Fern

several years after the gravel pit was abandoned, and now the newly congested concrete jungle that people call Fork Shire Mall. Undisturbed forest and pine thickets covered most of Jasper County’s flat land for hundreds of years. The beauty of the ferns growing alongside a pine row was common place. There was a calm and refreshing feeling when walking under the thick, green canopy of the pine tops that hugged one another like best friends. However, as the years passed by the demand for timber…

Safety in the science classroom involves weighing the potential risk factors of an experiment against the educational value, teacher and student should have a full understanding all the potential hazards of the materials, the experiment, and the equipment used. Safety concerns and potential hazards should be addressed prior to engaging in any laboratory activity and documented in the lesson plan. Students should be aware of the emergency contact sheet with phone numbers that is attached to the…

The living things that impact them are known as biotic factors. The basic living things that impact the eastern grey kangaroo are vegetation, predators, and competition. Vegetation is very important because grasses, herbs, flowers, shrubs, leaves, ferns, and mosses are its mains sources of food. Although eastern grey kangaroos have a wide range of food, their predators are limited. This is because they overpopulate all other creatures. Dingoes are their biggest threat, next to humans who are…

Their fight or flight reactions save them from almost certain death in both stories. In Lord of the Flies it is written, “the ferns and the grass were near. That was the place to be in, hidden, and next to the thicket that would serve for tomorrow’s hideout” (Golding 191). This is an example of Ralph’s flight instinct, when he hides from his enemies it is another second that he…

which led to the wiping out of large amount of land animals, but the dinosaurs survived. Being the only major land animals, the dinosaur thrived and reproduce for many years. The period was characterized by heavy rainfalls, plants and grasses such as ferns and primitive plants grew over large areas of land. This plentiful supply of grasses corroborated the multiplication of giant grass eating dinosaurs of the genus Sauropods which consisted of species such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus and…

Discipline is a concept everyone is aware of, but few truly understand (Fern, 2013). School policies are principles made to establish discipline in school. Discipline ensures order, veracity, and punctuality. It is a necessity in achieving a structured environment to elevate and promote quality learning, productivity, and efficiency. Obedience plays a vital role in the individual’s decision-making practices. This individual habit of keen obedience may be equipped by education and training.…

I think the theme of One Crazy Summer is, that no matter how independent you are there will be times when you want or need some help and support. In the book Delphine is shown as an independent person who cares alot for her younger sisters. One time she shows this is when they are at the center for the first time and she defends Fern’s doll by saying “That’s not self-hatred. That’s her doll.” She also proved she was independent when she planned an entire day trip to Chinatown, The Fisherman’s…

The idea of time traveling is nothing close to feasible for humans, but to Tane and Rebecca, it is their only explanation to their problems. Tane and Rebecca, two life long friends, are shocked when discovering a message containing obscure lottery numbers. Sequentially, Tane and Rebecca buy lottery tickets and win making them convinced that the messages are from the future. More messages come with plans to help stop a widespread disaster called the Chimera project. They find themselves in an…

Earthworm invasion in previously earthworm free regions (e.g., glaciated northern part of North America and Europe) has become a conservation threat to rare native species, community, and ecosystems (Gundale 2002; Hale et al. 2006; Nuzzo et al 2009; Maerz et al. 2009; Sutherland et al. 2011; Nuzzo et al. 2015). In 2011, Sunderland and coauthors identified earthworm invasions in previously earthworm free regions as one of the 15 most immerging issues of biodiversity conservation. One of the…

The Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) digestive system and how they have adapted Tannin in their diet. 17201576 Tannins are a rich secondary metabolite (Barbehenn, R., & Constabel, C. 2011) that is found in a variety of plants including ferns, monocotyledons and dicotyledons which bind to proteins to form a compound known as tannin protein complex (T-PC). (R. Osawa et al, 1995). This protein complex is not easily broken down by enzymes in the mammalian digestive track. For a native species such…