Biology Summer Task Our digestive systems contain glands. These glands produce enzymes. Enzymes are catalysts. Catalysts make chemical reactions happen quicker and easier. Digestive enzymes help us to break down food easier. Our bodies make lots of different digestive enzymes. Each enzyme breaks down a particular food. When an enzyme has broken down one food molecule‚ it can then break down another molecule of the same kind. It can do this over and over again. It makes the reaction happen without
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love the peace of mind knowing there weren’t rats lurking in your walls? Rats create many problems in the world and I believe we should eliminate all rats. One reason rats need to be eliminated is they spread diseases. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control) rats spread hemmoragic fever‚ Lassa fever‚ Leptospinosis‚ and many more. Having rats running around infected with possibly fatal diseases is far too dangerous. To emphasize the deadly effect rats have‚ we can look at the Black Plague‚ in
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Toads Many people are outside on a hot‚ summers’ day mowing their lawns. Most people at some point in their lifetime have hit or run over something living. In the poem “The Death of a Toad” by Richard Wilbur‚ the speaker tells his experience of hitting a toad with the “power mower”. Through the rhyme scheme‚ rhythmic pattern‚ sound techniques‚ and figures of speech‚ the poet reveals how the toad suffers by the harm the speaker inflicts on the toad. The poet arranges the poem in three stanzas
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In the poem “Toads” by Philip Larkin‚ a man who never makes himself known begins to talk about two toads. Although not being literal‚ the man uses toads as a metaphor for objects within his life which hold him back from feeling purely accomplished. The first toad that he speaks of is the influence and pressures which society forces on individuals to work. The second toad is one which he finds within his subconscious which prompts him to work and never quit‚ despite how bad he wants to. The man soon
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Cane toads in Australia From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The cane toad (Bufo marinus) is an invasive species in Australia. The cane toad is the largest species in the family Bufonidae. Adult cane toads are usually heavy-built and weigh an average of up to 1.8 kg. (4 lbs.). Their size may vary from 15–23 cm.(4-9 in.) and their skin is warty. The coloration on their back and sides may vary from olive-brown or reddish-brown‚ gray‚ and yellow while their bellies
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CANE TOADS DESTRUCTION TO AUSTRALIAS BIODIVERSITY ‘It is important that communities in the Kimberley are ready to deal with the invasive species’ - Donna Faragher IDENTIFICATION Cane Toads are known to be of a variety of colour they may be grey‚ yellowish‚ olive-brown or reddish-brown‚ and their bellies are pale with dark mottling. An adult’s average-size is approximately 10-15 cm long; they can grow to more than 230mm and over 1kg in weight. Male Cane Toads are smaller and wartier than females
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Draw a diagram of the rat when it is first cut opened and the internal organs are exposed. Identify and label the diaphragm‚ the stomach‚ the small intestine‚ the caecum‚ the heart‚ the left and right lung‚ the trachea and the esophagus. (Note: see Figure 22 on pg 470 for an example) b) What structure divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities? The Diaphragm divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities. c) What is the sex of your rat? Male. Part C Digestive System pg 467 Skip the Salivary
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Toads and Toads Revisited are poems in Philip Larkin’s collection that describes both the perks and burdens of a work life. Larkin’s view of work in ‘Toads’ is seen as a heavy load whereas in ‘Toads Revisited’‚ it is seen as something that keeps him occupied and helps him though life. ‘Toads Revisited’ was written after Larkin became a firmly established chief librarian of the Hull Library and he had no further to go because he had already reached the top position. His attitude to work had undergone
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Humans Vs Mother Nature "The Death of the Toad" spoke volumes to me the first time I read it. The general feeling and motivation behind this poem seemed well put together and almost simple for one to comprehend. Richard Wilbur writes this poem about a supposed toad being caught in a mower‚ "A toad the power mower caught"(1). However‚ I believe that the writer uses the toad as a sort of synecdoche for wild life in general and uses the "power mower" to represent humans and also
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are regulated by the autonomic nervous system‚ or involuntary‚ meaning that we do not consciously have to contemplate digestion for digestion to occur. With this being stated‚ it would make sense that almost the entire gastrointestinal tract is made up of smooth muscle. Smooth muscle is very distinctive from the other types of muscle in the body due to the fact that it is not controlled consciously‚ but unconsciously regulated by the autonomic nervous system through the release of neurotransmitters
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