SPECIES‚COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM SP | SPECIES1.Every different living thing is called a species2.Examples:a) A sparrow is a species of bird.b)A pigeon is another species of bird.3.Individuals from the same species have the same appearance and characteristics.4.Individuals from the same species are able to reproduce among themselves. | | POPULATION1.A group of the same species living together in the same habitat forms a population. 2.EXAMPLES:a)A group of sparrows living together forms a
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Christina Jackson Environmental sciences ECOSYSTEMS RAINFOREST By: Christina L. Jackson The business dictionary definition of rainforest is a dense forest of evergreen trees growing in regions of heavy year-round rainfall in tropical latitudes (such as Amazon Basin‚ Borneo‚ New Guinea‚ North-East India‚ and Zair Basin) and warm temperate latitudes (such as Eastern Australia‚ Florida‚ South Africa‚ South Brazil‚ South and Central China‚ South Japan‚ and New Zealand’s North Island). Nearly half
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components in the ecosystem such as air‚ water‚ soil‚ temperature and light intensity. Biotic factors are the living components in the ecosystem such as animals and plants. In an ecosystem‚ the living organisms live together in their non-living environment and function as a unit. This dynamic system starts with species‚ populations‚ ecosystems‚ communities and biosphere. A species is a group of organisms that look alike and have similar characteristics‚ share the same roles in an ecosystem and are capable
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struggle‚ there is no progress.” This statement is definitely true as people can’t bring about change easily or without opposition. This declaration is personified in Paul Farmer’s story as he tries to cure the world of tuberculosis. In Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ we see all the challenges and opponents that Farmer faces in attempting to bring about good‚ but we also see the reward of fighting the long defeat and how these challenges are active in our own lives as we try to bring
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Science Fiction Research Paper Whenever science fiction is read‚ tales of spaceships‚ lasers‚ and amazing technology fill the heads of the readers. However‚ science fiction is one of the most difficult genres to identify. Often times a science fiction novel will be written off as a fantasy or the other way around. Science fiction is one of the most interesting genres of literature‚ yet so little is known of it. First‚ what is science fiction and what makes it so difficult to tell apart from
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A Balanced Ecosystem - An Aquarium The term ecosystem describes both the living and non-living components of an area that interact with one another. All the components are inter-dependant in some way with each other. An ecosystem may be aquatic or terrestrial. In an aquatic ecosystem rocks are needed for shelter and plants provide oxygen for fish. An ecosystem is balanced when the natural animals and plants and non-living components are in harmony- i.e. there is nothing to disturb the balance.
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Man Made Ecosystem By: De Belen‚ Bea Dela Cruz‚ Haydee Dofredo‚ Alona Jane What is Ecosystem? An ecosystem includes all of the living things (plants‚ animals and organisms) in a given area‚ interacting with each other‚ and also with their non-living environments (weather‚ earth‚ sun‚ soil‚ climate‚ atmosphere). Importance of Ecosystem. Ecosystems are communities of living things and the environmental features that support them. Ecosystems are essential to human life‚ providing us with innumerable
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Emily Russo English 102 Professor Davis 4 December 2012 Benjamin Franklin: Citizen and Scientist “Come along‚ lads!” cries a young Benjamin Franklin to his group of schoolmates. Running and jumping‚ the boys make their way to the Charles River on a warm Boston day. Reaching the river‚ young Ben dives in straight away‚ while the other boys gingerly slip into the calm waters. Ben was always a very confident and strong swimmer‚ and strikes out with his arms at the blue water in a familiar stroke
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Rosalind Franklin 	Rosalind Franklin lived during an exciting and turbulent era both socially and scientifically. Upon passing the admission examination for Cambridge University in 1938‚ at fifteen‚ Franklin was was informed by her affluent family that she would not receive financial support. Franklin¡¯s father disapproved of women receiving college educations‚ however‚ both Franklin¡¯s aunt and mother supported her quest for education. Eventually‚ her father gave in and agreed to pay
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The Franklin Dam Franklin Dam The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was an attempt to dam the Gordon River in Tasmania‚ Australia‚ for the purposes of hydroelectricity. This would have subsequently destroyed the environmentally sensitive Franklin River‚ which joined the Gordon nearby. During the campaign against the dam‚ both areas were World Heritage listed. Over the five years between the announcement of the dam proposal in 1978 and the axing of the plans in 1983‚ there
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