foods though the animal should be allowed to roam and graze freely like Free Range Farms, must be certified and meet a stringent criteria. Free Range Farms can also be referred to as Free-roaming, Cage-free or Pasture raised. Free Range Farms are often confused with Organic Farms, explain above they are similar but have differences. Free Range farming incorporates meats eggs and dairy farming. I hope to explain further in my paper the definitions of Free Range. What allows farmers to claim Free Range and what consumers should look for when wanting authentic Free Range Farming products? Pritchard, Forrest. "3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms." Smith Meadows. Smith Meadows, 24 May 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. In this very informative article by Forrest Pritchard, 3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms the importance of Free Range Farms on the eco-system and our environment is thoroughly explained. Pritchard explained the cycle where earth worms burrows through the soil irrigating; this helps farmers get ready for planting. Worms become...
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...We all know the feeling of being stung by a bee, it feels like an annoying pinch your sibling would give to you when you were younger, then right after you wonder, why do these things even exist? Fifty to eighty percent of food supply in the world is affected directly by the honey bee pollination (National Honey Bee). The honey bee pollination is extremely undervalued in our society because most of us are not aware how important it is to our everyday lives. The honey bee population is drastically dropping with twenty-five percent of the bee population disappearing since 1990, and a condition known as Colony Collapse Disorder is the main cause for the major decrease in the last fifteen years (Natural Resources Defense Council). While bees have become known as the summertime nuisance, they could easily be viewed as one of the most important species on earth to humans. We need to be more aware of how these creatures can help us and research may change a person’s perspective on honey bees....
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...“If the Bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have 4 years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals and no more man”- Albert Einstein Have you ever considered where we would be without bees? I am sure that many people would have thought why do we need nasty stinging creatures, however, as far as the list of important creatures go, bees are there on top of the list as they are critical pollinators. To be frank, a world without bees just wouldn’t sustain, considering the fact that they technically feed over 7 billion people globally. Without bees, our markets would have about half the fruits and vegetables they have at the moment. That would mean no lime, no coconuts, no honey and most importantly not enough grapes for wine. Even in the most artificial farm one can...
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...After Simon reaches a secluded and quiet place in the jungle, “the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds, even the crying of the gulls that were returning to their roosts among the square roots”(56-57). The idea of the sounds becoming fainter can relate to how civilization has not completely vanished, but has actually been implemented into Simon’s way of life. He begins to move on to a sense of higher thinking or enlightenment. In Simon’s Jungle it illustrates that the “sound of the bright fantastic bird” and “bee-sounds”. This explains that he pays much attention to detail and observes them with his higher way of thinking. The way he recognizes the bird as “bright” and “fantastic” elaborates how Simon looks at the Jungle in a wondrous and awe-inspiring manner. In Simon’s jungle, it describes “wide white flowers glimmering under the light”(57). The word “white” is used to show open-mindedness because white shows a lot of space. This open-mindedness relates to Simon becoming an enlightened...
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...In a Honeybee colony there are three kinds of bee: A few hundred drones or males, one egg-laying female, or queen, and 20-80 thousand sterile females or workers. The Honey bee is a crucial part of the agriculture world. The role Honey Bees play in our diet goes far beyond honey production. They pollinate one-third of crop species in the United States, this accounts for 30 billion dollars of crops. PBS.org states “Honeybees pollinate about 100 flowering food crops including apples, nuts, broccoli, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, celery, squash and cucumbers, citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe, melons, as well as animal-feed crops, such as the clover that’s fed to dairy cows” (Silence .P)....
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...The holes have one entrance and are from one to three meters long. They use their intelligence by using the tools around them. Honey Badgers are fearless and have strength against enemies. They attack their prey when their prey can not escape. The Honey Badger’s coat is used to fend off predators. The competitors Honey Badgers have are famers. Farmers that make honey rely on bees and Honey Badgers are taking honey from them. Farmers feel threatened, so they killed Honey Badgers by setting up traps. Honey Badgers are poisoned, or killed to be used as medicines in some African countries. The myths that are made for Honey Badgers say that if you are bitten by one, that person loses fertility. Honey Badgers are led by honeyguides which are birds, but they have not been proven true. Another Myth is that Honey Badgers are invincible. The Honey Badger is depicted as a fearless animal who can be never killed. In culture, Honey Badger are shown to fight other animals and are said to not care about nothing but...
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...Genetically Modified crops are destroying your health as well as bees, birds, lady bugs and butterflies Like bees and butterflies, lady bugs are also an important part of our ecosystem and are essential to the biodiversity of our food supply. "Lady Bugs are tremendous carnivores that can eat lots of significant agricultural pests including aphides and mites without posing other risk to human health” says Doug Taron, curator of biology at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago." As essential as lady bugs are to biodiversity of our food supply, new research shows that Cry1Ab toxins (B. thuringiensis—BT toxin), Monsanto’s best selling herbicide ‘Roundup’ and crops that are resistant to Glyphosate are toxic to lady bugs: gmo-roundup-bt-toxin-are-destroying-our-health-killing-birds-bees-lady-bug-butterfliesStudies...
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... She shows him the scissors that she found hidden in the chair, and has him try them on. She is pleased with herself when Syson's fingers fit into the scissors perfectly, and claims that she suspected they would. She is telling him that he needs to cut off this attatchment to her. In Shades Of Spring his wife's past is unveiled before him revealing the reason for her distance and coldness towards him, and also a women he did not see before. He feels she does not take him seriously. She is polite but distant and cold towards him. He is 'The Stag At Bay' that he observes in the painting in the living room. Lawrence consistently uses birds in his writing and the key to understanding their role in each story is to pay attention to the action the birds are taking. A bird is a messenger, and the soul is often depicted being carried by birds or with...
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