in these areas (Heddle 2004). The lowland mesic forest of Kauai has the largest amount of endemic plants (Sakai et al. 2002). However‚ the diet of the Green Sphinx is unknown‚ since collected moths could not be found to feed on any native plants offered to it‚ but it belongs to an herbivorous genus (Heddle et al. 2000). The life history of the Green Sphinx starts when an egg is laid onto a host plant‚ hatches into a larvae‚ then undergoes metamorphosis within a pupa to reach its adult form‚ in which
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deer‚ but is hunting a lion‚ or an elephant sane? With deer‚ you can use them for food. The only thing you can do with a lion is hang its head on your wall. Hunting is good unless it is an endangered or protected species. Hunting specific animals can ruin our ecosystem. Hunting protected and/or endangered animals is wrong because it hurts our ecosystem. Each animal in our ecosystem is there for a reason. If we continue to kill these animals‚ all of their prey would over populate. If they overpopulate
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In centuries ago‚ there were various types of animal species that lived in this world but these species cannot be found for the meantime and forever. There are many efforts had been done in order to preserve endangered species but the numbers of endangered species are still increase rapidly. However‚ there were still numbers of selfish people that did not even concern about the animal species that disappeared. Animal extinction can be defined as animal species no longer stay in the earth as it already
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Species Become Extinct Animals are‚ like us‚ endangered species on an endangered planet‚ and we are the ones who are endangering them‚ it‚ and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making. (JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON & SUSAN MCCARTHY‚ When Elephants Weep) Now a days is common to listen that more and more kind of animals are going to be part of a long list of species in extinction called “the red list”‚ When a animal is endangered it means that they are disappearing fast or
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The Alpine Biome What is a biome? Well‚ according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ a biome is simply “a major ecological community type.” This is just a brief definition. In detail a biome is a large ecosystem that contains animals and plants that adapt in that certain type of environment. The climate and geography of the region determines the biome. The biosphere is anywhere on the Earth where life exists. It can range anywhere from the skies to the depths of the ocean where anglerfish and squids
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DNA transcription terminators‚ see Terminator (genetics). Genetic use restriction technology (GURT)‚ colloquially known as terminator technology or suicide seeds‚ is the name given to proposed methods for restricting the use of genetically modified plants by causing second generation seeds to be sterile. The technology was developed under a cooperative research and development agreement between the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and Delta and Pine Land
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Many species of bees have recently been put on the endangered species list. They are vital to our food supply and help our crops grow. They help produce food‚ fiber‚ and shelter for us. Waves from cell phone towers or the rising heat could be the reason for the species decline in number. We can help to protects the bees by raising hives on our own‚ and by trying not to use harsh pesticides. Bees are what pollinate our crops. Without them the flowers could not be pollinated and would die. Without
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flowering plants in India‚ which account for 6 percent of the total plant species in the world. Due to the wide range of climatic conditions‚ India holds rich variety of flora that no other country can boast of. India covers more than 45‚000 species of flora‚ out of which there are several species that are not found anywhere else. Since ancient times‚ use of plants as a source of medicines has been the inherent part of life in India. There are more than 3000 officially documented plants in India that
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our earth that shares the same species‚ climate‚ animals‚ and plants. There are actually about 150 different classified biomes today. The main biomes are Marine‚ Tundra‚ Desert‚ Savannah‚ Grassland‚ Tropical Rain Forest‚ Deciduous Forest‚ and Coniferous Forest. 4. What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem includes all the abiotic factors in addition to the community of species that exists in a certain area. Human populations depend on plants and animals for much of their food‚ medicines‚ clothing‚ and shelter
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animals that are endangered in Asia. The tiger is native to Asia from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to Siberia in the north and Indonesia and even in Borneo and the Philippines in the south. There are a few breeds of tigers that still exist in this world. According to WWF (World Wildlife Fund) there are only 3200 tigers left in this world. About four million years ago‚ a new species appeared that has made life very difficult for all the other animals‚ as well as for the plants that many of the
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