The article “Biology is Beauty” by Geoffrey Cowley touches on the aspects behind beauty. The article states that everyone shares a sense of what is attractive. Basically‚ Cowley is stating that people are attracted to what is on the outside‚ even if we do not know it. Even though points of attraction can vary over societies‚ beauty is an innate quality we all think of. The article touches on a few examples that the author feels explains. First‚ Cowley says that humans love symmetry; people prefer
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The function of a capsid‚ in virus biology‚ is to serve as a protective outer layer that protects the genetic material of the virus from the host’s defensive cells. The capsid is made up of proteins. The nucleic acid is what is contained within the capsid‚ which is a group of long‚ linear macromolecules‚ consisting of either DNA or RNA. There are two different cycles in which the virus uses a host cell to replicate and reproduce itself. These two cycles are known as the lytic cycle‚ and the lysogenic
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Before watching the film I did not think biology had anything to do with racism. I believe scientist tried to prove that race was biological in order to justify the actions against the non-white race. I had never really thought about where race had come from but was surprised‚ but not hard to believe‚ to hear in the film that race was created by humans to describe social and cultural differences. Knowing that race is not biological will not eliminate racisms today. Those that are racist today
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In biology and ecology‚ extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)‚ normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species‚ although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species’ potential range may be very large‚ determining this moment is difficult‚ and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa‚ where a species
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GCSE Biology This blog will cover and explain the specification for Edexcel triple science course 2013 for biology. Hope it helps :) Monday‚ 20 May 2013 3.33 understand that the incidence of mutations can be increased by exposure to ionising radiation (for example gamma rays‚ X-rays and ultraviolet rays) and some chemical mutagens (for example chemicals in tobacco). There are things that make you more likely to have a mutated gene‚ these include: ionising radiation and chemical mutagens like
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aerobic respiration in plants and animals e.g. germinating seeds and mealworms Bio Experiment : Comparing Rate of respiration in mealworms at different temperatures? Mealworms are cold-blooded animals and are unable to maintain a constant core temperature‚ hence respiration would therefore change with temperature. As glucose is oxidised‚ oxygen is used up and carbon dioxide and heat energy is produced. Increment in temperature / production of CO2 or O2 consumption would hence be good indicators
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M10/4/BIOLO/SPM/ENG/TZ2/XX+ 22106016 Biology Standard level Paper 1 Monday 17 May 2010 (afternoon) 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Answer all the questions. • For each question‚ choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer sheet provided. 2210-6016 15 pages © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 –2– M10/4/BIOLO/SPM/ENG/TZ2/XX+ 1. What does a small standard deviation
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Prac 4 | Vertebrate Forelimbs‚ Shake a Leg! Ch. 6.4 H.Bio T.Book Aim: To gather information from secondary sources to observe‚ analyze and compare the structure of a range of vertebrate forelimbs. Materials: Pearson Biology Textbook coloured pencils Skeletons‚ photographs of a number of vertebrates copy of student worksheet Method: 1 Examine each of the vertebrate specimens in turn. Using Figure 1 as a guide‚ locate and identify the bones making up the pentadactyl limb structure
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Biology coursework The aim of this experiment is to investigate the affect of pH on the enzyme amylase. The amylase is used to break down the polysaccharide starch. Amylase is a digestive enzyme classified as a saccharidase (an enzyme that cleaves polysaccharides). It is mainly a constituent of pancreatic juice and saliva‚ needed for the breakdown of long-chain carbohydrates (such as starch) into smaller units. Amylase is also synthesized in the fruit of many plants during ripening‚ causing them
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Bibliography: Johnson‚ J. J. (n.d.). Lab Report . Retrieved 3 1‚ 2014‚ from IB Biology Higher Level: http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/smaccormack/leaf_disc_photosynthesis_write_up.pdf Photosynthesis. (n.d.). Retrieved 3 1‚ 2014‚ from IB Guide: http://ibguides.com/biology/notes/photosynthesis-hl
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