Zoology Study Guide Test 1: Chapters 1-5 Chapter 1: Intro and Animal Evolution • Know the various fields of Zoology- Herpetology- the study of reptiles and amphibians Ornithology- the study of birds Entomology- the study of insects‚ Ichthyology- the study of fish Mammalogy- the study of mammals • Scientific Method as applied to Zoology o Scientific Method Observation Question Hypothesis Empirical Test Conclusions Publication/Peer Reviewed • Be able to expound
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1. Define ecology. Identify the two features of organisms studied by ecologists. Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment‚ which in turn determine both the distribution of organisms and their abundance. Ecologists study how interactions between organisms and the environment affect phenomena such as the number of species living in a particular area‚ cycling of nutrients in a habitat‚ and the growth of populations. 2. Describe the relationship between
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While describing the differences between intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid in the first observation is completely obvious. When reading the words intracellular and extracellular it can be seen that one is the interior of the cell and the other is the exterior of the cell. Intracellular fluid is restricted to the interior of the cell‚ and the cell membrane is the borderline of cytosol or cytoplasmic matrix. The compartments of the intracellular fluid are very important to know‚ as it contains
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scientist Dr. Karthikeyan Vasudevan (Scientist F) on topic entitled as “Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) on amphibians in India”. This parasitic chytrid fungus grows on skin of frog‚ leading to blockage of gaseous exchange and osmoregulation due to which the infected frog gets a cardiac arrest. Here‚ my work is to collect frog’s surface microbiome from forest by non-invasive cotton swabbing technique followed by total DNA extraction from swab sample. I do PCR to check the prevalence
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Monterey Bay was established on September 18‚ 1992. It is the 11th largest marine sanctuary. It goes from Santa Barbara to San Francisco and stretches out from the shore about 50 kilometers into the temperate pacific ocean. Monterey Bay’s latitude is 36.8007° N‚ 121.9473° W. This national sanctuary has an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. Monterey Bay is saltwater. The Monterey Bay National Sanctuary is about 6‚094 square miles. Monterey bay has a salinity of 33.1 to 33.3 psu(practical salinity
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Rhetoric Analysis on “Do Not Be Afraid of No” and “Formation” To begin with‚ different word choices in “Do Not Be Afraid of No” and “Formation” indicate different time period. Within “Do Not Be Afraid of No”‚ Gwendolyn Brooks uses words such as “cede” and “wry” which are not commonly used anymore in current days. She also uses the word “airships”‚ implies that the poem was written during WWII‚ and alerts readers to fight for equality for African Americans who were enlisted to serve for their country
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the sea was an overbearing smell that grows on you after awhile. The same was not for the smell of the fish my cooks were preparing. I am a huge fan of fish. I love seeing the way cooks can prepare different types of fish such as: salmon‚ crab‚ lobster‚ clams‚ oysters‚ calamari‚ alligator‚ shark and so on. Once these glorious fish or sea urchins are cooked it’s a whole different story. The aroma is addicting and something that you never forget. You may be wandering why I am talking about the
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Asian Carp Invasion Asian carp are a species of fish that are large‚ very aggressive‚ and very destructive. These fish are very territorial‚ spawn quickly‚ and eat and destroy almost anything. These fish can grow to up to four feet long and around a hundred pounds. When the fish are frightened by boats‚ they jump in the air sometimes causing injuries to boaters. In the 1970’s Asian Carp were imported by Southern fish farmers to clean commercial ponds. Sometime between then and the 1990’s the carp
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What was the short term significance of the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829? The nineteenth century saw the birth of an organised‚ uniformed policing body. With greater benefits and expectations than their law enforcement pre-decessors‚ such as the Night Watchmen or the Thief Takers. The establishment of this body was responsible by the actions of Sir Robert Peel in June 1829‚ with his two associates Colonel Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne. Central around this period‚ there was
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-In 1928 James Ford Bell orchestrated a giant merger of the nation’s largest regional milling companies; the company came to be known as General Mills and it was the largest flour Milling Company in the world. Throughout the years‚ General Mills has grown into much more than just a milling company. -In the mid 60’s‚ they closed over half their mills and began marketing to consumers. Over the years they developed or purchased a diverse line of products that included kitchen appliances
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