cord‚ notochord‚ post-anal tail. Chelydra serpentine have waterproof skin covered in scales‚ are ectothermic and have hard shelled eggs that are water proof. These features make them a part of the class Reptilia. They belong to the order Testudines (turtles) which means they have the following features: boney shell which is part of their skeleton‚ a shell on their underside‚ sharp beaks that replace teeth and allows them to tear their food. There are over 290 species of Testudines alive today
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Biodiversity Essay Does encaging the animals in such places as zoo and aquarium be clarified as preserving biodiversity? There are two sides to this issue. Main points that support the idea of keeping the animals in cages that often come up are zoos are able to provide protection and they can increase the population of those species who are endangered (Hurley‚ J). Some important points that are against the idea of encaging the animals include the animals develop abnormal behaviours and they believe
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Katie Hylton 4/10/14 Mrs. Varner Pre-AP English 11 The Evils of Marine Life in Entertainment In the passing years‚ marine life has come to the front of the entertainment business. Aquariums and sea life amusement parks‚ like SeaWorld‚ are hurting sea life animals. Is hurting and killing off marine life worth personal entertainment? No‚ sea life should only be held in captivity for extenuating reasons and entertainment is not one of them. In 1853 the first aquarium was opened in London‚
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Climate Change and Biodiversity How Global Warming Affects the Life on Earth Climate change is the changing of patterns in climate‚ and the most obvious changes are usually the average temperature and the average precipitation. Climate change will also affect the timing of seasons‚ as well as causing extreme events to happen‚ for example‚ drought‚ fire‚ hurricane‚ etc. Since climate is defined as a certain region’s long term atmospheric conditions‚ the change of climate will have a great impact
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Pollution Effects Marine Life? For years man has been polluting our vast resource of oceans‚ not expecting to ever cause harm to them. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong. Our oceans and other waterways have become a poisonous playground of garbage‚ chemicals‚ and sewage. The effects of this ignorance has had devastating affects on the marine life and their habitat. This affects the habitat for marine life by destroying their homes. In doing so the intricate balance between marine animals and their
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are about to see might shock you. The job requirements of a marine is very difficult and different than your common job. According to military.com Recruit training is rigorous‚ demanding‚ and challenging. The overall goal of recruit training is to instill in the recruits the military skills‚ knowledge‚ discipline‚ pride and self-confidence necessary to be a United States Marine. If you ever want to stand a chance to make it into the marines you must qualify in these 3 basic categories physical fitness
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Plastic is Killing Marine Animals “Marine debris is typically described as any persistent‚ manufactured‚ or processed solid material discarded‚ disposed of‚ or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment” (Richard C. Thompson 11). If this is the case‚ how does marine debris end up in and around the water? According to Kimberly Amaral with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution‚ marine debris can reach the ocean three ways; being flushed down the toilet or washed down the drain‚ ultimately ending
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Lab 3 – Biodiversity Demonstration 1: Interdependence of Species |Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results | |Round |Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) | |1 |Linchens
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Turtle | Florida Box Turtle Terrapene carolina | | | Chelonia mydas in Kona‚ Hawaii. | A turtle with eyes closer to the end of the head. Keeping only the nostrils and the eyes above the water surface. | 1. | Snapping Turtle Tail. Blue Hills Reservation‚ Massachusetts | "Chelonia" (Testudines) from Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur‚ 1904 | The Western Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni) is a cryptodire.Cryptodires hide their head inwards. | The Western Hermann’s
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The Soft Impact of Baby Sea Turtles I stood on the slightly warm grainy‚ yet soft sand as I faced the calm crashing of the loose small waves. The mysterious light that radiated off the moon‚ showed me the promise which the night holds. The clouds escaped my sight for just this one night to show me the beauty of the twinkling ball of fire in the midnight colored sky. Silence mixed with the soft roll of the ocean permeated the area around me.The breeze danced through my hair‚ and cupped my face
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