Whale sharks are one of the three known and largest species in the ocean. Their scientific name is rhincodon typus and it is a spotted shark of warm temperature waters. There are 3 shark species of megamouth sharks‚basking shark and whale sharks.It is a slow moving filter feeder but catches its prey very fast and quick.Whales sharks are 3 times the size of a shark. This Whale shark is a slow moving animal it is also known for the name of (Rhincodon typus) its length is 12.65m long and its mouth
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BEECH FOREST ECOSYSTEMS INTRODUCTION This essay will look at beech forest ecosystems‚ describing the main characteristics‚ along with pre-human and current distribution of beech forests. Vegetation structure and native fauna associated with the ecosystem will be looked at with examples of species given. Environmental effects such as altitude‚ latitude‚ rainfall and soil drainage‚ and how they can affect beech forests will be investigated. Anthropogenic effects will also be looked at‚ explaining
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POPULATION GENETICS (FRUITFLY) NAME: Christopher N. Anah CLASS: BIOL 2108L INSTRUCTOR: DR. JAMES BATTEY OVERVIEW: In this lab the Drosophila melanogaster fly species were used to do genetic test crosses. Students were taught how to manipulate phenotypes‚ collect data from F1 through the F4 generations‚ and analyze the results.INTRODUCTION: The basic principles of genetics are very often shared by a vast array of organisms. For that reason‚ it is usually only necessary to study the genetic
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Banana Peels Get a Second Life as Water Purifier Mar. 10‚ 2011 — To the surprisingly inventive uses for banana peels -- which include polishing silverware‚ leather shoes‚ and the leaves of house plants -- scientists have added purification of drinking water contaminated with potentially toxic metals. Their report‚ which concludes that minced banana peel performs better than an array of other purification materials‚ appears in ACS’s journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Gustavo
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The Circadian clock generates physiological and behavioral rhythms with a period roughly 24 hours. It is thought that Circadian dysfunctions underlie the pathogenesis of many psychiatric disorders such as mania-like behavior and bipolar disorder (McClung‚ 2013). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most widespread psychiatric disorders in humans. Somewhere between 3 and 5% of the population is affected by ADHD (Geissler and Lesch‚ 2011). The ADHD phenotype is characterized
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Anopheles Quadrimaculators Vectors: Organochloride DDT and Global Malaria Paper on Organochloride’s Effect on Global Malaria Dr. Stephanie P. McCallum Ed.D. Environmental Health Public Health 8165 -1
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Africa and Latin America.• These places are developing‚ so many citizens are poor. • The worm larvae can enter the body through fly bites‚ with some people getting thousands a day. • Worms can cause grotesque growths‚ but the major problem lies in reproduction when millions of progeny are released in the system. •The resulting itching is so intense the infected have committed suicide. • Eventually‚ the larvae may cause blindness. • Two existing drugs could kill the parasite‚ but have serious‚ potentially
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Butterfly Whenever I hear the word butterfly‚ the first word that will come to my mind is the word beautiful. Likewise‚I think the best example for beautiful is butterfly. For me‚ they compromise each other just like how their sounds were alike. If I were to describe a butterfly physically‚ first thing I would notice aside from how beautiful it was is that it was also small and being small makes them cuter than ever. Another thing is thatthere are tons of different types. Butterfly comes in different
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The Dumpy Sepia X Wild Type Dihybrid cross using Drosophila Melanogaster. Abstract An experiment was performed on the fruit fly (Drosophila Melanogaster) in order to investigate Gregor Mendel’s postulates and determine if his laws were in fact correct. This was done by crossing Virgin Wild type females with Dumpy sepia males‚ and then inter-crossing their progeny (the first filial generation) in order to produce the second filial generation which was then studied. The results of this were designed
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The Aye-aye is one of the most interesting primates in the world. It is a very unique animal because it has a lot of traits that are specific unto itself. An example of the Aye-aye’s unique traits is that according to National Geographic “Aye-ayes are the only primates thought to use echolocation to find prey.” This is just one of the many unique characteristics that only the Aye-aye possesses. The Aye-aye is threatened by a lot of things that cannot merely decide to stop attacking it. They attack
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