Earthworm

Hey there, did you know there are seventy-five different species of stingrays? That's a lot! Sting Rays are also closely related to sharks. The manta rays are the biggest species yet. They can reach up to seven feet wide and a length of fourteen feet long. Their diet is crustaceans, planktons, and small fish. The manta rays like staying just above the seabed to get cleaned. They also have the largest brain of any sea creature, so they probably make even the average dolphin jealous. Manta rays…

with the organism, the effects may be advantageous or disadvantageous. These include but are not limited to weeds, animal pests, pathogens, diseases, and predators. One catastrophic biotic factor are soil organisms. These include bacteria, fungi, earthworm, rodent, termite, etc. In terms of beneficial effects, these organisms can supply nutrients or help in the decomposition of plant materials. On the disadvantageous side, soil organisms can cause diseases, reduce quality of crops, or open up…

The raccoon is an omnivorous mammal and is the largest of the Carnivora family with a length of 16 to 28 in. and a weight of 8 to 20 pounds. The coat of the raccoon is looks like salt and pepper and mostly consists of a dense and insulating fur that protects it from very cold weather is called underfur. The most eye catching feature of the raccoon is its mask, this mask makes the animal look like a bandit. The diet of the raccoon mainly consists of invertebrates, plants, and vertebrates;…

What is violence against women? Most people see the definition of women abuse as if you don't need stitches, you're not really hurt. Every year around the world, many women have to go through at home and community violence. Violence against women discriminates women's equal rights and values. Male domination and patriarchy have been the main focus in many women movement in recent decades. The story “Sweat,” by Zora Neale Hurston is about a woman who is mistreated by not only her husband but by…

sowing, it also churns weeds and crop residue back into the earth. Tilling also allows fertilizers, manure to mix and helps loosen the top layer of the soil. Tillage cost money, degrading the soil, killing the microorganisms including fungi and earthworms. The costs include heavy applications of synthetic fertilizers. Since the structure broke down the soil washes away easily during heavy rain, which removes nitrogen and other pollutants with it into nearby rivers contaminating the waters. To…

Tropical Rainforest The Tropical Rainforest is a really interesting ecosystem. Did you know that the rainforest in southern Asia stretches 3,100 miles on 20,00 islands. Did You also know that some plants in the rainforest can help treat cancer. The tropical rainforest is home to some weird and endangered animals. Location Tropical Rainforest can be located in north South America,west Africa, southern Asia. It stretches from Peru and goes through the Amazon basin to the end of east Brazil.…

As a student, all throughout elementary, middle, and high school, I always had very strong opinions about what a teacher should be like. I was blessed to have some wonderful teachers in every grade level, who have now inspired me to enter the field of education and become a teacher myself. I was particularly inspired by children’s author and educator Patricia Polacco, who believes strongly that “The energy is in you. You have the power to change hearts.” I want to teach, and inspire confidence…

As in Gitanjali Tagore has shown his concern to describe the importance of the ecological substance similarly many eco-critics encourages to the humans to realise their connection to Mother Earth and advised them to maintain their interaction with her. In fact Tagore was the great devotee of nature, he considered the nature as his mother, and he urges that humans should create the holy bond to the Earth he says that God cannot be found through prayer in closed space. He says God is Omnipresent,…

The average household is not doing enough to reduce or reuse waste products. As a result, landfills are filling up with potential reusable waste. Due to lack of knowledge on how to compost food, food waste can make up nearly 20% of the municipal solid waste (MSW) at a landfill (Nadakavukaren, A., 2011). Greater community education and outreach is needed to help individuals, families and communities compost on a regular basis, and reduce the amount of food waste in our landfills. According to…

1. Shen X, Bourg NA, McShea WJ, Turner BJ. 2016. Long-term effects of white-tailed deer exclusion on the invasion of exotic plants: a case study in a mid-atlantic temperate forest. PLoS ONE. 11(3): 1-16. This article examines the impacts of white-tailed deer browsing on invasive plant species, both of these are biotic stressors that impact many forest ecosystems. Researchers in this study used a 4 hectare deer exclosure built in 1991 to study the influence of white-tailed deer, on the abundance…