Chapter 1: Classification and Characteristics of Living Organisms Organisms - An individual living thing‚ such as an animal or a plant‚ is called an organism. There are seven characteristics of living organisms – Nutrition Nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain energy and raw materials from nutrients such as proteins‚ carbohydrates and fats for growth and repair. Photosynthesis is the process of nourishment of green plants. Digestion is the process of nourishment of green
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Helen Thomas is a 90-year-old widow who is currently in a nursing home after suffering a stroke nine months ago and fell and broke her hip three months ago. Since‚ her health has been declining rapidly and she needs extensive care. Consequently‚ her 68-year-old daughter‚ Karen‚ feels obligated to be there for her mother every day to assist her. This has caused Karen’s already poor health to decline rapidly as well. Karen requested volunteer helpers to assist her mother and help relieve her‚ but
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More than 20 years ago‚ Troy Davis‚ an African-American man from Georgia‚ was convicted of shooting and killing an off-duty police officer and sentenced to death. Several years later‚ seven out of nine eyewitnesses altered or completely recanted their stories (Troy). There was an obvious lack of evidence linking Davis to the crime. His legal team argued that he was just in the “wrong place at the wrong time” (Troy). The U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly ruled against Davis’ appeals for a new trial.
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The caste system of India is one of the main dimensions where people in India socially differentiated through religion‚ class‚ tribe‚ region‚ gender and language. The Indian caste system is considered a closed system of stratification‚ which means that a person’s social status is obligated to which caste they were born into. Caste is a social status determined by a system in society based on one’s position in that position could be low and high depending on the importance attached with that position
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A PARAGRAPH Unity in paragraph Unity in the paragraph means oneness of idea. A good paragraph possesses unity when all the sentences develop the main idea. Unity in the paragraph is achieved by the use of (1) a topic sentence with its controlling idea (2) supporting details‚ and (3) a clinching sentence. Coherence in the paragraph The word "coherence" derived from "cohere" literally means "to hold together". If the sentences in the paragraph should relate to the topic
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When discussing the topic of gangs you must realize that no two gangs are the same. This uniqueness is made up of many different characteristics that are personalized to each individual gang. The three main characteristics that make up a gang are: 1) being unplanned and spontaneous in their creation‚ 2) having face-to-face interactions between members on a daily basis‚ and 3) moving forward together at the same pace and being met with some sort of criminal situation that they must deal with together
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locomotion‚ large brains‚ generalized teeth and diet‚ and occasionally complicated social organizations. The primate order is comprised of two suborders; the Strepsirrhini and the Haplorrhine. There are distinguishable characteristics between these two groups of primates. Some of the characteristics that define the Strepsirrhini are their rhinarium or wet nose‚ combo of nails and claws and toothcomb. The Strepsirrhini are the oldest living primates and an example of one is the lemur. While the Haplorhini are
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It is apparent that characteristics of MLO such as its history‚ its members‚ its location‚ and crimes they have committed demonstrates sufficient qualities to acknowledge it as a criminal street gang under the STEP act (Trial Brief‚ 2006). MLO originated in 1960’s from a group of surfers‚ members being predominantly white‚ that wanted to protect Malibu’s Private beaches against non-locals. It later developed into a more serious street gang‚ who continuously terrorized innocent individuals‚ committing
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Characteristics Of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Many people confuse Arabs and Muslims as interchangeable people or religions‚ when in fact they are quite different meanings. An Arab is someone who is born in a land that relates to Arabian culture. In other words‚ Arab is an ethnicity or race. Muslim‚ on the other hand‚ relates to someone who follows the teaching of Islam. Therefore‚ where Arab is a race‚ Muslim is a religion. To put it into perspective‚ think of it as saying that
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Characteristics of Myself Kerri Larson Organizational Behavior Southern Institute of Technology Personality can be defined by the characteristic patterns of thoughts‚ feelings and behaviors that “determine how an individual reacts to and interacts with others” (Nancy‚ Robbins‚ & Judge‚ 2014‚ p. 42). It is very important as it helps define what type of person you are. An individual’s characteristics play a large role when it comes to understanding one another. These patterns make every individual
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