grow where gaps in the canopy allow sunlight to penetrate Shrub: Up to 6m; Tree saplings and woody plants Undergrowth: Up to 5m; Fungi‚ mosses‚ grass‚ ferns Epiphytes: grow along tree branches to get more sunlight (e.g. Birds’ nest fern and orchids) Lianas: thick woody vines that wind around trees for sunlight (up to lengths of 90m) Parasitic plants: Strangling fig wraps itself around the trunk of the host tree and competes with it for nutrients and sunlight‚ eventually killing the host
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Bio. 100 Laboratory Why worry about distant habitats like tropical rainforests? OBSERVATION: Tropical rain forests are so far from Arizona they are almost mythical. We think of flocks of colorful birds‚ steaming undergrowth‚ bouquets of orchids‚ man-eating fish‚ leaping monkeys‚ and native people‚ some of whom may be headhunters. These impressions are great to watch on Animal Planet‚ but most of us in the developed world feel little direct connection with these strange and distant forests. However
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PHYTOGRAPHY: THE ROOT Name: Carl G. Buscato 3‚ 2012 Score: _____ Section: K28 Date: December I. INTRODUCTION The roots of most plants are found underground although there are plants that have their roots suspended in the air as in orchids. The entire mass of roots is called the root system. The root arises from the radical which later becomes the primary root. Branches that develop from the primary roots are called secondary roots are the tertiary roots. The primary function of the
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction The tourism industry is unlike any other because‚ instead of a product‚ you are selling a place and all the things it has to offer. You are competing with the entire world every time you promote tourism in a given destination‚ and this high level of competition demands a creative and unique approach. To be successful‚ your marketing should constantly put forth the best possible image of your destination‚ while creating interest on a broad scale
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pointless name listing. I bet some readers like would be like‚ “ Oh‚ come on! Not names again!” . Here is the textual evidence‚ “From West Egg came the Poles and the Mulreadys and Cecil Roebuck and Cecil Schoen and Gulick the state senator and Newton Orchid‚ who controlled Films Par Excellence‚ and Eckhaust and Clyde Cohen and Don S. Schwartze (the son) and Arthur McCarty‚ all connected with the movies in one way or another. And the Catlips and the Bembergs and G. Earl Muldoon‚ brother to that Muldoon
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The Madagascar is fourth largest island in the world‚ located approximately 400 km off the southeastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. The rainforests of Madagascar are located in very humid‚ low-elevation‚ and narrow regional strips along the east coast of the island. The Madagascar rainforest is just another ecosystem‚ it actually acts as a home to many endangered species including the silky sifaka‚ sportive lemur‚ and the red-ruffed lemur. Another very important species that is indigenous
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interference succession would occur and it would become deciduous forest which is the climatic climax. The chalk grassland at box hill have more biodiversity than a rainforest and contain many endangered species including the small blue butterflies and man orchids. These are specific to the chalk grasslands and there only being 19 sites of chalk grasslands shows just how rare the species are. In the creation of this ecosystem human interference is far more important because if natural succession were allowed
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TUNDRA The Tundra is the coldest of all the Biomes and being situated in the extreme north of the planet has desert like conditions. It has extremely low temperatures‚ poor nutrients‚ and short growing seasons. There is a very low precipitation of less than five inches a year which is coupled with strong‚ dry winds. There is a very large annual amount of snowfall in the region which surprisingly is advantageous to plant and animal life as the snow provides and insulation layer on the surface of
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formations on Earth. The summit gets heavy rain year-round and because of its flat surface‚ random waterfalls tend to pop up at various spots across the mountain. Mount Roraima towers over an untouched landscape with lush vegetation that includes rare orchids and carnivorous pitcher plants. 5. Thermal Springs‚ Pamukkale‚ Turkey The thermal springs of Pamukkale in Turkey is a surreal sight. This series of brilliant white travertine terraces‚ petrified waterfalls and inviting azure blue pools have been
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New Jersey I. Government During the Revolutionary War in 1776‚ the first constitution of the state of New Jersey was written to create a government framework for the state. The constitution has been rewritten twice to address issues that arose with the original and subsequent versions. In the mid-1800s‚ New Jersey citizens wanted a more democratic form of state government so the 1844 constitution was drafted‚ providing for the separation of powers among the legislative‚ judicial‚ and executive
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