Research Paper The ocean is one of‚ if not‚ the largest biome on earth. There are more than one million species of marine life. Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface‚ the ocean is our planet’s largest habitat‚ containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This area holds the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth. Like lakes‚ oceans are subdivided into separate zones: intertidal‚ pelagic‚ abyssal‚ and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. The
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cut up into pieces. This is the fate of hundreds of whales every year. Although many countries such as Japan and Norway continue to hunt whales for their byproducts and scientific research‚ whaling should be outlawed
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Banning whale hunting Whales are the biggest animals that live on this planet‚ in the oceans. Depending on their species they can weigh up to 200 tons‚ the weight of around 12 elephants or 2000 people. It has also been studied that the brains of whales are developed which means they are intelligent creatures. Since centuries whales have been hunted down for their oil and meat. The process of killing whales for their meat and oil is called whaling. In the olden days only the slow moving whales were
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Whaling Should Be Banned * Whales have been hunted by humans for their meet‚ bones and blubber. * Whaling‚ during the 19th century‚ wiped out most of the world’s whale populations. * Whales grow and breed slowly; numbers will take a long time to recover. This means that they will more easily become more extinct. Information * The International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned whaling in 1986. * There are some countries that issue permits to kill whales for research; Japan uses
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of the Warden. The last evidence is… “Will you do me a favour?” asked Squid. “ I guess‚” Stanley agreed‚ somewhat hesitantly. Squid wrote down a phone number which he gave to Stanley. “ Call my mom for me‚ okay? Tell her I was sorry. Tell her Alan was sorry. Stanley promised he would.” (Sachar 221) That last piece of evidence shows that Stanley does not refuse and is not shy enough but brave and bold enough to do it for Squid. Finally‚ all of that beautiful text evidence shows that Stanley is very
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Question 1WRONG | Rice‚ the staple food of many Filipinos‚ could be categorized to belong in: Kingdom – Plantae Phylum – Anthophyta Class – Monocotyledonae Order – Glumiflorae Family – Poaceae Genus – Oryza Species – Sativa Both rice and corn belongs to the class Monocotyledonae‚ then they must also belong to the same _________. | Genus | | Family | | phylum | | species | Question 1 Explanation: if rice and corn belong to the same class‚ then they must also belong to the same phylum
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is the fact that they both live in the ocean. Not only do they share the same habitat‚ they also have similar likes in food. They both can be found in coastal areas or places with warm water. Also‚ they are both predators and like to hunt fish and squid in some similar ways such as their echolocation abilities and their body shape. They both have stream-lined‚ or torpedo shaped bodies. This allows them to swim through the water with speed and vigilance. Making them expert predators. Another similarity
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is common sense to stop doing something if there is already a problem. You do not want to make it worse. In Japan‚ people catch and kill whale species that are already endangered. While some people believe that this is perfectly ok‚ whaling needs to be stopped because some whales are endangered and whale meat is not even used anymore. My first reason is that whales are endangered.
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with the inmates from group D. Everyone in group D had a nickname. Stanley had yet to get one but when he was called Caveman for the first time he finally felt that he was accepted into the group. “ you coming caveman? Said squid. Stanley looked around to see that armpit and squid were talking to him”. Another character from the novel that teenagers can relate to is Zero. Zero is a small‚ shy character who Stanley becomes great friends with in the beginning of the novel. When Zero became friends
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whaling started in 1910 the average numbers of whales killed per year were around 12‚000. Then 30 years later the number jumped to 40‚000. This was decimating to the whale populations‚ some near the brink of extinction. Then in 1946 the IWC (International Whaling Commission) was formed. The IWC was created to help the regulation of whaling. They placed moratorium on commercial whaling‚ thus banning its practices. But by the time this happened the whale populations were dwindling and the prey from these
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