you by the way their bodies are created? How do they even live under water? This questions is going through your head and you’re wondering what the answer is. Marine Biologists study things like that along with how fish eat‚ and swim in their habitat. They discover new things in the ocean everyday! But how did they know they wanted to be marine biologist? What made them decide that that’s what they wanted to do with their life? I have always had a fascination with fish ever since my dad took me fishing
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Why is an understanding of evolutionary and population processes important for species conservation? Abstract Evolution is it a theory of previous life becoming more like present life over time through means such as "natural selection" With an endless diversity of life‚ and variation as a result of the interactions of organisms with their environments. Fundamental to the process of understanding how evolution works is to look at a combination of many mechanisms such as genetic variation‚
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of my life‚ Scouting has certainly contributed to my desire to become a Marine Corps Officer. From the onset of the scouting program I have been instilled with many values‚ starting every scout function with the scout law‚ “A Scout is trustworthy‚ loyal‚ helpful‚ friendly‚ courteous‚ kind‚ obedient‚ cheerful‚ thrifty‚ brave‚ clean‚ and reverent.” While there are many valuable principles thought by both the scouts and the Marine Corps the (65)three main values that both organizations stress of honor
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Leading Marines is the greatest resource that I have come across so far for guidance and motivation in becoming a leader of Marines. In one neat sentence located in the forward‚ we are given everything that sums up what is expected of future leaders of Marines: "Our actions as Marines every day must embody the legacy of those who went before us." Marines have a great expectation to live up to‚ and as commissioned officers we must absolutely carry on the tradition of excellent leadership that has
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Since the end of Operation Desert Storm in 1991‚ the liberated Kuwait has been host to thousands of U.S. marines stationed in and around Camp Doha. The alleged reason for this is to combat the apparent threat of aggression from Iraq. According to the Department of Defense‚ U.S. military presence in Kuwait is necessary to “maintain security and stability in the Gulf Region.” During the next four years‚ Iraq did several things to provoke the U.S. troops in Kuwait into mobilization‚ including challenging
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What is the Marine Ecosystem? Marine ecosystems are among the largest of Earth’s aquatic ecosystems. It covers almost 70% of the earth’s surface. They include oceans‚ salt marsh and intertidal ecology‚ estuaries and lagoons‚ mangroves and coral reefs‚ the deep sea and the sea floor. They can be contrasted with freshwater ecosystems‚ which have a lower salt content. Why is the Marine Ecosystem important? Marine ecosystems are very important in to the overall health of both marine and terrestrial
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Ocean pollution is affecting the ocean and marine life in a negative way. Ocean pollution comes in forms from oil spills to a dust. In passage two it says‚”Ocean pollution occurs when potentially harmful or harmful sources of pollution reach the water.” Which provides a reason ocean pollution is harmful from potentially to harmful sources. Ocean pollution kills marine and sea animals and also seabirds. Ocean pollution is having a negative on sea life because it kills more than one million seabirds
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Oil Spills and Its Effects on Marine Life Many people do not realize the impact of the oil spills that occur in the ocean. It is like putting water into a heated oil frying substance. It is quite catastrophic. With all the oil spills that have already occurred it is important to help clean ‚and prevent oil spills from reoccuring. There is indeed a lot of reasons as to why we should clean and help prevent oil spills from happening but here are the three main reasons. First reason being oil spills
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activities on marine environment 3. Degradation of marine environment 4. Pollution of the Marine Environment 5. Classification of marine pollution 6. Effects of Marine pollution 7. International Instruments designed for the protection and preservation of marine environment 8. Possible Mitigative Measures 9. Conclusion 10. References Introduction An extreme range of environmental problems is now the subject of serious international concern. These include atmospheric pollution‚ marine pollution
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Section 1 Marine protected areas (MPA) refer to the zones in which human activity has been placed under some restrictions for protection and restoration of the natural environment‚ its surrounding waters and the occupant ecosystems‚ and any cultural or historical resources that may require preservation or management. They play a dominant role in protecting marine biodiversity‚ ecosystem function and sustaining healthy coastal communities. MPA is relevant to biodiversity and scale‚ legal and
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