Introduction Daphnia, or commonly known as water fleas, are a very important food source to many ecosystems. However daphnia are very sensitive to changes in the water which means that small changes can cause the death of many daphnia. One such change is the increasing appearance of blue-green and green algae blooms in many ecosystems. Algae blooms are very toxic to multiple creatures in the ecosystem. Thus bringing up the question: If blue-green and/or green algae blooms become prevalent will
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Hello my name is Gabriel Krikorian, and I am the mayor of this great town of Sweetwater Florida. Today we are celebrating one hundred great years off our town’s rich history. Our city comes from very humble beginnings, but has grown to be an amazing place. Although the great City of Sweetwater was officially started in 1941 when it was incorporated into Miami-Dade County, the history of our magnificent city goes further back into the 1920s. This area that we currently know and love as Sweetwater
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Taxis is a directional movement that veers away from or toward stimuli while kinesis in the context of this lab refers to non-directed movement that is made in response to stimuli. This isopod, which is a sow bug (Oniscus sp. / Porcellio sp.), generally moved to and stayed in the chamber that was under the foil upon the introduction of the lamp. In the darkness, the isopod was considerably more active than in the light. Though Morris’s (1999) study did not explicitly focus on sow bugs and pill bugs
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surface, where it can be combusted. Once that occurs the exchange CO2 in the atmosphere and CO2 dissolved in water are continually exchanged. Finally, combustion converts fossil fuels and plant material into CO2 and then the cycle starts all over with photosynthesis. 2. A biome is a large natural community of plants and wildlife in a major habitat, like a tundra, desert or forest. In addition, it is made up of all the habitats of a community that make up comparable
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Animal poaching: Marceli Castaneda When you think of extinction you probably think of dinosaurs , but the poaching of wild animals is starting to be apart of that topic, too. Poaching has broken the hearts of people for years and,despite laws, this horrific crime has yet to be stopped. Poaching is a serious problem especially in Africa and Asia. This crime is committed for the money, meaning the muderers kill animals illegally and sell their hides and parts. Although poachers usually hunt
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decided to plant kale. Kale is a group of vegetable cultivars within the plant species Brassica oleracea. Interestingly, Kale is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most domesticated forms of Brassica oleracea. Our decision as a group as based on how much energy was required to grow kale. Because kale was really easy to grow well in different climate, we felt strong about our decision because of changing seasons and temperatures were decreasing. We planted both our kale plant and seeds on
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is the coldest biome and is a treeless territory. The tundra is described by low temperature, little precipitation, low supplements, and organic assorted qualities. The Tundra has a considerable measure of vegetation inside this biome. Some regular plants
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Hemp seed refers to the seeds of the Cannabis sativa known as the hemp plant which is known to be beneficial to our health. Some people may mistake hemp seeds to work similar to marijuana, as they come from the same plant, however, hemp seed is not an addictive substance and only contains trace amounts THC which is the active ingredient found in marijuana. The uses of hemp seed Hemp seed is usually extracted and converted into hemp seed oil which can be used as an ingredient for different products
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example of a species in a Deciduous Forest. An Opossum is an animal that is an omnivore and lives in a Deciduous Forest. Guelder Rose is a plant that grows in heavy clay and acidic soil. Another example of a plant is a Shagbark Hickory that can grow up to 100 feet. Oaks are the dominant tree species in the forest. In the ecosystem of a Deciduous Forest it varies in plants and animals like lichens and wild flowers. A food chain in it is when a berry brush produces is ate by a wood mice. The wood mice then
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One day while walking in the woods, a child found found a bumble bee as big as a pony, and decided to keep it as a pet. I was in the Amazon rainforest! This creature was so magnificent! I wanted to show my father. My father was a scientist who studies animals and insects. As I walked away from camp 1, I heard a buzzing sound coming from the forest. I was curious so I needed to see what it was. I put on my rain jacket with my name on it “ Jimmy “. As I got farther into the forest the buzzing kept
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