The remains of ancient plants can provide a wealth of archaeological information about a site‚ with many methods being available to the archaeologist engaged in extracting this data. Perhaps one of the most widely-known of these techniques‚ possibly because of its attractive nature‚ is pollen analysis - a technique developed in the early years of the twentieth century by‚ like so many archaeological techniques‚ a geologist -- the Norwegian Lennart van Post. To understand the technique and the uses
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Albert Einstein was believed to say‚ “If the bee disappears from the surface of the globe‚ man would have no more than four years to live.” Now that Colony Collapse Disorder is occurring‚ it is possible that bees will disappear. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is when bees disappear from their hives or suddenly die. No one knows the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. Some think it is caused by pesticides‚ but Bryan Walsh wrote that the cause is the Varroa mite. It could be that CCD is caused by a
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Honey Bees Are Now on the List Honey bees are now on the endangered species list‚ and it’s the fault of humans. If they become extinct in the near future‚ then the life that people know now‚ would become very different. People need to help save the honey bees‚ or else they could lose a lot of foods that they need to survive. One main reason that the honey bees are on the endangered species list‚ is simply‚ humans. The government and outside construction companies‚ send construction workers to
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Wildflower Dichotomous Key 1A. One Stem Go to 2 1B. Multiple Stems Go to 3 2A. Three Large Leaves below small flower Trillium 2B. Different appearance Go to 4 3A. Arrow-shaped leaves Arrowhead 3B. Five-petaled flower with 4 leaves Violet 4A. 2 large leaves at top May apple 4B. Different appearance Go to 5 5A. Bell-shaped flower Bellwort 5B. Almost Spherical flower Clover Pre-Lab 1. At each step‚ the dichotomous key provides 2 choices. 2.Some differences include lack of hind
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It is a privilege to be living with the border of the USA. South Koreans call United States “Mee-Gook”‚ which means “beautiful nation” which is very true. The country better than almost all other nations in million different ways. Flower attract bees. The flower of democracy‚ rights‚ liberty‚ opportunity‚ and equality have attracted bees from all over mother Earth. But the nectar from this well-blossomed flower may not be sweet enough for all alien bees. With every bee having a story to tell‚ the
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Most of us go the other way when we hear the buzz of a bee. But the buzzing is music to a beekeeper’s ears. As the name suggests‚ beekeepers keep bees. The main reason for keeping bees is to collect their honey. Honey is a mixture of plant nectar and fluid from the honeybees’ bodies. The bees put the honey in a cell in the honeycomb. Bees can live almost anywhere‚ but they will make more honey if there are flowers nearby. The bees need the flower from nectar to make honey. One of the most important
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Steps in Vegetable Carving Vegetable carving is an ancient Asian art that was developed 700 years ago in Sukothai‚ Thailand‚ by a servant named Nang Noppamart‚ who carved a bird and flower for the Loi Kratong festival. The art is actually a requirement in the Thai school system. Modern chefs have adopted the practice‚ making ordinary vegetables look beautiful. The art continues to expand as culinary classes are offered and smaller-scale restaurants implement the vegetable creations on their plates
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1. Why has Calyx & Corolla been successful? Calyx & Corolla has been successful because of the following point. Firstly‚ Calyx & Corolla has a very simplified supply chain. They deliver flowers directly from growers to customers so that the plants are fresher and also able to decrease the costs. Secondly‚ Calyx & Corolla accurately position themselves and send catalogues to people who are likely to buy flowers. It’s an efficient way to market without a large amount of cost. Thirdly‚ Calyx & Corolla
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1. Yali’s question; "Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea but we black people had little cargo of our own?" 2. Diamond rewords the question as “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among people environment not because of biological differences among peoples themselves.” 3. Jared Diamond analyzes several factors that he believes contributed to the existing balance of the world’s resources. In order
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What kind of bees live inside the bee hive? There are three kind of honey bees that live inside a bee hive. Those three bees are‚ The Queen‚ Worker‚ and the Drone. They all have their distinctive jobs to do. And how do bees survive the coldness of the winter season? The Queen has the longest body compared to the other two types of bees. She is equipped with a stinger that does not have a fish hook like barb at the end of the stinger. The purpose of the stinger is to kill any rival queen when she
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