The Moon Jellyfish in the scientific world is known as the Aurelia aurita. It is one of the most common jellyfish along the Atlantic Coast. It is reportedly less venomous than other jellyfish. The Moon Jellyfish is usually translucent white‚ pink or beige. It is in the Kingdom Animalia‚ Followed by the Phylum Cnidaria. The Moon Jellyfish is in the class Scyphozoa. Its belongs to the order Semaeostomeae. It is in the family Ulmaridae and the Genus Aurelia. The Moon Jellyfish belongs to the Species
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BIOLOGY 33 FIELD ECOLOGY A field ecology study on an enclosed compound located in Bacong‚ Negros Oriental 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background The world is in a constant change‚ and with it‚ every living being adapts to these changes. Ecology plays a major role in how the world and its inhabitants work. Before we start‚ to have a deeper understanding‚ let us define ecology. So what is ecology? In University of Western Cape’s introduction of their botany course‚ they defined ecology.
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Amazon Rainforest Part 1 1. The name of the ecosystem you are researching? Amazon Rainforest ecosystem. 2. A map of the area where the ecosystem is located. 3. An explanation of the key abiotic components of the ecosystem? That are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment‚ which affect ecosystems. A good example is that a lot of small bushes and shrubs would not be able to live here because all the really tall trees would block most of the sunlight causing a lack
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Nikki Dedic Student ID #22042666 Exam # 25085500 Ecology Essay 1. Explain how human activities can cause an imbalance in biogeochemical cycling and lead to problems such as cultural eutrophication and fish kills. Eutrophication is a naturally occurring‚ slow‚ and inevitable process. However‚ when it is accelerated by human activity and water pollution called cultural eutrophication‚ it can lead to the premature aging and death of a body of water. Cultural eutrophication occurs when humans speed
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The Savanna A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. It can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests. Savannas are known as tropical grasslands. They are found in a wide band on either side of the equator on the edges of tropical rainforests. They are located in Africa‚ South America‚ India‚ and Australia .Some animals that habitat here are wildebeest warthog elephants zebras and rhinos
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● PLACE: UNIQUE LOCATION OF A FEATURE 1. Define toponym: 2. Identify four ways in which places can receive names a) b) c) d) 3. Identify three reasons for which places sometimes change names a) b) c) 4. Define site: 5. List some site characteristics. 6. Complete the following sentence about site: Human actions can ______________ the characteristics of a site. Two examples of this are: 7. Define situation: 8. What role do familiar places have understanding
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Maximum fresh water is used for ______. a. Drinking b. Irrigation of fields c. Washing clothes 3.Contamination of water is a. Health hazard b. Healthy c. None of these 4. Planting new trees is called ________. a. Refforestation b. Deforestation c. Biomes 5. An animal being wiped out from the earth’s surface is called to be _______. a. Extinct b. Carnivore c. Endangered species V Answer these in 20 words 2x5=10 1. Name a few man-made resources 2. Define
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Reservoir defined The word reservoir refers to a place where large amounts of water get stored. The word reservoir comes from the French réservoir‚ which further derives from the Old French reserver‚ meaning "to reserve." Reservoirs are those water bodies formed or modified by human activity for specific purposes‚ in order to provide a reliable and controllable resource. a water body contained by embankments or a dam‚ and subsequently managed in response to specific community needs; or any natural
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biodiversity from the earths biomes is proving to be a threat to the sustainability of life on earth. Through a variety of human related issues the world’s biomes are becoming depleted. Over fishing‚ hunting urban and coastal development‚ logging‚ climate change‚ tourism‚ illegal harvesting and trade‚ and introduction of disease and foreign species are among the major reasons the world today is experiencing a loss of species. The rainforests‚ oceans‚ grasslands‚ and fresh water biomes
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Global Atmospheric Circulation This essay will describe patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation. When the surface air reaches the Equator‚ it gets heated and rises to the top of the troposphere‚ where it spreads back toward the poles. When it gets to the poles‚ it descends back to the surface again to complete the cycle. The heat of the Sun causes water to evaporate from lakes‚ rivers and oceans‚ as well as from the leaves of plants called (transpiration). But this water
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