species of worms including earthworms‚ ragworms‚ and leeches. They are found in marine environments from tidal zones to hydrothermal vents‚ in fresh water‚ and in most terrestrial environments. They generally do not occur in deserts and arid grasslands or in extreme alpine or boreal habitats. Earthworms are often absent from strongly acidic forest soils with poor litter quality and have been identified‚ with termites and ants‚ as the most important soil engineering animals. As the heart of
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2007 San Diego Fire Season: The Witch Creek and Guejito Fires The Witch Creek Fire (WCF) took place in San Diego County on October 21st 2007 ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The exact location of the fire within the county was the witch creek area‚ just east of the Southern California town of Ramona ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). This fire was believed to have been started around noon of that day ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The Guejito fire was discovered near Guejito bridge
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Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds Essay [pic] By Kelly Hastie M/W 11:00 Anthropology 101 Professor Kamaila We all realize that us humans have some sort of relation to apes and chimpanzees‚ but what evolved us from them to becoming bipedal hominids? In this essay I will be inculcating you about the evolution of humans‚ the captivating discovery of Lucy‚ an Australopithecus afarensis‚ and how her uncovering of a new species is so important to our advancement. Lucy is our oldest‚ most complete
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DASMARIñAS CITY SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The town of Dasmariñas started as a barrio of Imus‚ and in 1967 it was made as an independent municipality. The Spanish Government named the town Perez Dasmariñas in honor of the Spanish Governor General of the islands from 1590-1593. 250 Chinese oarsmen whom he had hired to work murdered him. His son‚ Don Luis Perez Dasmariñas‚ also lost his life in the hands of the Chinese in 1603. Perez Dasmariñas was formerly a “visita” of
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not be able to outlast the wars and keep their nations alive. The government described these Indians as "civilized." This meant they were too weak to cause more trouble. Many agreed to follow the ways of the white men. The Indians of the western grasslands were different. They refused to give up their way of life. These plains Indians were always on the move‚ because they hunted buffalo - the American bison. They followed great groups of the animals across the grassy plains. But what the Americans
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some of them are about to be instinct depending on the area they live in due to environmental changes. The biomes in Madagascar are several depending what part we are looking at. One biome that they have is savanna‚ they have tropical weather and grasslands with trees. In the other areas where there are changes it is dessert biome‚ they have dry areas‚ where there is hardly trees‚ but they have a lot of dirt. Madagascar is going through environmental destruction caused by humans‚
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having enough meticulousness to kill their target which made them like human tanks. They mainly herded horses‚ which later helped them conquer their enemies. The Mongols originated from Mongolia which is referred to as a Steppes which is a flat‚ dry grassland with little rain and extreme temperatures which made them strong warriors. To survive their environment‚ they were constantly roaming from place to
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The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s depression-ridden America. The 150‚000-square-mile area‚ encompassing the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring sections of Kansas‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico‚ has little rainfall‚ light soil‚ and high winds‚ a potentially destructive combination. When drought struck from 1934 to 1937‚ the soil lacked the stronger root system of grass as an anchor‚ so the winds easily picked up the loose topsoil and swirled
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amphibians‚ similar to a frog‚ except heavily-built with dry wart-like skin. The colour of their skin can vary between a deep grey to a reddish-brown and they can grow between lengths of 10-15cm long. Toads can be found in urban areas‚ as well as grasslands and woodland. Their diet varies quite a bit‚ and they eat almost anything they can swallow‚ including household scraps and pet food‚ but most of their diet consists of living insects. Rats are medium-sized rodents that are part of the mammal
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altruism by giving specific examples. Altruism is the act of giving. Moreover‚ it is a behavior in which the animal sacrifices its own interest for others. Explaining this behavior it gives example of meerkat by‚ a mammal that dwells in the burrows in grassland area of Africa and humans who donate the parts of their body. The passage states certain points explainig the act of altruism shown by animals. The professor‚ however‚ contradicts with these claims stating their own reasons. Firstly‚ the passage
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