Deforestation Tropical forests include dense rainforests‚ where rainfall is abundant year-round; seasonally moist forests‚ where rainfall is abundant‚ but seasonal; and drier‚ more open woodlands. Tropical forests of all varieties are disappearing rapidly as humans clear the natural landscape for construction‚ to build roads and urban areas and make room farms and pastures (Lindsey‚ 2007). Although deforestation meets some of the human needs‚ it also has profound‚ sometimes devastating‚ consequences
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aims to produce biodegradable plastic using cassava starch as its main component. Cassava starch was mixed with water‚ epoxydized soya bean oil (ESBO)‚ glycerol‚ and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The mixture was then compressed and tested. Three preparations were made from the mixture. The first preparation contained 50 grams starch‚ 50 grams water‚ 50 grams PVA‚ 2.5 grams ESBO‚ and 2.5 grams glycerol. The second preparation contained 65 grams starch‚ 65 grams water‚ 50 grams PVA‚ 2.5 grams ESBO‚ and 2
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experiment was to determine the effect of caffeine on resting body temperature. This has to do with homeostasis‚ which is the maintenance of equilibrium. In other words‚ it is a stable body state. Homeostasis refers to the process of keeping the internal body environment in a steady state‚ when the external environment is changed (Homeostasis 2). Humans are warm-blooded creatures that generate body heat internally and maintain body temperatures at a fairly constant level – about 98.6oF (Chiras 3). In this
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project is to demonstrate how water temperature affects the dissolving of sugar in liquid. Everything in our universe is made up of particles which are in constant motion. In a solid state particles move the slowest while in a liquid state particles move the fastest. Under the right conditions‚ solid particles (the solute) when mixed in liquid (the solvent) can form a solution. This occurrence is called dissolving. I wanted to answer the question; does the temperature of water affect the speed at which
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butterflies need to regulate their body temperatures through thermoregulation. There are two types of ways to regulate body temperature. The first one is ectothermy. Ectothermic animals‚ or cold-blooded animals‚ rely on outside sources to heat or cool themselves. Cold-blooded animals can lie under the hot sun to heat themselves up and prepare for flight or to move around. However‚ if there is no source of heat‚ they are not able to raise their body temperature to the correct level for movement. Butterflies
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17th‚ October 2010 Margarita SA: VOL RATIO AND AGAR BLOCKS Conclusion: For this experiment the agar jelly had to be cut in to five different block sizes‚ after that has been done we had to add all five blocks in to the test tube with the acid and time to see how long it would take for the colour to change from a pinky purple to clear. From this experiment I learnt that the bigger the size of the jelly is the
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Introduction For this experiment‚ we are going to determine the effect of temperature on solubility‚ to be done in a chemical by dissolving a solute in a definite amount of solution which is saturated. Specifically‚ the goal of this experiment is to prepare a saturated solution of Na2C2O4 in water at different temperatures‚ determine the effect of temperature in solubility‚ and to apply Le Chatelier’s Principle. We can do all this by simply titrating a certain amount of standard KMnO4‚ and measuring
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A Guide to Sealing Cryogenic and Low Temperature Applications • PHARMACEUTICAL • FOOD PRODUCTION • BREWING • CHEMICAL • REFRIGERATION • AUTOMOTIVE • PETROLEUM • TEXTILE • ELECTRONICS • AEROSPACE L-UK/US-CYROGEN-01 CRYOGENIC INDUSTRY AESSEAL® CYROGENIC INDUSTRY IN 4902 - 03/2004 2 A GUIDE TO SEALING CRYOGENIC AND LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS Introduction The purpose of this report is to give the reader an appreciation of typical applications and problems encountered when sealing
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Temperature affecting enzyme activity Aim: To see how temperature can affect enzyme activity Prediction:-I think the one that will work best will be the rennin placed in milk at 37oC My independent variable will be the temperature My dependant variable will be how thick the milk becomes The equipment I need is milk‚ 5 test tubes‚ rennin‚ water bath‚ boiled rennin‚ a glass rod and a stopwatch Introduction: Rennin is an enzyme found in the stomach‚ its function is to solidify milk. We
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EXPERIMENT-1 Pressure-Temperature Relationship for Steam OBJECT: The objective of this experiment is to determine the relationship between saturation pressure and saturation temperature of the wet steam. APPARATUS: Pressure-temperature apparatus with pressure gauge and thermometer. [pic] THEORY: In order to determine the relationship between the saturation temperature and pressure of wet steam it is necessary to obtain a number of corresponding values of the
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