Entomology: The Study of Insects and their Relatives Insects and their terrestrial relatives belong to the phylum called Arthropoda and have inhabited the earth for an extensive time. Paleontologists show that the earliest fossils‚ most primitive forms of arthropods date back to the Devonian Period over 350 million years ago (Henning 1981). By the Age of Dinosaurs‚ 300 million years ago‚ insects were abundant in number and diversity. Like the dinosaurs‚ some pre-historic forms of insects were
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than a kingdom. The African rock python falls under Eukarya because it is a multicellular organism composed of eukaryotic cells. It is Kingdom: Anamalia. Kingdom is the second highest rank. It falls under Anamalia for obvious reasons. It is Phylum: Chordata. Phylum is the primary division of the plant or animal kingdom. It is Class: Reptilia. Class is a group of related plants or animals‚ in the general classification of plants and animals. The African rock python falls under Reptilia because it has
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Microbiology! 1) Groups of Organisms (7): Eukaryote: TRUE nucleus 1. Fungi 4. Bacteria 2. Algae 5. Rickettsia 3. Protozoa ! Prokaryote: NO Nucleus Ribosome is the only Organelle 6. Mycoplasma (7. Viruses: No cell structure‚ ARE NOT CELLS) Microorganisms are: ! UBIQUITOUS! ! HARMLESS IN THEIR NORMAL HABITAT ! OPPORTUNISTIC (If they leave their normal habitat and get into us) 2) Roles of Microorganisms: (Bacteria and Fungi are “Semi-Good”) - digestion -
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Classification The crayfish falls within the kingdom - anamalia‚ phylum - Arthropoda‚ Class - Crustacea‚ Order -Decapoda ‚ and family - Cambaridae. Habitat Crayfish like to be where it’s dark and cool‚ and during much of the daylight they will be found by them selves‚ under a rock or vegetation‚ waiting for dark‚ when they come out to forage for food. This is highly variable‚ ranging from deep holes to sluggish streams. A suitable habitat is medium-sized streams containing riffles and rocky pools
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Continue of Properties of Life: in sexual reproduction‚ two parents contribute genetic information in the form of a gamete. The gametes fuse and an offspring is produced from the fertilized egg. The fourth property of all living organisms possess is that populations of organisms evolve over many generations. Adaptations are inherited characteristics that allow organisms to survive in a particular environment. The seahorse has evolved and adapted camouflage. Which property is NOT a property of
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The bluefish which is the basic name for Pomatomus saltatrix is the main surviving types of the family Pomatomidae. The scientific classification of bluefish; kingdom: Animalia‚ phylum: Chordata‚ class: Actinopterygii‚ arrange: Perciformes‚Suborder: Percoidei ‚superfamily: Percoidea and family: Pomatomidae as specified as of now. Bluefish are found in all seas and seaside waters with the exception of the east and northwest Pacific. The grown-ups can be found in estuaries and bitter water‚ however
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Seas and oceans provide various types of resources to human beings and habitats to numerous species of plants and animals. They play very important roles in the economy of a nation and its people. Still‚ the marine and coastal ecosystems are under severe stress due to human activities. Ocean Resources The ocean is one of Earth ’s most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It ’s used for transportation—both travel
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James Crocker Rickettsia rickettsii The cause of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is Rickettsia rickettsii. These organisms are tiny‚ Gram-negative‚ non-motile coccbicilli. It is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Rickettsia rickettsii can sometimes be identified early in an infection demonstrating the organisms in biopsies‚ small pieces of tissue that are removes surgically‚ of skin lesions. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was first discovered in the Rocky mountains‚ therefore the name was attached
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scientific classification of living organisms. It is known that two main naturalists were responsible for discovering and founding this classification method‚ John Ray and Carl Linnaeus. Biological Taxonomy has a hierarchy of seven main ranks; Kingdom‚ Phylum (Division if it is Botany)‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus and Species. These classify every living thing from Animals to Bacteria. Some of the classification system is written English but every organism is written in Latin and the Genus’ and Species’
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"Duckling" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Duckling (disambiguation). Ducks | | Bufflehead | Scientific classification | Kingdom: | Animalia | Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Aves | Order: | Anseriformes | Family: | Anatidae | Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds‚ which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group
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