secretes lethal tetrodotoxin (TTX) through its glands‚ Brodie & Brodie (1990) observed common garter snakes eating the newts and surviving. This caused them to wonder if there was a coevolved interaction occurring between the species. Because the arms race analogy is under scrutiny by other scientists‚ Brodie & Brodie decided to test for the validity of the concept. After collecting garter snakes‚ Brodie &
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narrator came across a snake while “pleasantly” taking a stroll within the evening’s path. What began as a peaceful‚ “sweet”‚ and “pleasant” late afternoon transformed into a daunting “abrupt” scene. The author used excellent point of view‚ diction‚ organization‚ and syntax to express emotions of hostility between the snake and himself. The first person point of view coveys the authors wisdom of responsibility to people and animals on the ranch. When the narrator saw the snake‚ his “first instinct”
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across a giant snake. In that snakes grip is a full-sized White-tailed deer. The two are battling it out‚ but the snake is clearly winning‚ it does not stand a chance against a full sized python. What could possibly be even worse than that would be a Burmese python battling an alligator and winning? It has happened even though the snake did not make it away from the fight. It looks like something out of a horror film and it is happening more than people might think. This giant snake is known as the
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story “The Rattler”‚ A man encounters a seemingly harmless snake but still decides to take its life. Although the snake shows no signs of being dangerous‚ it is still killed because it is a snake. “The Rattler” invokes sympathy for the snake and empathy for the man through the descriptions and actions of the man and the snake. The personality‚ actions‚ and appearance of the snake generate sympathy in the reader. In the story‚ the snake comes off as calm and peaceful; he wasn’t looking to harm anyone
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Themes in the Study of Life Campbell Biology 9th ed. Chapter 1 What is Biology? • Biology is the scientific study of life • Biologists ask questions such as – – – How do multicelled organisms develop? How does the human mind work? How do living things interact in communities? • Life defies a simple‚ one-sentence definition • Life is recognized by what living things do Some Properties of Life • Order • Evolutionary adaptation • Response to environment • Reproduction • Growth and development
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Descriptive language - “four ragged‚ dried-up-looking children” -- > shows their living situation Conflict/ complication The snake Technique Example Explain Exclamation mark “Snake! Mother‚ here’s a snake!” Creates urgency danger Action verbs “snatches her baby” “holds it on her left hip” “reaches for a stick” Same as above Shows a natural reaction to the appearance of a snake as if she has dealt with it before The in-between Her single life and talks about how it came to where she was. (e.g. how
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Valiant Rikki-tikki-tavi has a lot on his plate. In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling‚ a skillful mongoose‚ named Rikki‚ has to protect an entire family from the snakes! With the snakes everywhere‚ no one is safe. They want the garden to themselves. They only reason Rikki is alive‚ is because he shows trustworthiness‚ caring‚ and responsibility. Rikki shows great characteristics. The main reason Rikki is able to protect the family is that he is trustworthy. When Rikki lies on the
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Guam‚ the brown tree snakes have been a major problem. Although they are not deadly to humans‚ they do pose a threat to other wild life in the ecosystem. Most of the exotic native birds of Guam are extinct. The snakes can also cause a major inconvenience to communities by slithering up power lines and knocking out the electricity; going into homes and biting people‚ including the babies; and scared tourists out of visiting Guam. Guam’s Government is worried that the snakes will travel off the island
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Burmese Python is a large snake that is native to Southeast Asia. It can grow to an astounding length of 23 feet‚ and it can weigh up to 200 pounds. They are a threat to the local people and animals of the area around the Everglades. The reason being is they have been smuggled by illegal pet dealers in Florida. With the current threat of these snakes some cation must be taken to stop the spread of their population. To start off‚ the Burmese Python is an enormous snake that resides mainly in Southeast
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just perceived to be a snake. Also as I quickly changed from being stunned to laughing‚ that was my frontal lobe controlling my emotions. 2. The role of the occipital lobe in this specific situation was allowing me to visually see the snake/dark green ribbon. At first‚ my occipital lobe assisted me in seeing a “snake” yet quickly changed to notice it was just a ribbon. 3. The role of the temporal lobe is to hear information. The temporal lobe allowed me to hear the “snake in the grass” aka the wind
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