A biome is a major biological community that occurs over a large area of land. Each biome is characterized by precipitation, temperature, wind, soil conditions, availability to water, amount of sunlight, and land. For example, the taiga is very cold in the winter, hot and humid during the summer, receives 30-85 cm of precipitation annually, and the soil is thin and poor in nutrients. There are different types of biomes and each of them have different characteristics. The tundra is the coldest of
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Commercial whaling has been a hot topic for many years; many say that all forms of whaling must stop, while others argue that whaling should be allowed if it does not pose a threat to the total whale population. Now while this topic may seem straightforward on the surface, there are deep ethical questions being asked. Some of which are embodied the battle between deontological and utilitarianism views, and the variations between them. Beginning with utilitarianism, which is the view that everyone’s
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In our world, in every ecosystem there are a millions of different types of viruses that exist. In this paper we are going to talk about one specific emerging arbovirus called Chikunganya virus. About thousands of people have been affected by Chikungunya virus throughout the world. During the years of 2005 and 2006, the virus altered over a millions of people in the Africa, Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Now, Chikungunya virus have spread to Europe, South American and North America. Chikungunya
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transport around 3000-4000 million tons of untreated water every year all around the world. It is also estimated that over 10,000 different marine species are transported every day (“EMSA”). One well known invasive species introduced by this method is the Zebra Mollusk. These mollusks traveled in the ballasts of European ships and contaminated the ecosystem of the great lakes. This was more than 20 years ago in 1990 and regulations were implemented to prevent more invasive species in the Great Lakes. If more
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FAQ: Biodiversity and Ecosystems Question 1: What is meant by succession, and what factors are responsible for succession? Answer 1: Succession is the order in which an ecosystem becomes established. It is the process by which species within a community replace one another in a given ecosystem. Usually, the complexity of the communities increases as they are replaced. Succession is triggered by a disturbance (fire or storm) or newly created open areas (deforestation). Ecological succession has several
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Hoerikwaggo – the mountains in the sea. Even more extraordinary is that so close to the national park that extends over much of the peninsula, there’s a pumping metropolis with a nightlife that matches the city’s wildlife. You can hang out with baboons and zebras at Cape Point in the morning, dine at an Atlantic seaboard bistro for lunch, tipple at a Constantia wine estate in the afternoon and party the night away in a Long Street club. All in a Cape Town day. The vast Northern Cape, the largest and most
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People seem to find riding horses as a calming activity, which is baffling to me after my last traumatizing experience on this terrifyingly large animal. Galloping on a horse in an open field is what some look forward to, where I scream at the thought. This fear all started one day after basketball camp in the summer heat with a few of my horse-riding friends. The day started with an exhausting few hours in the heat at basketball camp, but I was smiling knowing it was over and I was going to hang
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Stephanie Freeman Developmental Biology Lab Video A dozen eggs, time-lapse microscopy of cell development Society of developmental biology The Video reviewed early development, and migration in different species of animals and plants. Early development was discussed in the video, with narration to the time-lapse microscopy. 1st cleavage involves nuclear envelope breakdown, spindle formation, nuclear division formation, and cytokines. Cleavage is synchronous occurring approximately
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