Biome

The critter that I have is the Danaus Plexippus, more commonly known as the monarch butterfly. Every monarch butterfly is bright orange with white spots on it. To the left is a picture of a monarch butterfly. It is also shown in its natural habitat, any type of tropical forest. They need to live in a tropical forest because they need to be in a warm climate in order for them to survive. Furthermore, accordinging to BioKids, “Monarch butterflies are found in North America, South America, the…

Jojoba- Simmondsia Chinensis Simmondsia Chinenses is more often referred to as jojoba, and is valued for the oil that can be extracted from its seeds. The oil is waxy and mimics human sebum, a naturally secreted oil, making a useful moisturizer as it lowers the amount of sebum produced by human skin. This quality is why jojoba oil is popular for cosmetic use in both hair and facial products, in addition to being used by itself as a moisturizer. However, it’s commercial success is cause to…

Imagine a world where something as common as strep throat could kill you. Antibiotic resistance is an issue that becomes more and more severe as each day passes, however the threat of antibiotic resistance has been easily overlooked by millions. Antibiotics are used to treat infections that are caused by thousands of different bacteria, and have saved billions of lives since penicillin was created in 1940 by Alexander Fleming (Daniel, 1987). “The current world-wide increase in resistant…

Competition is one factor that influences evolution because as the environment restricts the resources available for the organisms, the animals find it harder to survive. Therefore, they compete with other members in that biome for better access to these resources that promise survival. The act of competing for quality resources is helping the population evolve for natural selection is selecting certain traits that have helped ensure better survival ability. Another role…

1.1 Biodiversity- Meaning and Importance According to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD)- Biodiversity is defined as the variability among living organisms from which all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems themselves. Floristic diversity refers to the variety and variability of plants in a region. Floristic structure is…

lowest was -11℉. Some health issues that heat cause is strokes, dizziness, and nausea. Another reason is that since the weather is extremely hot it is very likely that the water will evaporate. The third and final reason is that since most of Africa’s biomes is the Savanna Desert (and some other parts consists of grasslands and rainforests) there would be a low chance of…

creation of (Ormandy, Dale & Griffin 2011). Another widespread issue is the revival an extinct species that does not belong in this era would cause devastating events for not only the organism but for humans as well. Ecosystems have changed and current biomes may not be able to accommodate the needs of the organisms if it is revived (Minteer 2014). If the organism could adapt to today’s ecosystems, scientists must ask how it would alter current food chains (Minteer 2014). If it consumed a…

There are two types of plants, one with broad leaves, which mostly come from tropical areas with steady, non- fluctuating overhead sun all year round. Then there are plants with small leaves which are likely to be found in cooler drier biomes. This is because as daylight hours get shorter so their leaves get smaller to conserve energy.one can argue that plants with broader leaves will function better but evidence shows that plants with small leaves are likely to function just as well.…

Some people have a natural ability were they don 't have to work very hard and just pick up on things easily. Other people have to work hard for everything they do. One of the hardest working person I have ever met is Christopher Jerome Basinski. Christopher is probably the smartest person I know, not because he picks up on schoolwork naturally, but it’s the fact they he studies harder then everyone else. Chris is also one of the most athletic people at this school, if not the most athletic.…

Abundance of False Brome invasion in relation to distance from Oak Creek Apachino Villarreal Introduction Invasive species have been introduced to many ecosystems and can have detrimental effects due to their dominance and ability to spread easily. When an invasive species is introduced to a new ecosystem, it begins spreading and outcompeting the smaller species and creating a new type of vegetation that is not beneficial to the community. An introduced species can spread differently based on…