UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC BI207- TROPICAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2012 Assignment 1 – Research Essay Manilkara tree Genus under study is the Manilkara tree from the family sapotaceae Introduction Manilkara is a genus of trees from the family Sapotaceae. Collectively known as manilkara trees and they occur throughout the tropics. Trees of this genus yield edible fruit‚ useful wood and latex. Manilkara trees are often significant or even dominant species in their
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Protect the Bees Author id: 0963 Word Count: Proposed species: Bees Proposed action: Protect What are bees? Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants‚ and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea‚ presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. There are nearly 20‚000 known species of bees in seven to nine recognized families‚ though many are described and the actual number
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written by Ishan Daftardar‚ Not only would humans be affected but animals a well. Cattles depend on alfalfa and lupins‚ both of which depend on insect pollination. No bees‚ means no milk or meat. The extinction of bees would also affect our fuel and clothing. Canola‚ responsible for fuel and cooking oil‚ needs bee pollination. We need pollination for cotton‚ if bees become extinct our clothing choice would become very limited. Due to the fact of bees pollinating the majority of crops all over the
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In the past decade it has become common to hear the buzz about how the bees are disappearing. This may not seem like huge news at first‚ but when you take a look at all the important work bees do‚ this becomes a much heavier topic. Bees are the main pollinator in the United States and their disappearance would have grave effects on our food industry. Since this issue has been brought to the light‚ there have been many different options researched for possible solutions. These range from doing nothing
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The Kingdoms of Life for Kids By Alex Felix Table of contents 1. Bacteria 2. Protists 3. Fungi 4. Plants 5. Plant reproduction 6. Animals 7. Simple animals 8. Arthropods 9. Fish 10. Birds 11. Mammals 12. Bibliography Bacteria What are Bacteria? Bacteria are single celled microbes that are very hard to see with the naked eye. The cell structure is m much simpler than other organism for that it has no nucleus or membrane
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Allergology‚ Asthma and Immunology (PSAAI) explained that climate change has affected the pollen calendar and pollination activities of plants. According to Abong‚ pollen is the most common cause of allergy worldwide. Pollination is the transfer of pollen among plants enabling fertilization and reproduction. “Climate change affects the pollen calendar. It affects the length of time of pollination and the amount of carbon dioxide used by plants for their sexual reproduction activities. Now‚ there is more
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Did you know that over 1‚500 people die each day from cancer‚ that’s 564‚800 people in a year. Vampire bats should not be killed because they help humans and‚ they help the environment. Notes: I think that we should not kill the bats because they can help with AIDS or cancer and because of them we came up of the idea of sonar and it’s not their fault people are taking away their habitats so they have to move and the cattle may be the closest food source and there is only 3 species of bats that
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genetics. Used common garden peas to study traits. Easy to use due to short life span‚ self pollination and readily distinguishable traits. Was a follow up on Darwin’s work. 7 – Different pea traits. Flower Color Pod Shape Flower Position Stem Length Pod Color Seed Shape Seed Color Pollination: Self pollination – Pollen grains land on carpals (pistil) of the same flower. Cross Pollination – Pollen crosses to another flower. Generations of Mendel’s Plants: P Generation – Parent F1
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|Compare and contrast the processes of mitosis and meiosis. Discuss the roles and significance of mitosis and meiosis in the | |life of flowering plants and mammals‚ illustrating your answer with examples where appropriate. | Many living organisms in the Earth can continue because of the process of producing individuals called reproduction. Both mitosis and meiosis which are nuclear division in mitotic and meiotic cell division respectively play important roles
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Blueprint of Life: Gregor Mendel’s Experiments and the Inheritance of Characteristics How and When Mendel carried out his experiments: a. Briefly outline Mendel’s biography • Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was an Augustinian monk of Austrian origin and is known as the Father of Genetics. • During his childhood he worked as a gardener‚ and as a young man attended the Olmutz Philosophical Institute. • In 1843 he entered an Augustinian monastery in Brunn‚ Czechoslovakia.
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