coastline alluring visitors to is fascinating and very colourful biodiversity of plant and animal species (Bowen‚ 2002). The reef consists of 17 islands within the area including Hinchinbrook Island and The Whitsundays of which many holiday
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Speciation Tiffany Johnson SCIE/211 Laura Stepp Purpose What would happen if a species within a population were to suddenly split in two groups by an earthquake that creates a physical barrier like a canyon? Introduction Reproduction is a natural and normal thing in our day to day lives. Animals and humans reproduce offspring‚ all year round. Separation is usually the furthest thing from our minds. But‚ mother natural can always turn anyone’s world upside down. For Example
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Many different plant and animal species thrive in the rainforest environment‚ but it is the trees that define the way we see the rainforest. From the air‚ a rainforest looks like an enormous‚ green carpet. The canopy very rarely breaks‚ with no gaps between the trees. Beneath these trees‚ there are thousands of different types of plants. Living amongst the trees‚ vines‚ shrubs‚ ferns‚ and mosses are many different types of animals. These range from the smallest ant to the carnivorous (meat-eating)
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Every living organism on our planet‚ both plants (Flora) and animals (Fauna)‚ are included when determining biodiversity. On our planet‚ there are 13.6 million species of plants‚ animals and micro-organisms‚ and Australia has about 7% (one million) of these (Australian Museum‚ 2017). Australia has a vast biodiversity because it is classed as a ‘megadiverse country’. Megadiversity is when a country has high levels of biodiversity. One way to measure Australia’s biodiversity is by looking at taxonomic
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be more successful in producing young (because they survive to adulthood). If there was no color variation‚ or if a predator that tended to pick the brightly colored fish was absent‚ then there would be no natural selection pressure driving the species towards more drab colors. Which of the following facts is least useful to a taxonomist trying to place animals in the same genus? Animals with shared ancestors have more DNA in common than animals that do not share ancestors. DNA contains the
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that all other answers inadequate. What makes us truly unique and great is our ability to create relationships and connections; this is what allows us to grow and expand our horizons‚ to thrive and accomplish many things‚ and to be closer to our species in order to be successful‚ this is the most important thing that makes us who we are. If we are to be compared to animals‚ such as apes‚ we see that they have relationships upon each other as well. Although apes and other animals share the same
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7 The Evolution of Living Things Biological evolution explains how populations change over time. SECTION 1 Change over Time . . . . . . . . . . 166 2 How Does Evolution Happen? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 3 Natural Selection in Action. . . 180 PRE-READING About the Can you find two eyes and a mouth in this photo? The eyes and mouth belong to an adult flounder. Adult flounders swim on their sides and have both eyes on one side of their body. These characteristics allow flounders to lie flat
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Biodiversity of invertebrates found in leaf litter in the Solebury woods Introduction: We are trying to compare the biodiversity of leaf litter invertebrates in forested areas on each side of the horseshoe trail on Solebury School’s campus. Each area has significantly different ecological histories. Leaf litter invertebrates are essential to the forests wood web. At the base off the food web are the main producers which would be trees or shrubbery. Then there are the primary
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surface but no dorsal or ventral surfaces‚ no anterior or posterior ends‚ nor left and right sides. Most radial animals are carnivorous and have tentacles for capturing prey that project around their tentacles and mouth up are termed polyps; pelagic species that float or swim in open water project their tentacles and mouth down are termed
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evolutionary myth that many people still believe in today. The real answer is “kind of.” Long ago when our planet Earth was still young‚ there lived an early humanoid species that similarly represented how monkeys and humans looked like. Eventually‚ the Earth’s environment transformed and climates changed accordingly. The early humanoid species changed and transformed in parallel with the Earth’s transformation. Some say this is the adaptation of the humanoids and others say it is part of the human evolutionary
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