chitin and proteins. They are bilaterally symmetrical. Arthropod body is segmented but also divided into head, thorax and abdomen. Head and thorax can be joined to form a cephalothorax Arthropods have five main groups: arachnids, centipedes and millipedes, horseshoe crabs, and insects. The phylum arthropoda is most successful in terms of geographical distribution, diversity and in numbers. Insects are most successful within the phylum arthropoda as they are most diverse and abundant group of organisms
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Pill Bug Lab Report DESIGN Research Question: Will a pill bug prefer fresh or decomposing tomatoes since both are present in their diet? Background: The Armadillidium vulgare (common pill bug) that we have seen as kids rolling into a ball when disturbed is a crustacea that belongs to an animal group called isopods. Pill bugs are crustaceans that have adapted to terrestrial habitats. According to Koehler (1994), “They are wingless, oval or slightly elongated arthropods about 12 inch in length and
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Herbivore | Millipede | Diplopoda | Herbivore / Decomposer | Aphids | Hemiptera | Herbivore | Garden Spider | Araneae | Carnivore | (ITIS, 2013) (Evans, 2007) (CISEO, 1997) (Meyer, 2007) Figure 1.2: Organisms Observed (European Buckthorn): Species Name | Taxonomic Category | Role in Food Webs | Earth Worm | Megadrilacea | Decomposer | Larvae | N/A – Species not specified | N/A | Small (White) Worm | N/A – Species not specified | N/A | Millipede | Diplopoda |
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Practice Test #1 Critical Reasoning (53 Questions) 73. (25075-!-item-!-188;#058&001412) Most of Western music since the Renaissance has been based on a seven-note scale known as the diatonic scale, but when did the scale originate? A fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite has four holes, which are spaced in exactly the right way for playing the third through sixth notes of a diatonic scale. The entire flute must surely have had more holes, and the flute was made from
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By Shaina Herring The Amazon River is the fuel source for the 2,100,000 square mile Amazon rainforest . Spanning 9 countries in northern South America, this rainforest is so rich in plant life it produces approximately 20% of the worlds oxygen. Boasting the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon includes various ecosystems from swamps to savannas resulting in this particular biome housing the largest collection of plant and animal species in the world. Fascinating creatures
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Our Earth is the most valuable thing to us because without it, we would have nowhere to live, and without an earth we would not have a home. Since this is the planet we call home, don’t you think we should at least take care of it and everything around it? Well the answer is yes, because if we are not taking care of the earth you are basically not taking care of your own home. Water is the most important thing on the earth because without it, we would not be able to live. The second most important
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Hersheypark; a day filled with entertainment and joy. Large crowds of adolescents and adults swarmed the parking lot. The environment exploded with vibrant colors. The entry lines were millipedes slowly inching its way to its destination. As the gates opened, people flocked inside of the amusement park. The moment I took a step into the park, my life changed in a matter of seconds. Strolling across the park, roaring screams blasted throughout the entire carnival. Visitors roamed by with the heavy
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Joshua Tan Biodiversity in Leaf Litter Introduction: Biodiversity Species diversity is a characteristic that is unique to a community level of biological organization. The biodiversity in different communities has been severely affected by human activities. A community has high species diversity if it has a lot of species present in roughly equally abundant numbers. If it is composed of only a few species or if only a few species are abundant, then the biodiversity is considered to be low. If a
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Conservation Theory and Management | Cave Formation and the Ecosystem Within | By: Robert Luncsford | | The formation of a cave begins when rainwater falling through the atmosphere absorbs carbon dioxide causing it to become acidic. The rainwater then passes through the soil collecting more carbon dioxide from dead plant life and animals. The acidity allows the rainwater to chemically react to limestone or dolomite rock which starts the formation of caves through a process called chemical
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Unit 5 Individual Project Name: Date: 3/16/14 Part 1. There are 9 animals in nine different Phyla. Be sure to look at every page. Animal Phylum Dichotomous Key (steps) Classification 1 Cnidaria 1b,2a,3a,4b Scyphozoa 2 Mollusca 1b,2b,6a,7b,11a,12b,13a Gastropoda 3 Annelida 1b,2b,6a,7a,8b,9a Secernentea 4 Arthropoda 1b,2b,6a,7b,11b,14b,15b Insecta 5 Porifera 1a Demospongiae 6 Echinodermata 1b,2a,3b,5a Asteroidea 7 Chordata 1b,2b,6b,16b,18b,19b,20a
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