r/K Strategists concept Alan Soffan In nature insect makes adaptation known as adaptive stategy as a result of selective environment factor acting in a population (Horn‚ 1976). They need to have certain strategies for efficiently utilizing the available time and energy to maximize their own survival (Atkins‚ 1980).There are two extreme strategist applied by insect in adapting theirself in certain environment. R-stretegies R-strategies principally operates to maximize reproductive rates
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PE 2 - Philippine Games Sir Paul Liboon Submitted by: Mendoza‚ Tamayo‚ Arandia‚ Malonzo‚ Sandigan Game: Takbo Mula Sa Mumu Requirements: Flour 3 Pieces of Manila Paper 3 Paper plates History: The Philippine culture is plagued with so many stories passed down from one generation to the next. Amongst the many stories passed down are stories about the dark and scary multos which wreak havoc during the night. Kids are taught by their parents to show respect and caution when travelling in the dark. The
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In this set of materials‚ the reading passage describes the benefits of salvage logging‚ while the listening passage describes the harmful effects of it. The reading passage describes that due to the damage that occurs in forests as a result of fires and storms through the northwestern of the United States‚ a technique known as salvage logging is developed. It has beneficial effects on both forests and economy. First‚ fire cause the death of trees that if they are not removed‚ there will be no vacant
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Hemlock trees provide nature with shade‚ shelter‚ and beauty. They play a vital role in cooling streams and creeks to make water suitable for aquatic creatures. They are home to a diverse population of creatures throughout the Appalachian Mountains including creatures of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Without these trees‚ the Appalachian ecosystem would struggle; unfortunately‚ hemlock population is drastically declining due to a non-native species called the hemlock woolly adelgid (Doccola)
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number of recaptured marked individuals‚ it does not include all individuals of the beetles; this method does not give a true indication of the population size‚ hence the calculation for the 95th confidence interval to determine the accuracy of the estimated population value. In addition‚ only mealworms‚ or beetle larvae‚ were counted; they were considered the individuals in the population‚ and any adult beetles or pupae were
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Summary of three articles A. GMO FACTS What are GMOs? - Genetically modified organisms are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering‚ or GE. - This relatively new science creates unstable combinations of plant‚ animal‚ bacteria and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods. - To withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce an insecticide. - GMO is accompanied by
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far deeper meaning about society‚ internal conflict‚ and human behavior. To begin with‚ metamorphosis is about a young man named Gregor Samsa that leads an average life but took a drastic turn one morning when he man discovers he has shifted to a beetle. Throughout the novel‚ Gregory’s and his family struggle for months financially and emotionally due to his shift. Sadly‚ Gregory’s shift has taken a toll on his overall health so he passes away. In the end‚ the family uses the compensation money they
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The book the Midwife’s Apprentice would change a child’s romanticization of the Medieval Times. I know when I was young I always pictured this time with beautiful princesses and breathtaking landscape. Life in this time seemed like a movie or even not like a real time. But in actuality it was a real time and wasn’t as romantic as Disney Movies like to make it seem. In actuality this time period was full of disease‚ unsanitary conditions‚ forced marriages‚ and life without all the common luxuries
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Should We Be More Concerned With The Current Rate of Extinction? Preserving endangered species isn’t an unfamiliar concept – everyone has seen the tiger commercials looking for donations‚ and most people are familiar with the “Save the Whales!” ballyhoo‚ but the question is: is it as big of a concern as people make it out to be? Some people think no‚ it’s not because extinction is a natural process that has been occurring since life existed on Earth and that the issue is being exaggerated. However
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The flour produced from the cassava plant‚ which on account of its low content of noncarbohydrate constituents might well be called a starch‚ is known in world trade as tapioca flour. It is used directly‚ made into a group of baked or gelatinized products or manufactured into glucose‚ dextrins and other products. Starchy foods have always been one of the staples of the human diet. They are mostly consumed in starch-bearing plants or in foods to which commercial starch or its derivatives have been
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