A ’tropism’ is a growth in response to a stimulus. Plants grow towards sources of water and light‚ which they need to survive and grow. Auxin is a plant hormone produced in the stem tips and roots‚ which controls the direction of growth. Plant hormones are used in weedkillers‚ rooting powder and to control fruit ripening. Tropisms The direction of plant growth Plants need light and water for photosynthesis. They have developed responses called tropisms to help make sure they grow towards sources
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Enduring conspiracy theories aside‚ the 1969 moon landing (above) was a rousing success for the government space program known as NASA. After a decade-long space race‚ during which it seemed to all observers that the Soviets had the edge‚ the U.S. landed Apollo 11–carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin–at the Sea of Tranquility on July 20‚ 1969. Nixon was president‚ the Vietnam War and its opposition raged‚ and Leonid Brezhnev helmed a stagnant Soviet empire. On the great list of Cold War what-ifs
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Billy M Bray SCI/256 Shepherd Manango Jan. 9‚ 2012 Final Exam. Provide your answer in one paragraph for each question Use available resources to help you answer the questions. 1. Why is water such an important resource issue? (2 points) 2. You have been appointed Director of reducing Global warming and the appropriations committee has given you 3 billion dollars to be applied towards reducing global warming. What are some of the
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“Revivalism is an authentic Afro-Christian religious folk form that evolved during the eighteenth to nineteenth century. Initially‚ it was the native Baptist Christians who joined forces with the Moravians‚ and other non-conformist churches to become the forerunners of the movement. However‚ Jamaica was said to have experienced a religious movement called the Great Revival in 1861‚ which saw the incorporation of much more African retention in the movement. Pocomania is more African in form while
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For our third week of clinical‚ my group and I presented on the topics of heart attack stroke‚ and heart disease at DOF. As a group‚ we were able to inform the group of men‚ with information that they would be able to think about and remember as they continue on with their lives. After DOF‚ we headed to Goodwill. As we spent time with the clients at Goodwill‚ I hanged out at one of the tables‚ where I spent some time looking at semi-truck photos with a client. It was nice spending some time with
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HEAT AND EVAPORATION PROBLEM: Does more heat make water evaporate faster. To test this I observed how the heat affected the evporation rate when water is placed under DIFFERENT WATTS LIGHT BULBS.i decided to do this expierment because I noticed how the water in my pond evaporates because of the sun every week we have to put water in the pond with our water hose. HYPOTHESIS: MY HOPTHESIS WAS THAT THE 75 WATT BULB would evaporate the water faster.all substances have molecules those molecules
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Salmonella [pic] Image from: http://www.healthhype.com/wpcontent/uploads/Prokaryote_cell_diagram_bacterial_structure.png 1. Describe the structure of the micro-organism Salmonella is a miniature bacterium which is rod shaped. It has diameters of around 0.7 to 1.5 µm‚ lengths from 2 to 5 µm‚ and flagella that flow in all directions. They are chemoorganotrophs (a primary nutritional group)‚ getting their energy from oxidation (the interaction between oxygen molecules and other substances)
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As a young boy growing up in a rural town (Dublin‚ VA) in Southwest Virginia‚ the furthest thing from my mind was “learning styles”. We had one stop light‚ a tight knit community where everyone knew everyone. The only learning we concerned ourselves with consisted of the lake‚ the river and the local church grounds. We went fishing‚ we liked to swim and participate in local sports activities (whatever sport that was relevant at the time) against local neighbor kids. Our learning was not about
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CSR Course Reflection – Inside India: Discovering New Realities Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Corporate Shared Value (CSV) Before reflecting on the related Indian course module‚ it’s pertinent to have a better understanding of how CSR has evolved over the years‚ and how more companies are now subscribing to CSV to remain relevant. In many countries around the world‚ economic activities are mainly organised by business entities‚ while governments‚ due to lack of resources‚ withdraw from
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The book Anthem in my opinion the first few chapters possessed its dull moments but then gradually got more and more interesting. In this reflection I will be telling you my experience with the book. First of all‚ my experience with the Anthem reading aloud project was very interesting. The person I was reading to was my mother and she was very confused at first however she eventually understood. All she cared about at first was to snuggle with me while I was reading. After the third chapter my
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