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    Desert Plants

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    pretty white flowers. However‚ get too close and you are in for a surprise -- the flowers of the baobab emit a stinky smell‚ a smell that resembles rotting meat. This unique adaptation helps the baobab to reproduce effectively by attracting its main pollinator‚ the fruit bat. Other creatures that find the smell of the baobab attractive are flies‚ moths and ants. All of these creatures help to spread the pollen. Rainwater Collection The baobab tree has adapted its stems to catch every bit of water it

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    The Decline of Honey Bees

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    Honeybees were brought to North America from Europe in the 1600s. They produce honey and pollinate crops. In recent years honeybee populations across the continent have declined by as much as 70 percent. Their loss could effect fruits and vegetables such as apples‚ broccoli‚ strawberries‚ nuts‚ asparagus‚ blueberries and cucumbers. Honeybees pollinate $14 billion worth of seeds and crops in the US every year. Therefore‚ if honeybees disappear‚ they could take most of our insect pollinated plants

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    They passed this trait to their offspring. The new off springs had larger beaks that enabled them to adapt to the environment Pollinators: Co-evolution is the process where two or more species live together as a result of ecological relationships. In the clip‚ the birds and the bees helps pollinate the flours. The plants rely on the animals to reproduce‚ while the animals rely on

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    1/3/2013 God and plant propagation Asexual/vegetative propagation (Essential skills in nursery management) • " ’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar.” (Ezekiel 17) Why use asexual propagation? •

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    Scent Of A Woman

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    Erika Drake English 100 July 27‚ 2014 Scent of a Woman My eyes smiled as I witnessed the delightful rainbow of colors you wear! I reached out to touch your pedals and to my surprise you were as soft‚ beautiful and gentle as silk. Moving down your stem‚ you pricked me‚ but that didn’t stop me from longing to inhale your scent. Then I pulled you close to my face and I was immediately overwhelmed by the orchestra of sweet aromas which filled my nostrils like bliss in a kiss. Your sweet smell‚ reminded

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    Theoretical Background Coffee has being blamed for so many ills from causing diseases and cancers to many people. Recent study states that coffee intake is not bad at all and doesn’t find any health benefits in causing cancer and diseases. However these studies state that a mild intake of unfiltered coffee can increase cholesterol levels. Newer studies have also shown that coffee may have benefits‚ such as protecting against Parkinson’s disease‚ type 2 diabetes and liver cancer also it has high

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    Climate Change; Adaptation and Mitigation in Himachal Pradesh (HP) The increase in global temperature has attributed to global warming‚ which became one of the major issues towards the end of 20th century. It is said to increase over the next hundred years and even greater increase is expected in Indian sub continent. Torrential rainfall and cloud outburst generate very high magnitude of flash floods in the mountain regions of the Himalayas during rainy season. During the last few years such

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    Biology Extinction

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    In biology and ecology‚ extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)‚ normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species‚ although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species’ potential range may be very large‚ determining this moment is difficult‚ and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa‚ where a species

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    Colton Ramstrom Mrs. Fulton Intro to Botany 4/11/12 Oddities of Kingdom Plantae Through evolution plants have acquired complex and unique characteristics. Some of these characteristics may be deemed bizarre. Plants have come a long way since their shift to terrestrial habitats from aquatic habitats millions of years ago. From the development of the cuticle to prevent water loss to the evolution of vascular tissues to provide for efficient internal transportation‚ all evolutionary changes took

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    Colocasia Esculenta

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    individual flowers are tightly packed onto a fleshy core.  The spathe which is a large bract partially enclosing the spadix surrounds the latter and the space formed between these two structures serves as a resting place and shelter for insect pollinators. Another characteristic that can be seen in Aroids‚ particularly in C. esculenta is protogyny.  This process involves the female flowers becoming fertile and receptive before the male flowers to help ensure successful cross pollination. The leaves

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