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    fungi along the forest floor. When multiple fruits are clustered together they can fuse creating irregular shapes, this is called confluence. A mutual relationship with tree roots has been established between some of the surrounding coniferous plants and Hydnellum Peckii. Enzymes produced by the fungus convert organic compounds into absorbable forms and also improve that plant’s mineral absorption capabilities. In return the fungi get a fixed carbon supply from the host…

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    Sixth Mass Extinction

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    involved with this mass extinction are based off the decreasion of carbon dioxide due to the growing number of ground plants. Essentially there had been to stages in these theories the first stage had been some sort of chemical weathering and the second stage would be carbon storage. During chemical weathering it had been said that due to the surplus of carbon dioxide the land plants had started to grow at an amazing speed in such a short amount of time. This would create an enormous decrease of…

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    Kudzu Economic Impact

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    lobata, was first introduced to the United States no one suspected that the semi-woody vine would be capable of enveloping forests across the country. Today, the plant sprawls across an estimated 810,000 hectares of land from Eastern Texas to Florida all the way up to Kentucky. When it was originally planted, Kudzu was seen as a “miracle” plant, able to grow extremely quickly and stop erosion dead in its tracks. Given continuous encouragement by the government through the late 1800s and into the…

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    Article 1: Scientists unravel the colorful sea slug's solar-energy theory 1) Why are chloroplasts important for plants? Chloroplasts are important for plants because they contain Chlorophyll, used in photosynthesis. The Chlorophyll is what made it possible for plants to absorb and process the sun's energy and combine it with carbon dioxide and water to grow and make food. Photosynthesis also releases oxygen for humans to breath. 2) List two reasons and explain why the chloroplasts were helpful…

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    slopes is a requirement for forest growth, but human practices in these areas have contributed to erosion, rather than to soil formation. The country like Pakistan should have 20-25% under the forest. Pakistan has only about 4% area under the forest. Plants play the important role between the Haman being and environment .trees and shrubs are very old friend of the human being and always play the major role to shaping this earth to more beautiful and terrific. In Pakistan there is different kind…

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    drug from the cannabis plant, that affects almost every organ in the body. Intended for medical use, it is most commonly used today for recreational purposes, by adolescents who want to obtain the feeling of being “high”. (Caulkins, Kilmer, & Kleiman, 2016, p. 2). Marijuana is a powerful drug, containing over 400 chemicals, with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being the key psychoactive substance within it (Li, 2013, p. 1). Leaves, roots, or seeds of the Cannabis plant can be eaten to feel…

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    How would you react when something disappeared forever? Well the Red Shouldered Hawk is endangered. The species became endangered in 1900. After that some have been disappeared, and never to be seen. Some of the hawks disappeared is that, some people have been cutting down a lot of tree’s and disrespecting the forest. If we don’t help save Red Shouldered Hawks, then what are we? So come and find out. Red Shouldered Hawk is a large bird. Males weigh about 1.21 (550) IB and 15 to 23 cm long.…

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    Slime Mold Experiment

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    Which Food Does the Plasmodial SlimeMold, Physarum sp. Prefer to Eat.Introduction: Physarum polycephalum is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool,moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs. Like slime molds in general, it issensitive to light; in particular, light can repel the slime mold and be a factor intriggering spore growth. Scientists called to the scene, however, put any fears ofmenacing goo or alien creatures to rest by identifying the mass as an unusually large(46 centimeters or…

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    Green Tea Speech

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    What is green tea? This is a product made from the leaves of Camellia Sinensis plant. Camellia Sinensis leaves are processed through low oxidation process. The origin of green tea is China where it was traditionally used and processed as medicine for treating depression and headaches. Today, it is processed and used in other parts of the world. There are many varieties depending on production, harvesting and processing factors. [dt_sc_hr_invisible] Various facts and myths have been fronted on…

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    that the food we consume has been growing in materials that contain hydrogen peroxide. We have a right to know what our food has been produced in and what we are ingesting. This experiment benefits the world of agriculture by showing what soil and chemicals our food should and should not be grown in. The objective of our experiment was to determine and observe if hydrogen peroxide has any effect on crop seed germination: germination time and number of germinated seeds. We did this by watering…

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