Rocky Shores Approx 34% of uk coast. Exposed Atlantic headlands‚ sheltered sealochs and bays- varied micro-habitats tapestry of habitats Vertical zonation seems to exist on most rocky shores but communities that make up these zones differ depending on extent of exposure. Lose endless hours exploring rockpools. Variety of habitats and zones within. Deep and shallow tidal pools. Rocks that dry completely. Rocks that are only exposed at very low spring tides. Dark sheltered crevices. Wide open pools
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CONTEMPORARY METALWORK II PROJECT 1 : LIGHTING UNIT CONTEMPORARY METALWORK II PROJECT 1 : LIGHTING UNIT CONTEMPORARY METALWORK II PROJECT 1 : LIGHTING UNIT SUBJECT MATTER RESEARCH OF PROJECT DIMENSION CONCEPT INSPIRATION PRICE ASSUMPTION CONSUMER PREFRENCES IDEA GENERATION OCCASION MARKET SURVEY MATERIAL PRODUCT TECHNIQUE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGN Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with
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multiple generations can be studied in a short period of time. The life cycle of a fruit fly starts when an impregnated female fruit fly lays an egg. Fruit flies lay only one egg at a time. The egg hatches in 22 hours‚ and the larvae eats and grows for four days. The larvae go through three larva stages before entering the pupa stage. In the pupa stage‚ the pupal case forms‚ darkens and hardens for 4-6 days. Finally‚ the pupa closes into the adult stage. Male fruit flies have a smaller body with a
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------------------------------------------------- SBI4UB ------------------------------------------------- Key Questions – Unit 5 Ahmad Moussaoui 57. a) The Canadian population is still growing despite its low birth rate because of a few factors. Canada is a developed country‚ with advances in public sanitation‚ medicine‚ and public health. All of which give Canada a low mortality rate. Immigration also plays a big part in Canada’s population growth‚ as Canada is considered by many to
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The asteroid‚ more commonly known as the starfish‚ or sea star‚ is an invertebrate that lives mainly in an oceanic environment. These unique and unusual creatures have a number of arms that protrude away from their spiny skinned bodies. The exact number of arms depends on the species; some have only three‚ and the most is 42. Most people commonly associate the starfish with having five arms. However‚ there are many species of starfish that have 3‚ 4‚ 6‚ 7‚ and 8 arms. Each arm that extends out of
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“Betta Fish are also called Siamese Fighting Fish. The name Betta is pronounced as the Greek letter beta‚ and because of this‚ the name is often misspelled in American English‚ with one t instead of two.”1 In the tank it is most important for you not to put to of the male betta fish in the same tank or else they will fight until one dies. As the temperatures of the water changes so will the fishes’ moods and actions and an example of the water changes is that as the temperature drops in the tank
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The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) is one of the two-hundred species of Woodpecker‚ as well as the rarest. The RCW is approximately seven inches long‚ around the same size as a Cardinal. They have a wingspan of about 15 inches. Their back is has white and black horizontal stripes. The thing that makes these Woodpeckers so distinctive is its “black cap”. A RCW has a black head‚ with white cheeks‚ and depending on its sex will or will not have a red stripe on the side of its head. As a young male‚ the
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economic decrease is the shellfisheries off the northwestern coast of the U.S. Oregon and Washington are already seeing the effects of ocean acidity on their oyster products. They have been experiencing death rates up to eighty percent in their larvae‚ which is much higher than normal (Atkin). This is all due to using the highly acidic seawater to grow them. This market is worth up to $280 million each year‚ which could be lost because of the drop in pH levels of
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The Tasmanian Devil The Tasmanian Devil is one of the largest marsupials that are carnivorous in Australia. They have mostly black fur and have a backward facing pouch. Every single devil had its own individual markings on their chest so you can easily tell which is which in a zoo environment they also have very sharp and powerful claws that they use when eating something. The male devils are bigger then the females by about 100mm in head to tail length. The Tasmanian devils have a disease that
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Oil spills and the impacts on the ecosystem Discuss the short and long term effects of your chosen impacts on a specific ecosystem. Your response needs to include: -a definition of the impact - How the impact arises (Causes) - the effects on the living AND non living components (think about all the spheres) - Methods to reduce the impacts An oil spill is a release of oil into a body of water‚ often stored in a tanker‚ offshore drilling rig or an underwater pipeline. An oil spill often
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