actually a health threat and an environmental threat as well. They are small yellowish-red to black ants‚ all in the Genus: Solenopsis. The two most important species are the Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)‚ Solenopsis Invicta‚ and the Solenopsis xyloni. It is found in the family Formicidae. This small insect can mean big problems for people and animals. The habitat of the fire ant has contributed to its rapid growth in the U.S. Fire ants are from South America and entered the U.S in Mobile‚ Alabama‚ probably
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Plants‚ also called green plants (Viridiplantae in Latin)‚ are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae including such multicellular groups as flowering plants‚ conifers‚ ferns and mosses‚ as well as‚ depending on definition‚ the green algae‚ but not red or brown seaweeds like kelp‚ nor fungi or bacteria. Green plants have cell walls with cellulose and characteristically obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts‚ which gives them their
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Juliet C. Rosauro BSBA-MM 2-4D Loss of Biodiversity: How many species are endangered ? ENDANGERED SPECIES: has so few individual survivors that the species could soon become extinct overall or most of its natural range. Characteristics of Extinction-Prone Species: -Low reproductive rate -Specialized feeding habits -Feed at high trophic levels -Large size -Limited or specialized nesting or breeding areas -Found in only one place or region -Fixed migratory patterns -Preys on livestock
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acid rain Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants‚ aquatic animals‚ and infrastructure. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. In recent years‚ many governments have introduced laws to reduce these emissions. Emissions from volcanoes and those from biological processes that occur on the land‚ in wetlands‚ and in the oceans account for the
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Many believe that humans are the perfect species. Many believe that no other species in the universe can compare to the intellect and emotional stability of humans. Although this is the popular belief for the majority of the public‚ many philosophers say this is not the case. Humans are far from perfect and various authors and journalists‚ directors and philosophers exemplify how humans are flawed daily through their works. Alexandre Dumas and Homer are two particular authors/philosophers that not
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Of all the species that have existed on Earth 99 percent have gone extinct and even fewer make it into the fossil record and a very small fraction of those that fossilize are actually found even partially complete. Even if all of them did fossilize many would be too hard dig for many of them. And also it is highly unlikely that most would be found complete‚ due to the number of natural disasters and processes that have happened from the animal’s death to whenever it is discovered. Natural disasters
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Vanishing Act In the book‚ Vanishing Act‚ by John Feinstein‚ two aspiring young sportswriters‚ Stevie and Susan‚ who met before when they uncovered a mystery at the final four‚ were given the chance to go to the U.S. Open and they were to stay at Susan’s uncle’s house‚ Mr. Gibson. They were extremely excited to hear that they were going to be reporting the new Russian sensation‚ Nadia Symanova‚ until suddenly‚ she disappeared on the way to the court. Instinctively‚ Stevie and Susan embark on a
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In The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell portrays many secrets and lies. The secrets revolve around Kitty taking Esme’s baby‚ the secret of Esme being kept at Cauldstone and also the secret that Kitty was not an only child. The lies that are portrayed are that Kitty was living a lie‚ the lie of the baby‚ Kitty was also lying to herself by telling herself that it would be alright to take the baby when she knew that it was wrong and the last lie was that Mrs. Dalziel was lying to everyone
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Invasive Species: Asian Carp Asian carps are different species of fish that originated in many parts of Eurasia. There are 4 different types of Asian carps‚ but the silver carp and bighead carp are mostly found in the Mississippi River drainage basin and Illinois River. The silver and bighead carp first came to North America from China in 1973. Being filter feeders‚ they were imported to remove algae and suspended matter‚ ultimately trying to improve water qualities in aquaculture ponds. However
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things come to mind such as climate change‚ water pollution‚ species loss‚ or deforestation. Yet so many other problems get overlooked because they are unrecognizable or do not get as much media coverage. One of these issues is the threat of invasive species. Some people will walk past them every day without even realizing it. After all why would anyone question something that looks just like another plant‚ insect‚ or animal. Invasive species are not as in your face as pollution or deforestation‚ but
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