to as abiotic pollination‚ meaning that pollination is mediated without the involvement of other organisms. Not many plants are pollinated without animal assistance. This form of pollination is predominant in grasses; most are conifers‚ and many deciduous trees. Hydrophily is pollination by water and occurs only in aquatic plants‚ which release their pollen directly into
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habitats throughout North and South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and Australia. They also live on many tropical islands in the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Indian oceans. One of many of these lizards is the Flying Dragon Lizard that resides in the deciduous forest and the rain forest. The Flying Dragon Lizard is around 8 inches long (although it can reach sizes from 19-23 centimeters)‚ slim‚ and has two membrane-like wings on the sides of its body. The lizard itself is usually brown or grey while its
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ABSTRACT Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers‚ it is a large‚ deciduous‚ tropical climbing shrub found throughout India‚ belong to the family Menispermaceae. Pharmacologically‚ Tinospora has a wide importance in Ayurveda. Secondary growth is achieved by formation of multiple cambia and other showed by formation of single cambium by members of Menispermaceae. Anatomy of this climber shows formation of xylem plates‚ this formation of cambial variants is the result of normal activity of cambium but abnormality
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Study Sheet for Biology SB4: Chapter 3 Concept Checks Concept Check 3.1: ~Animal Behavior: what an animal does as it interacts with its environment. ~ Immediate Cause: explanation of an organism’s behavior based on its immediate interactions with the environment ~Ultimate Cause: explanation of an organism’s behavior based on its evolutionary adaptations 1. Why do the whales blow bubbles when they touch the surface? What allows the whales to blow bubbles when they reach the surface? 2. Tinbergen’s
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PROTECTED AREA BY FOREST A protected forest is a specific term to denote forests with some amount of legal‚ and / or constitutional protection in certain countries. Forests have been used by humans since the beginning of civilization for hunting‚ harvesting trees and other activities. As populations grew there became a need to manage forests for the benefit of humans as well as the animals‚ plants and insects that live in them. Conservation forestry is the part of forestry that focuses on protecting
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Pan troglodytes‚ Pan Paniscus‚ and Homo sapiens or more commonly referred to as Chimpanzees‚ Bonobos‚ and Humans have unbelievably similar biological traits that one could invoke philosophical reflection of our origin and evolution. Highly intelligent‚ social‚ vocalized‚ animals that share a taxonomic group with Homo sapiens: a tribe. But where do we draw the line? How do we define these primates as different species even at a 98% gene proportion? Are these creatures analogous to each other to the
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Dragon fruit‚ also known as pitaya or pitahaya‚ belongs to the Hylocereus genus of the Cactaceae family. It is recognized as leathery‚ slightly leafy – skinned sweet fruit of many cactus species rooted from Mexico‚ which was believed to be then brought to Central America by the European. Nowadays‚ dragon fruits are widely cultivated in the United States‚ the South East Asia region‚ Israel‚ Australia‚ Cyprus‚ as well as the Canary Islands (Morton‚ 1987). The term “dragon fruit” is used in English
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are the ones with the trunks. The Indian elephants are mainland animals to Asia including India‚ Nepal‚ Bangladesh‚ Thailand‚ China‚ Cambodia‚ and Vietnam. Their habitat consists of a variety of tropical forests and lowlands along with dry semi-deciduous forests‚ scrubland‚ grasslands and cool mountain forests with elevation up to 3000m. They spend most of their day feeding on anything from seeds‚ roots‚ fruit‚ flowers‚ leaves‚ branches‚ bark‚ grass‚ sugar cane‚ stems‚ to even thorns to subdue
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[pic] Pelargonium sidoides (Umckaloabo) Introduction: For hundreds of years the Zulu‚ Basuto‚ Xhosa and Mfengi cultures have used Pelargonium sidoides as a curative for coughs‚ upper respiratory tract irritations and gastrointestinal concerns. Today‚ with the advantages of modern science and clinical research‚ we are able to better understand what makes this traditional remedy work so effectively. Pelargonium sidoides has been successfully used for the treatment of: |Respiratory infections
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GEOGRAPHY WORK SHEET-1 SOILS IN INDIA 1. Name two states in India where Regur soil is found. In what way Regur soil help agriculture? 2. Name the process by which Laterite soil is formed. What climatic conditions are responsible for its formation?Mention 5 main characteristics of Laterite siol. 3. Name two important agents of soil erosion. For each‚ state two methods of controlling the erosion caused. 4. What is soil conservation? How does reforestation help
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