Cell biology

There are many reasons why fossils are considered essential for the study of biological evolution. One reason is that fossils are the remains of an organism that was once living at one point or another. Fossils provide exact evidence of animals that are extinct and are able to trace them to the evolution of living organisms. Fossils are essential for evolution because they show how species evolved from a "simple" type of species to a more "complex" species. They are essential for the study of…

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Biologists have done many studies concerning guppies. Guppies are one of the world's most widely distributed tropical fishes, and one of the most popular freshwater fish species. These fishes tend to live in tropical lakes and rivers. In addition, Guppies have a wide color variation. This led Biologists to wonder what was caused the wide coloration of Guppies. Biologists collected data about different types of guppies and where they lived. After observing and collecting data about the guppies,…

Human evolution is a key theory in anthropology, particularly within the sub-fields of biological anthropology and archaeology. The theory of evolution describes the process of a gradual change in traits in a species over time. Human evolution describes the slow process that led to the rise of anatomically modern humans—who we are today. During this process, traits were altered in order to adapt to environmental situations and needs. The name of our species is Homo sapiens sapiens. Out of…

Fossils are important source of information to understanding the evolution of organisms. Without fossils people can only speculate how animals evolve or they can look at some animals that have visible evolutions between their species. When we look at fossil records we can see the big picture of how different animals were able to adapt to their ever changing surroundings. Darwin was able to see the visible changes between his finches, but looking at fossil records of the birds he could have seen…

This organism can be found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and throughout lakes, streams, and almost anywhere. The organism is most commonly known as the common otter, North American river otter or scientifically known as Lontra Canadensis. The Northern river otter has a dark brown fur wither lighter brown along the face and belly. They have thick fur to help them keep warm while swimming in cold waters to catch fish. Their webbed feet allows them to swim faster in the water and they also…

The law states that an adolescent becomes an adult when they turn eighteen, but in reality anybody can become an adult at any time in their life. I experienced a life-altering event when I was six years old that has changed my life forever, and has made me mature quicker than most. Maturing and becoming an adult is an important moment in someone’s life because it shapes them into who they are and becomes a person’s identity. People may experience positive moments that have changed their lives…

“Evolution, of course, is not something that simply applies to life here on Earth, It applies to the whole universe.” ~ by John Polkinghorne Evolution is an improvement of Earth through its birth. If humans were around we each would have witnessed the birth and death of the mountain ranges, and the ice ages that comes and goes like the storms we have today. Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms…

Onaeja Lawson 10 - 06 - 2015 3rd Period Introduction Hi my name is Onaeja Lawson I am here to teach you about ecological relationships like abiotic is [non-living] and biotic is [living] stuff like that but I have more information to tell you than just abiotic and biotic is so here it goes hope you like it. What does abiotic and biotic mean? Abiotic - Physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms. Biotic - Relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their…

Different professions such as speech-language pathologists to developmental psychologists have discussed the topic of whether nature or nurture aid in the process of development. Nature includes the characteristics that were inherited from our biological parents; it includes the genes and any other biological features we receive. The topic of nature supplements nativists’ view by highlighting that the development of language comes instinctively. Nativists theorize that language is similar to a…