Main Features of the Reef: One of Australia’s most remarkable and unique natural gifts‚ the Great Barrier Reef is filled with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of 3000 individual coral reefs and 940 islands‚ which stretches for 2000 kilometres along the Queensland coast and is home to; more than 1500 species of fish‚ 30 species of marine mammals including the endangered dugong‚ 6 of the world’s endangered species of sea turtles and 215 species
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Coral Reefs Last week I started to work on my research about coral reefs‚ and I realized how important they are. Coral reefs are the most various and beautiful of all nautical habitats. However‚ it’s colorful plants and there are three different kinds of coral reefs. In my opinion‚ I think coral reefs should be preserved instead of being victim by tourists for their own benefits. They will inevitably demolish coral reefs. In this essay I will mention two things; facts about coral reefs and why
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Coral reefs have been dubbed the “rainforests of the oceans”‚ because of the rich diversity of life they support‚ as more than one quarter of all marine animals depend upon coral reefs. Coral reefs are also a source of food and income for millions of people. The coral reef ecosystems benefit humans commercially‚ recreationally and environmentally. Without them many tourism based industries would collapse‚ treatments or cures for some illnesses would disappear‚ and the countless organisms they support
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The zebrafish (Danio rerrio) is belonging in Cyprinidae family. It is the largest freshwater fish family and vertebrate animals. This family is common called minnows or craps family. The minnow’s family has about 3032 species and 371 genera. Some of the key characteristics to define this family are toothless jaws‚ teeth in throat only‚ cycloid scales‚ single soft-rayed dorsal fin and a pair of abdominal pelvic fins. They also have large eye‚ scaleless head and body with conspicuous scales. The mouth
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It was finished. At the local Kansas City Zoo there was a new exciting exhibit. Being told it was going to be for the majestic penguins. Not many foresaw the radiating shine of the Moon jellies swimming in their glimmering tank. Their unique resplendent glowing bodies propelled smoothly through the water. At sudden first glance these aquatic invertebrates seem like something from outer space. Though in reality they are a very common species of jellies that live in the temperate and tropical shallow
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My experiences of playing a sport Two years ago‚ I went to visit my relatives in Nha Trang and I tried playing scuba-diving. It was my wonderful experiences. First day‚ my cousin – a diving instructor of VietNam Dive Center (VinaDive) – invited me to take part in a scuba-diving tour. I thought it was a great idea and I was very interested. This was a chance of overcoming my fear of water. Next day‚ my cousin taught me about dive equipment‚ how to breathe and move underwater‚ basic skills and safe
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ZOOLOGY Total Marks-200 PAPER I (Marks-100) INVERTEBRATE AND CHORDATE ZOOLOGY The candidates will be required to attempt five questions - three from Part - A and two from Part - B. PART - A Invertebrate General organization (general morphology‚ mode of life adaptations life cycles and economic importance) of the following groups with special reference to the topics mentioned in each group Protozoa: Parasitism‚ conjugation and autogamy‚ medical importance. Porifera: Canal system‚ skeletal
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Week 7 Checkpoint: Physiology Assignment I chose to look up a diagram on a sea dwelling organism known as a Jellyfish. Jellyfish have many different forms and are often characterized in different groups. One jellyfish that stood out to me was the Aurelia or also known as the Moon Jellyfish‚ which is like the basic jellyfish that I’ve always seen in pictures and books growing up. Jellyfish are said to be very effective predators‚ as one point in the time they were considered to be at
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Nguyen Tran Env 411-001 The Deep “The blue planet” was captured By a British (David Attenborough) and presented in 2001. From this document‚ David will show viewers new species that they’ve never seen before. Especially from second episode‚ David specially dived into the Deep Ocean where he called the abyss. Furthermore‚ David also shows us how these species can survive in harsh environment which he called “monster”. In every deep ocean‚ the pressure is very high about 100 times atmosphere that
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They type of body cavity coelomate: pericardial cavity Body organs make up the visceral mass and are protected by the mantle which secretes the shell. They have an open circulatory system Clams shells are thick while mussels are usually thin. Mussels live attached to something while clams live in the sand. Clams live alone‚ while mussels are usually in large groups. The oldest part of a clam’s shell is called the umbo and is located at the hinge of the clam. The rings on a clam’s shell indicated
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