Equator

taught by a banana herself. Some recommendations are bananas in salad or in a pie, “anyway you want to eat them it’s impossible to beat them” (chiquita). When suggesting how to take care of your bananas you are reminded that bananas are grown in the equator therefore they like hot temperatures. The commercials warns you to never put bananas in the refrigerator. Next we are told that doctors are recommending the wonderful bananas to babies, since the fruit is so good for the baby everyone should…

UVB’s 1. The sun shines on the skin. 2. The UVB light interfaces with a form of cholesterol in the skin called 97-dehydrocholesterol. 3. This is synthesized into pre-vitamin D3, which is immediately converted into vitamin D3. 30 minutes of midday sun in a bathing suit, and you’ve absorbed up to 20,000 IU of vitamin D. Whether you spend half an hour in the midday sun or take 2 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 in tablets, it’s then transported to the liver where it’s turned into D25 for storage. These…

The Amazon Rainforest Introduction There is so much to explore in the Amazon: birds, trees, and animals. Did you know that about 1/4 of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests? And did you know that 25% of the oxygen supply that we have throughout the world is supplied by the tropical rainforests, even though they are miles and miles away? Read on to find out more! Where is it? The Amazon rainforest, or Amazonia, is a gigantic rainforest located in South America in an…

To study and learn about our human ancestors from the past, one must look no further than the Gorilla gorilla gorilla, which we share almost 96 percent of DNA with. (Scally, A et al., 2012) These once abundant giants who used to inhabit large areas in Central Africa and surrounding countries, are now on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss, illegal hunting for bush meat and diseases. To prevent the worst outcome from happening, it is essential that we as humans create sustainable…

When I was a baby, we moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and we have lived there ever since. I do not know what it is like to live anywhere else but in the small town that is about thirty minutes east of Nashville. It is difficult for me to imagine myself growing up somewhere that is not good ole Mt. Juliet where everyone knows everyone and our most exciting event of the year is the Wilson County Fair that is held in August. I tried to imagine myself living in Australia…

The symbiosome is a key area of research at present, it is defined as the organ which the organism produces to entrap the microbe internally* (V. Clarke et al 2014). The symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi is an essential one for benefiting fully from Mycorrhizae, which then helps the land plants absorb the essential nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. The interaction between plants and microbes allows for essential functions of the plants such as growth, germination and…

Cultural Awareness of Somalia Somalia's terrain comprises principally of highlands, plains, and plateaus. The North of Somalia is an oceanic semi-desert plain parallel of the Gulf of Aden Coast. The plain ascents from the gulf coast to the steep northward-confronting bluffs of the dissected highlands. The majority of the nation is extremely flat apart from the mountainous coastal zone in the north and a few purported stream valleys. The South has broken mountain landscape, shallow level…

Peru is located in the continent of South America on the pacific coast, South of the equator. The name Peru came from an Indian tribe. It is translated to the land of abundance and also the third largest South American country. Peru has opposite seasons in comparison to the United States , so if you plan to take a trip during the summer the actual climate in peru will be winter. The first Peruvian civilization settled in guanta, the year 1000 B.C. The Civilization of the time were the Moche. The…

Brown eyes, dark skin,five foot two, one hundred twenty three pounds with curly hair. Ever since I was old enough to remember I’ve had to be able to describe myself. And while I’ve changed in height and weight , I’ve dyed my hair and cut it multiple times, one thing remains the same...my skin color. I’ve been a wreck trying describe my chocolate coloring and to associate myself with a group of people. It took awhile to understand why I didn’t like the term “African-American” , but I filled in…

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.…