Jasmine C. Brown 29 March 2017 Dr. Runia and Dr. Martinat Adaptive Essay The Amazing Mighty Mantis Shrimp To be a biologist‚ one needs to understand biology‚ but to be a good biologist one should know how to convey it to the interested layman. To describe Stomatopods‚ I shall attempt to be a good biologist and go into detail about its morphology (how it looks) and some of the adaptations that help them survive their environment. The Mantis Shrimp’s scientific name is Odontodactylus scyllarus. This
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• Organic chemistry- special study of chemistry dealing with molecules containing carbon and hydrogen • Hydrocarbon- an organic molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen. • Functional groups- a specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the carbon skeletons of organic molecules and involved in chemical reactions. • Hydroxyl group: a chemical group consisting of an oxygen atom joined to a hydrogen atom. Molecules possessing this group are soluble in water and are called alcohols
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Molecules of Life 4 Critical large Molecules- 1.) Carbohydrates 2.)Lipids 3.)Proteins 4.) Nucleic Acids -On the molecular scale‚ members of three of these classes--- Carbohydrates‚proteins‚ and nucleic acids--- are huge and therefore called Macromolecules. - Architecture of a large biological molecule helps explain how that molecule works. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Macromolecules
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Human Lice Anoplurans are parasitic arthropods. They are commonly referred to as "sucking" lice. Lice are highly host specific and many species prefer specific sites on their host’s body. They can not survive without a host; therefore‚ lice have developed many adaptations that help them stay in close contact with their host. There are three types of human lice: The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitas)‚ the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)‚ and the crab louse (Pthirus pubis).
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creatures still lived in water‚ but they had a lot of the terrestrial tetrapod anatomical characteristics. Introduction: Before tetrapods existed‚ all vertebrates were confined to living in aquatic habitats. The only animals that lived on land were arthropods. Through natural adaptations‚ the fish developed into amphibians. This colossal stage of change made necessary the evolution of new ways of breathing‚ locomotion‚ and reproduction. Paleontologists needed to understand how this transition took place
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The Warm and Cold Blooded Nature of Dinosaurs The debate of whether dinosaurs were cold blooded or warm blooded has been ongoing since the beginning of the century. At the turn of the century scientists believed that dinosaurs had long limbs and were fairly slim‚ supporting the idea of a cold blooded reptile. Recently‚ however‚ the bone structure‚ number or predators to prey‚ and limb position have suggested a warm blooded species. In addition‚ the recent discovery of a fossilized dinosaur heart
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The Ebola Virus History of‚ Occurrences‚ and Effects of Ebola‚ a virus which acquires its name from the Ebola River (located in Zaire‚ Africa)‚ first emerged in September 1976‚ when it erupted simultaneously in 55 villages near the headwaters of the river. It seemed to come out of nowhere‚ and resulted in the deaths of nine out of every ten victims. Although it originated over 20 years ago‚ it still remains as a fear among African citizens‚ where the virus has reappeared occasionally in parts
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ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Animal behavior: what an animal does when interacting with its environment A lot of animal’s behaviors are genetically predetermined - Ethology Study of animal behavior Didn’t exist - People Karl von Frisch Applied scientific method to study bees Figured out how bees tell other bees Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen Scandinavian Their research helped to show that some behaviors have genetic bases Nobel prize - Evolution Underlays all behavior Behaviors enhance
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Global warming is a major issue in society. It has entered political speeches‚ agendas‚ pop culture‚ and sparks scientific debate. Global warming has been said to be responsible for heat waves‚ the rise of sea levels‚ flooding‚ drought‚ malnutrition‚ water pollution‚ and spread of disease. There is proof that the Earth’s temperature has risen‚ but is that really a threat? According to Jonathon Patz‚ with the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health‚ and Sari Kovats‚ with the London School
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[pic] Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla‚ families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land‚ marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and the environment‚ and biology is the study of the organisms
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