Australian ectotherms and endotherms A- TYPES OF TEMPERATURE REGULATION 1- The cat‚ human and platypus could be described as true endotherms‚ as they all maintain a relatively constant internal body temperature that is independent of the external temperature. As the environmental temperature rises from 5C to 40C‚ the humans body temperature remains constant‚ the cat’s and the platypus’ increases by around 3▫C. 2- The lizard and echidna are ectotherms as their body temperature fluctuates according
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The Australian federation was a time of unification and making all the places in Australia one. The intention of this essay is to argue that the Federation of Australia was a triumph for all Australians as it gave a sense of pride. The federation of Australia was a triumph for Australian unity as it gave Australia better trading systems as it allowed Australia to trade more goods across the entire country‚ the federation also gave Australia one national defence which was better than having a separate
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popular culture‚ throughout history. “Having a fair go” and the great outdoors are pivotal aspects in the formation of what is define as Australian popular culture. Australia also defines itself by its Aboriginal heritage‚ innovative ideas and a thriving arts scene. But it is never mentioned or included how the influence of overseas developments have impacted Australian culture and identity. Many countries have influenced Australia’s culture. It has been especially evident that the popular culture of
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The Australian Greens‚ also known as the Greens‚ is an Australian green political party‚ that are formed in 1992. They have 10 senators and 1 member in the lower house‚ 23 representatives in the state territory parliaments and more than 100 local councilors (Australian Greens). The current leader of the Australian Greens is Richard Di Natela‚ and its deputy leaders are Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam. 2.1 Where are they based The Australian Greens are based in Australia with its headquarter at 102
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The central theme of this essay is to what extent does the Australian curriculum achieve what it sets out to do. To answer this question‚ four main areas will be covered including‚ what the Australian Curriculum is‚ positions for and against the Australian Curriculum‚ the effectiveness of the Australian Curriculum and implications for the students when implementing the Australian Curriculum. Each of these four aspects considers literature to determine to what extent the curriculum is achieving what
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Which placed privilege upon European identity and whiteness; demonstrating the influence which the western had on Australia’s culture. Prior to this‚ the “White Australian Policy” introduced in 1907 as a result of colonization‚ white Australians desired to preserve social and cultural superiority (Hampton‚
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TAGS – Thesaurus of Australian Government Subjects This Thesaurus was developed as a result of a Project known as the Australian Whole of Government High Level Subject Thesaurus Project‚ sponsored by the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE). The purpose of the Project was to develop a high level thesaurus of subject terms for use by Government agencies‚ which all agencies may use in the AGLS Subject element to describe their resources. AGLS Metadata facilitates discovery and
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R&D‚ connections and capacity and commercialization and adoption. The basic R&D is funding for some Public Research Organizations (PROs) and Primarily Universities and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industry Research Organization (CRIRO). The Australian government spent $48 billion on basic R&D and S44 billion was used by PROs. The directed R&D is founding for some research questions which were specified by the government. Only $10 billion was used for directed R&D and $9billion was for the private
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Despite the stereotypical Australian image being one of a rural setting the majority of Australia’s population is and always has been most concentrated in urban centres and capital cities. Forster refers to this Metropolitan Primacy as one of the most striking features of the Australian settlement pattern (Forster‚ 2004). The history of the development and urbanisation of Australia and its cities has been a unique process‚ which does not necessarily conform to the process seen in other countries
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Australian Salt Water Crocodiles I think that crocodiles are very cool reptiles. All crocodile is a species of the family crocodilian. The Australian crocodile’s habitat is all over north Australia. In Australia they are the most feared animals. Crocodiles can go over thousands of miles of sea. Description The Australian crocodile can be 1000 Kg. Male crocs can be 6 to 7 meters long‚ but the females could only be 2.5 to 3m long. An average male croc is 5m. The croc has clear eyelids that protect
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