advantage from that. And it's worked so well that half of all animals on the planet aren't only insects but are beetles which are a specific type of insect. So insects have done very well. And flowering plants have done very well as well. So angiosperms or flowering plants make up most of the plants that you see. Like grass, big maple trees, those are all angiosperms. So they both have benefitted from this mutualistic relationship. And that is coevolution. In this video he talked about r and K selection
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University of Phoenix Material Environmental Pollution Outline Complete the following outline using Ch. 21–25 of the text. Use complete sentences. Here is an example: Example - Environmental History Before 1960, few people had ever heard the word ecology, and the term, environment, meant little as a political or social issue. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1960. At about the time the book was published, several environmental events were occurring
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example, in the nucleotides that are the basis of DNA, May not all is expressed at other levels — such as protein differences or observable changes in the appearance of a plant. The rate of mutation is useful in determining evolutionary relationships. Mutations can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful for the organism, but mutations do not "try" to supply what the organism "needs." Factors in the environment may influence the rate of mutation but are not generally thought to influence the direction of
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looking to make money and also find the woman of his dreams. The addition of the plant to the plot created many different opportunities for the story to go. The plant appealed to the people passing by bringing huge profits for the business, which was very good. However, on the bad side, the plants main intent was world domination. In my opinion, the plant was the reason why this book was so good. Imagining and seeing a plant grow and talk is extremely funny to see, which was probably by design since the
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Environment - how can you help to protect it? Environment is an important part of human life and a healthy environment is a must for human existence. Therefore, it is crucial that we take care of our surroundings and help nature maintain ecological balance so that we could hand over to the coming generations the environment as we found it, if not any better. Our planet is changing. There are a lot of things that affect our planet in a bad way but the good news is that everyone can help to reduce
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Assignment Final Project Complete the Final Project Science Meets Real Life Whether you think of yourself as an up and coming scientist or not, you use science every day. You will explore how you apply different aspects of science in your daily life in a two part project. In 1,500-words (minimum), discuss the following: PART I: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Each and every day, we are faced with having to make split-second decisions, and the need to solve random problems that we encounter. To reach
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businesses. Corporations often manage production on a mass-scale producing food for people, either through beef, dairy, and crop production. When they produce on a mass-production scale, big businesses take up more and more land as their demands for food grow, pushing out the smaller farm or ranch. Corporations also tend to monopolize and dominate a particular market, driving market prices down, reducing competition, and subsequently force the smaller family farms in a precarious position in terms of income
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PHILIPPINE FLORA AND FAUNA Flora and fauna refer to plant and wildlife, respectively. The indigenous plant and wildlife of a geographical region is often referred to as that region’s flora and fauna. Both are collective terms, referring to groups of plant or wildlife specific to a region or a time period. For example, the flora and fauna of a warm region may consist of tropical to warm-temperate vegetation and exotic species of birds. By definition, flora is a word of Latin origin referring to Flora
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The soliloquy of Friar Laurence and how it predicts the story to follow The soliloquy of Friar Laurence plays a huge role in the story to come. He is Romeo's mentor and confidante. His soliloquy gives us better insight to his character and we get to know just what kind of person the Friar is. We learn that Friar meant well but nonetheless he created many disasters which could have been avoided. Romeo trusts the Friar because the Friar is Romeo’s mentor and confidant. He tells him almost everything
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limited to the fence that they were enclosed in. this competition was a density dependent factor in that the death rate rose when population density in the plot rose. Also, some of the specie’s ecological niches (like what nutrients they needed and how many branches would form) would have had to been the same or else they could coexist together. Then, one of the species of wildflower might have had a reproductive advantage like thorns to repel the kangaroo rats which would have allowed them to prosper
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