General Biology Endangered Animal Species Report Sarah Finnegan Bachman ’s Sparrow II. Physical Characteristics: Relatively small in size ‚plain brown in color with reddish streaks‚ cone shaped bills‚ pale brown faces‚ long brown tails ‚ reddish brown backs‚ pale white breast ‚ brownish-red crown. Length 12.2 to 15.2 cm Weight 21 grams III. Food: Forage on the ground for seeds of herbaceous plants and pines‚ and for insects. Insescts include beetles‚ bugs‚ grasshoppers
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Temperate forests correspond to forest concentrations formed in the northern and southern hemisphere‚ or in temperate regions. Main characteristics include: wide leaves‚ large and tall trees and non seasonal vegetation. Temperate forests can be further distinguished by weatherpatterns and geographical features that favor the predominance of certain kinds of trees. In temperate coniferous forests‚ evergreen coniferspredominate‚ while in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests‚ a more even distribution
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome Geographical Location The geographical locations of temperate deciduous forest biomes are in the eastern part of the United States and Canada‚ most of Europe‚ parts of China‚ and Japan. They are located between the polar regions and the tropics. Climate Conditions The weather of the temperate deciduous forest biome has four distinct changing seasons of winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and fall. The seasons occur here because of the Earth’s tilt on its axis which allows
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There is no significant difference between the frequency of cough before and after giving lagundi syrup. 5. No. Lagundi is taken to cure coughs‚ asthma‚ and other respiratory concerns. Related Studies Lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo) is a shrub that grows in the Philippines. It is one of the ten herbal medicines endorsed by the Philippine Department of Health as an effective herbal medicine with proven therapeutic value. Commonly known in the Ilocos region as dangla‚ lagundi has been clinically
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7 major biomes Tundra‚ Taiga‚ Temperate Forest‚ Tropical Rainforest‚ Grassland‚ Desert‚ Ocean Tundra Biome not so many plants‚ lots of diverse bacteria tree growth is restricted by low temps/ short growing seasons Vegetation - dwarf shrubs‚ grass‚ moss‚ lichens 2 Types of Tundra Arctic & Antarctica Alpine - high altitude mts. Lecture 9/1 - Biomes Tundra Biome Permafrost - frozen soil -soil is frozen in winter -permafrost melts within a few inches of the surface
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Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in salinecoastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The remaining mangrove forest areas of the world in 2000 was 53‚190 square miles (137‚760 km²) spanning 118 countries and territories.[1][2] The word is used in at least three senses: (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage ormangal‚[3][page needed] for which the terms mangrove forest biome
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and animals) as well as physical and chemical processes such as energy flow and nutrient cycling. A typical forest is composed of the over story (canopy or upper tree layer) and the understory. The understory is further subdivided into the shrub layer‚ herb layer‚ and also the moss layer and soil microbes. In some complex forests‚ there is also a well-defined lower tree layer. Forests are central to all human life because they provide a diverse range of resources: they store carbon‚ aid in
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mesmerized. Who knew that there was a flower named after me? Erica is a genus of many species of flowering plants. She is also can be called Hirtiflora which is a beautiful shrub with masses of purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn; it adds an elegant touch to the table or even the garden. Erica hirtiflora is an upright and bushy shrub. The flowers are 30-40 mm long‚ purple-pink‚ egg-shaped with a constricted mouth and covered in fine hairs. Erica lives on the Cape Peninsula right through Africa and
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Endangered Species Kangaroo Rat Habitat The Kangaroo Rat lives in arid areas. Many live in the western and southwestern deserts of the US such as California‚ and between the Sierra Nevada /Cacscade and Rocky mountains from southern Canada to central Mexico. The type of habitat Kangaroo Rats live in are sandy‚ rocky soils in deserts with little vegetation. They live in underground burrows that go in at an angle. Some Kangaroo Rats prefer to live in grass-land habitats that are well developed
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NATURE PRESERVATION In the 21st century‚ as a result of global-warming‚ environmentalism has adopted a more inclusive‚ planetary view. Human abuse of nature is almost as old as recorded history. The loss of biodiversity is not healthy for mankind and it is mostly the man-made causes which contribute to destruction of nature. But now serious steps towards the preservation of nature must be undertaken to reduce over-exploitation of resources and environment degradation and to prevent the
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