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    Dinosaur Extinction

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    A number of different theories have been assessed throughout the course of this research to attempt to reach a conclusion as to the reason behind the extinction of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Although all arguments are credible‚ and supportive with educated information and data‚ the most conclusive theory of all is The Alvarez Asteroid Impact theory. Alvarez‚ a researcher at the University of California‚ discovered a pencil thin layer of Iridium around the rocks in Gubbio‚ Italy. (New Scientist‚

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    Extinction of Dinosaurs

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    Extinction of Dinosaurs Ryan Humphries Biology 6th Period Two-hundred and thirty million years ago the first dinosaur-like creature roamed the earth. Within five million years it could be considered a dinosaur. They were soon at the top of the food chain. They populated every continent. Then 65 million years ago they vanished. The most powerful creatures ever to live on earth had become extinct. Dinosaurs were not the only victims of this "mass extinction." There were many other species

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    No to De Extinction

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    Ene European Literature Period 4 26 February 2015 No to De-Extinction           Whether it is bringing people back from the dead or resurrecting an entire extinct species‚ for hundreds of years‚ scientists everywhere have had the desire and craving to try and reverse nature’s kiss of death. Modern scientists are exploring the possibility of resurrecting species‚ that we and our ancestors led to extinction‚ through the process of de-extinction or also known as “resurrection biology”. Scientists believe

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    BIODIVERSITY AND EXTINCTION Biodiversity is determined by the variety of species extant in a specific ecosystem; this includes both animals and plants. Biodiversity is what gives an ecosystem a continuing and symbiotic relationship between all the organic and inorganic elements; maintaining the proper balance of different gases such as nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ hydrogen‚ carbon dioxide and many other elements‚ which differ in composition depending on the type of environment (such as subterranean‚ aquatic

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    Animal Extinction

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    Animal Extinction - the greatest threat to mankind In the final stages of dehydration the body shrinks‚ robbing youth from the young as the skin puckers‚ eyes recede into orbits‚ and the tongue swells and cracks. Brain cells shrivel and muscles seize. The kidneys shut down. Blood volume drops‚ triggering hypovolemic shock‚ with its attendant respiratory and cardiac failures. These combined assaults disrupt the chemical and electrical pathways of the body until all systems cascade toward death.

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    Animal Extinction

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    did not even concern about the animal species that disappeared. Animal extinction can be defined as animal species no longer stay in the earth as it already disappeared. The factors that lead to animal extinction are irresponsible human’s hands that destroyed animal’s habitat by deforestation‚ illegal wildlife trades and climate change. Deforestation is the main causes that lead animal species loss their habitat and become extinct. If people loss their house‚ they will not have any shelter and live

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    Extinction of Animal

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    reasons as well as argument for necessity of conducting such campaign. First of all‚ the environmental degradation is widely recognized as a primary reason. In fact‚ the deforestation and environment pollution have put creatures on the verge of extinction. Domestic apes in Vietnam‚ which have die out due to shrinking of tropical trees‚ could be taken as a particularly salient example of this. Ignoring the impact of human on minimizing the habitat of animals is thereby a grave mistake. Additionally

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    The extinction of animals

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    The extinction of animals 1. Top ten of extinct animals More than 99% of all species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct. The vast majority (over 95%) died out. Today is Endangered Species Day. Check out some of the beautiful creatures that the planet has lost. I. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus): The flightless bird‚ native to the island of Mauritius‚ in the Indian Ocean. II. The Dinosaurs (all of them): They were gone long before the first human graced the planet. III. Passenger

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    Pleistocene's Extinction

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    The exact reason for the Pleistocene extinction is still not known‚ this data implies that top-down forces and humans are the reason the extinction happened. This data is important because during the Anthropocene humans continue to put animals at risk for another extinction. The authors used data from the Pleistocene and recent data to show that high rates of predation and humans could have lead to the extinction. Both carnivores and humans caused the extinction‚ because both were competing for prey

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    Bee Extinction

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    When people think of bees‚ they usually think of annoying buzzing pests that fly into their soda can on a hot summer day. No one ever considers the positive effects that bees have on this world. Although they may sting people‚ their task is vital to agriculture. Bees pollinate flowers‚ crops‚ and plants. Without bees‚ a majority of the crops around the world would be destroyed. Just a simple dinner would be hard to enjoy- there would be no honey for the bread. The side salad would be without tomatoes

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