ANIMAL TISSUES 1. Classify the animal tissues. On the basis of the function they perform‚ animal tissues are classified into four different types. They are: i) Epithelial tissue ii) Connective tissue iii) Muscular tissue iv) Nervous tissue 2. What are epithelial tissues? What are the characteristic features of these tissues? The covering or protective tissues in the animal body are called epithelial tissues. They also perform the functions of secretion and absorption
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Biology- Animal cell The NUCLEUS is the largest organelle in the majority of cells. It contains genetic information in DNA‚ which is responsible for the cells unique characteristics. The nucleus is separated from the rest of the cell by.... ...The NUCLEAR ENVELOPE is used as a barrier which separates the contents of the nucleus from the cytoplasm‚ all in all keeping the DNA safe and intact. The nuclear envelope regulates the flow of substances into and out of the nucleus. The NUCLEOLUS is an important
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Animal Extinction - the greatest threat to mankind In the final stages of dehydration the body shrinks‚ robbing youth from the young as the skin puckers‚ eyes recede into orbits‚ and the tongue swells and cracks. Brain cells shrivel and muscles seize. The kidneys shut down. Blood volume drops‚ triggering hypovolemic shock‚ with its attendant respiratory and cardiac failures. These combined assaults disrupt the chemical and electrical pathways of the body until all systems cascade toward death.
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In “The Coking Animal”‚ the author‚ Michael Pollan‚ gives his opinion and observations on the American food system. Pollan links the facts that since we look for the most convenient and least time-consuming way to get food‚ we often intake more calories‚ sugar‚ fat‚ and salts‚ which are substances our bodies are automatically bound to like. After examining my own eating habits‚ I realized that these conclusions made by the author are merely accurate. When I am crunched for time‚ what do I usually
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The Microscope FEDERICO G. PINEDA M. Sc. Associate Professor III Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Arts and Sciences Central Luzon State University‚ Science city of Muñoz‚ Nueva Ecija The History • Many people experimented with making microscopes • Was the microscope originally made by accident? (Most people were creating telescopes) • The first microscope was 6 feet long!!! • The Greeks & Romans used “lenses” to magnify objects over 1000 years ago. The History
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select parts of China where the bamboo‚ their favorite food‚ and evergreen trees are thick. Pandas once roamed large areas in China‚ but as the human population has increased‚ the area in which a panda can live has decreased. Pandas are very solitary animals‚ and do not venture into the areas where humans live . Pandas have become endangered for two main reasons. First‚ the area in which they can safely live has shrunk. Second‚ they are often hunted for their pelts‚ which can go for thousands of dollars
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Introduction Suzanne Collins was writing for children long before her popular Hunger Games trilogy took the literary world by storm. However‚ she was writing for a different age group and a different genre‚ having started her literary career as a writer for children’s television shows. She wrote for several popular children’s television shows‚ including Little Bear‚ Oswald‚ Wow Wow Wubbzy‚ Clifford’s Puppy Days‚ and Clarissa Explains it All. She ventured into children’s books after a meeting with
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The horizon melted across the sky‚ the setting sun nowhere to be seen. A seagull dived across the sky‚ heading horizon. I sat on the sandy beach‚ staring at the mesmerizing obediently beside me. Looking at it‚ a wave of fresh memories came rushing back into my mind‚ engulfing me in it...... It was a sultry Saturday afternoon‚ left to my own devices. I sat on my squishy couch‚ eyes peeled on the goggle box‚ enjoying my favourite television show‚ ‘Zero no Tsukaima’. Then‚ the show finally ended
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QUILONA‚ KLARISSE JANE A. BSP-1B Animal Tissues 1. Epithelial Epithelial tissue is made of closely-packed cells arranged in flat sheets. Epithelia form the surface of the skin‚ line the various cavities and tubes of the body‚ and cover the internal organs. Subsets of Epithelia Epithelia that form the interface between the internal and external environments. Skin as well as the lining of the mouth and nasal cavity. These are derived from ectoderm. Inner lining of the GI tract‚ lungs‚ urinary
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running through it‚ was the busy town center of Morningsong‚ where merchants and shopkeepers‚ the blacksmith‚ and the laborers lived‚ in small bungalows and thatched huts. On the outskirts of town were the large farms and open spaces‚ where food and animals were raised and and cared for‚ mostly by peasants and families that had worked the land for many years before the Zinns had inherited the kingdom‚ and brought their ideas of a different sort of life to the place. A few elders‚ grandmothers and fathers
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