Amphibian

The phylum chordate is one of the first phylum’s everybody learns in school. This is because it includes the human species and a lot of other animals that we know, in which they all have a spine aka vertebrate. All animals in the chordate have similar characteristics, sometime through their life cycle, this can include when they are an embryo. All of this phylum have pharayneal slits which are a series of opening that connect the outside of their neck with the inside of their throat, these are…

There are a lot of oil mines and oil rigs in the tundra biome. The building of such developments often disturbs the sensitive nature of the environment. There are around 1700 species of plants that live in this zone. There are almost no reptiles or amphibians. There are only 48 land mammals that make this habitat their home. However, even though this zone has very few species the number of individuals in each species that make this biome a home for part of the year is very large. Take the…

When you think of a Temperate biome what do you think? A temperate biome is a woodland which contains a large variety of trees and plants but is not as dense as a tropical rain forest. The climate of a temperate forest is mainly humid and receives heavy rainfall year round. The temperate forest is a combination of abiotic and biotic . This type of forest has lakes and streams which make part of the ecosystem,a biological community, abiotic or non-living natural made substances . However, most…

he thinks the room is a symbol of death. Vallière often sees different parts of a room interfere his vision, “Now and then, on my left (always, for some reason, on my left). . .seemed a large armchair but was actually a strange, cumbersome gray amphibian” (296). The armchair is the one constant that does not change in Vallière’s visions; he always sees it in the same place, the same color, and the same form. Not only does the room appear in his hallucination with “a few pieces of realistic…

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Bees are the main poillinators in the vernal pools, thus there are found in enormous amounts. Tiger Salamander is rare and endangered specie, Is an amphibian that needs to live in vernal pools for successful breeding. It usually breed during rainy season. Fairy shrimp is also endangered; they are heavily unlikely to be preyed, because they use the pool before the majority of the carnivorous have colonized…

known mammal species have gone extinct since 1900, we can calculate that mammal species have gone extinct at the rate of 28 faster than it should have. If one factors in the numbers of animals extinct in nature, vertebrates (such as birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish), one finds that the extinction rate of the 20th century is 53 times higher than the baseline extinction rate. But the numbers I have given is only in a smaller scale that allows people better to understand the dire situation we…

Negative Effects of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) The GMOs (Genetically modified organisms) are defined by WHO (World Health Organization) as the organisms which are altered genetically (DNA) in a manner that does not happen naturally, and that is done to confer to the desirable features. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are formed by transferring a gene from one species to another, establishing something that does not happen naturally. A big portion of domestic crops contain DNA…

Are Zoos Humane? Katherine E.G. Morgan Ivy Tech Community College Are Zoos Humane? Introduction Zoos have been around for hundreds of years. Although, it was not until 1793 that the first modern zoo opened in Paris, France. Prior to this, zoos typically began to show wealth and power. It took a long time for zoos to come to The United States. In 1861, the first zoo was New York City’s Central Park, but it was not much more than a modest menagerie. It wasn’t until 1874 in Philadelphia where the…

In 1960 DDT was banned because it was killing our beloved Eagles. The Eagle is now making a comeback. There are about 30,000 Bald Eagles in Alaska and Canada, and about 2,500 in the 48 states. The Eagle has been our Symbol for the United States since 1782 for its ?fierce and independent image.? The Cheetah is an Endangered Species because people are hunting it for its fur, loss of habitat, and because people think it?s a pest. There are only about 12,000 Cheetah?s left in the World. If…