naming system are called: Domain‚ Kingdom‚ Phylum‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus‚ and Species. The first scientist to use the system was Carolus Linnaeus. His system had seven levels that were used for classification. They range from smallest to largest: Species‚ Genus‚ Family‚ Order‚ Class‚ Phylum‚ and Kingdom. Later on scientists added on more levels. This system brought order to the process of naming species and classifying them into groups. The Dichotomous Key is used to help classify
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Essay 1 The origin of the Hopi people is one of spiritual beginning. According to the article Ang Kuktota—Hopi Ancestral Sites and Cultural Landscapes written by Leigh Kuwanwisiwma and T.J. Ferguson‚ ”When the Hopi people climbed out of the Sipaapuni (place of emergence)…they entered into a spiritual covenant with the deity Maasaw to migrate until they reached their destiny… ‘along there make footprints‚’ was one of the instructions given to the Hopi to demonstrate they had fulfilled their spiritual
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SpeciesNicole HarrisBIO/280March 10‚ 2014Shameema SarkerSoutheast Asian Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population have declined so much that they are on the brink of extinction. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is the world’s oldest and largest conservation organization that is the main authority on the conservation status of species. The status of species on the Red List are indicated by nine different categories – extinct (EX)‚ extinct
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Invasive Species what are they? An invasive species is a plant‚ animal‚ or fungi that is not native to a certain area. These species can cause great damage to an ecosystem‚ human economy‚ human health‚ and other species that are native to the area. European Carp Troubles in Australia?! It is said that CYPRINUS carpio‚ or as it is more widely known as the European Carp‚ is one of the world’s most common freshwater fish. How the European Carp arrived or when is unclear but the effects are noticeable
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The Origin of Pinky Promise by Carmela O. Ello‚ HRD 21 Once upon a time‚ there was huge kingdom in the place of Argentina. There live a king and a queen who where blessed by a fairy with a very beautiful daughter‚ who was named Rhianna. She was very known for her stunning beauty and great intelligence. Because of these characteristics of her‚ princes from different kingdoms would come to visit their palace to propose to her. Rhianna had a hard time to choose among the princes
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The Origin of Christmas Traditions Christmas is filled with traditions and events‚ but how did they start and why do we still do them? Traditions are often passed down throughout generations for centuries‚ but the origins are often unknown or forgotten. Christmas Christmas was originally called "The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus". The word "nativity" comes from the Latin word Natalis‚ meaning birthday. The observance probably does not date earlier than 200 AD and did not become widespread
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Origin of Service Tax: Dr. Manmohan Singh‚ the then Union Finance Minister‚ in his Budget speech for the year 1994-95 introduced the new concept of Service Tax and stated that ’’ There is no sound reason for exempting services from taxation‚ therefore‚ I propose to make a modest effort in this direction by imposing a tax on services of telephones‚ non-life insurance and stock brokers.’’ Service Tax has been introduced in order to explore new avenues for taxation and to bring more people into the
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The Origins of American Slavery The Origins of American Slavery‚ by Betty Wood‚ is a short book about the early backgrounds of American slavery. The book focuses on why the English decided to enslave others as well as why they targeted the West Africans. As explained throughout the book the reasoning comes from a combination of both economic and racial considerations. The English had no intention of enslaving anyone when they first arrived in the New World. Overtime they realized for their own success
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rodents of suborder Hystricognatha and family Erethizontidae. The species has arboreal habit‚ it is medium-sized and endemic to Atlantic Forest. Its coverage area runs from southern state of Sergipe to north of state of Rio de Janeiro. Once considered abundant‚ but because of change and reduction of its natural environment and hunting‚ this rodent population is in decline. This framework made it to feature as "Vulnerable" species on the official list of Brazilian fauna extinction Threatened (Brazil
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Catwoman There have been many versions of Catwoman’s origin over the years but details of her possible storyline suggested that Selina Kyle was born to Brian and Maria Kyle in the slums of Gotham City. Her mother was never close to Selina or her sister Maggie and would often rather spend time with her cats then her children. Her father was an abusive and drunken man who would always quarrel with Maria‚ a homemaker. In her spare time‚ Selina took gym lessons not just as an extra curricular but to
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