Genus

Biology B4 May 15, 2016 The Evolution of the Gray wolf Every species has an evolution, the gray wolf is no different. They belong to the “Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Carnivora, Family: Canidae, Subfamily: Caninae, Genus: Canis and Species Lupus.” The gray wolf didn't start as a gray wolf it was originally a different animal that adapted overtime to become a gray wolf. The Reason for an animal adaption is mutation, natural selection, gene flow and genetic…

Characteristics wise, Borrelia burgdorferi has a quite unique structure and set of adaptations that allows the bacterium to thrive on its host. Borrelia burgdorferi is known as a Gram negative spirochete, meaning the bacterium consists of a double membrane and is helically shaped (1). One of the membranes is an inner membrane and the other membrane is the outer membrane, also consisting of a protoplasm that is generally cylindrical and long. The most unique feature of the Borrelia burgdorferi is…

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Leguminosae/Fabaceae) is commonly known as kidney bean. It is named so because of its resemblance in shape and colour to human kidney [1]. It is an edible item consumed by large number of people in Asian and Eastern countries. It is a sub-erect or twining annual herb. It was the first cultivated crop by the early humans. It is considered to have originated from Peru. Then it spread to Central and South America by Indian traders who brought it from Peru. But it is now grown…

Mudskippers The animal I will be researching about will be the mudskipper; the essay will include the habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and adaptation. The mudskippers are generally located in Indonesia, West Africa, Japanese coasts, Australia, Philippines, and the Polynesian island; they make great pets, because of their entertaining behavior and funny antics. First of all, the mudskipper live in the several areas that are mangroves, nipa palm area, and tidal mudflats, they live in…

This is where they become facultative anaerobes5, where they can make energy with or without oxygen. The genus is Yersinia, which is a further classification of the family. Some factors unique to Yersinia are: it can survive down to 1-4 degrees celsius6, or 33.8-39.2 degrees fahrenheit and it is "relatively quickly inactivated by oxidizing agents such as hydrogen…

Documented in a stone carving from ancient times of the Kingdom Period of Egypt around 1300 BC, a man is depicted with a dangling foot and withered right leg who was very likely to have been suffering from the effects of poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis, an infectious viral disease that was easily contracted in unsanitary conditions, has been around since ancient times. The ruthless virus attacked the nervous system by specifically targeting gray matter, tissue in the spinal cord and brain…

The most devastating use of biological warfare agents happened during World War II, when the Japanese Imperial Army unleashed plague, cholera, typhoid, and other diseases against Chinese civilians, killing an estimated 300,000 (“The Biological Weapons Threat”). In the movie, V for Vendetta, England is set during in a dystopian future where a totalitarian government has been established. The film stars Hugo Weaving, who plays a freedom fighter named V, and Natalie Portman, who plays Evey, a young…

Mucor hiemalis showed high resistance to (Zn, Al) (Table, 37 & Fig. 46). The most interesting, high concentrations of zinc stimulated the growth better than low concentrations (Table 37), Aluminum could stimulate the growth of the fungus slightly in concentrations 100 ppm and 300 ppm respectively. Lower and higher concentrations slightly inhibited the growth but aluminum couldn’t stop the growth of the fungus (Table 37, Fig. 46). While (Mn , Cu and Pb) succeeded to stimulate the growth of Mucor…

The Essentials of Running Running has been essential for the genus of Homo since the dawn of man. It is possible that running even influenced the evolution of Homo. It is also argued that running is what helped man survive. Nowadays, running is no longer essential of the human species, but running itself, much like Homo, has evolved into a sport, a hobby, a profession and a lifestyle. What makes the art of running so intriguing for some, that they would leave everything behind to pursue a…

The infamous event of the Piltdown hoax is one that continues to draw speculative attention over a century after the initial announcement of the paleoanthropological findings. Although many scientists, especially those involved in the field of paleoanthropology, would like to forget the incident entirely, the Piltdown man—otherwise taxonomically referred to as Eoanthropus dawsoni—is perhaps the greatest hoax in anthropological history. Since the exposure of the Piltdown discovery as a forgery in…