agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms‚ from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. Characteristics: Like living organisms‚ viruses contain nucleic acids and proteins. Inside living cells‚ viruses can reproduce‚ but not by the process of mitosis like most living cells. Viruses lack some characteristics of living organisms. Outside of living cells‚ viruses are not alive. Structure/Shape: A virus structure can be one of the
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Case Study: Are Viruses Living? Dear Students‚ You came to me asking a question that has puzzled mankind ever since we have discovered them. Are viruses alive? Are the chicken pox‚ flu‚ HIV‚ and H1N1 viruses living? They are among the smallest microbes‚ but they can make people fell ill. So are they living or not? In my opinion‚ viruses are not alive. All living things have the same basic characteristics. According to Document B‚ organisms maintain homeostasis. Also‚ living creatures
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There are many different stories about the trojan war. There is Greek Mythology‚ the Odyssey‚ The iliad‚ etc. The different stories have different backgrounds‚ settings‚ even different gods and people. In Greek Mythology the main reasons the Trojan War started was because of the competition between the goddesses‚ Paris’s decision‚ and the abduction of Queen Helen. The competition between the goddesses happens when Eris‚ goddess of discord‚ threw a golden apple into the wedding of Thetis‚ goddess
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Plastic is light-weight‚ durable‚ low-cost‚ and has a wide variety of application ranging from a pen‚ which you use to write on the paper‚ to the waste paper basket‚ into which you throw the paper. Plastic undoubtedly has been the one of the greatest achievements by man. (Well‚ not comparable to the wheel though!) Anyhow‚ plastic has proved to be a boon in various ways. When you enter a hospital‚ you can never fail to notice plastic vials‚ bottles‚ syringes‚ tubes‚ and many more articles made of
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Katherine Mansfield Her First Ball Revision booklet Remember that this story must be written about with Witi Ihimaera Mrs Matthews Year 11 Short text revision part 1. Her First Ball Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield Character Study Leila It is essential that we understand how the main character Leila in the story. Below are the types of questions that you will be asked on your short text study at Level 1. 1. Describe an important character or individual in EACH text
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How can you get around without a horse? Well‚ with a wagon of course‚ but Jewel’s horse still makes a multitude of appearances throughout the book. The horse develops a very unique physical and literal meaning to every person. Ultimately the horse represents the independence exists between Jewel and the family because he doesn’t want to be a Bundren. The family sees the horse as unloving and separate from everyone else that is part of the family‚ which makes it appear like an extension of Jewel
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Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate‚ the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however‚ was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer‚ but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean ’s and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city‚ well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the
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Abstract: Barbers poll worm is a common problem affecting Queensland and the top half of New South Wales. For this investigation sheep from the school farm were tested for levels of worms. Facies samples were collected and sent off to the vet‚ this revealed that the sheep had high levels of worms. Background: What are ectoparasites? Ectoparasites are external parasites that live on the outside of an organism’s body. These parasites feed on the blood of an animal. When the parasites attach themselves
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Trojan War: Background Introduction: The Trojan War‚ which is dated from 1194-1184 B.C‚ is one of the most famous wars in the history of the world. The tactics used and the heroes involved in the Trojan War are probably the two biggest reasons why the war will always be remembered and studied. Achilles is at the center of the heroes that fought in the war‚ with the Trojan Horse being the controversial war tactic. However‚ the following few paragraphs will give some background information on
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conducted an experiment dealing with worms and how they regenerate or “grow”. We did this study over a specific type of worm called Planaria‚ which are simple‚ small‚ flat worms that reside in aquatic environments and are free-living (Brewton‚ 2017‚ p. 44). To start‚ I went over to the lab counters and obtained my worm with a plastic pipette‚ sucking up the worm with a little bit of water and placing it in a tiny covered plate. The water was essential to include with the worm‚ because it would dry out without
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