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TOLERANCE OF LIVING ORGANISMS TO LIMITING FACTORS Marjorie Villareal INTRODUCTION It is a recognized principle of Ecology that the interactions of organisms and environment are reciprocal. The environment not only determines the conditions under which life exists, but the organisms influence the conditions prevailing in their environment as well (Brett, 1969). When organisms encounter harsh abiotic conditions, they may have one of two responses. Evolutionary adaptations in their morphology,…

Don’t trust everyone is a quote that repeatedly appears throughout the book The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. In the book the protagonist a clone named Matt faces this challenge everywhere he goes. Many things happen to him, and betrayal reoccurs even from his own creator. Nancy Farmer shows many characters true colors throughout the book with interesting techniques. In The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, she uses figurative language, dialogue, and description to reveal…

struggle, for those who survived The Day, was to survive the next” (Frank 123). Florence’s fish tank is a good metaphor to the way things happened in Fort Repose. In the fish tank, the exotic fish died because the aquarium is not heated but, the common guppy and the tough catfish survives. The people who do not adapt are the ones who do not survive after The Day, which is when the nuclear weapon went off and things changed for good. Several died on The Day because of heart attacks and also from…

The rainbowfish is a popular pet fish because of its colorful scales. However, many fish lovers know little about them. So, here are some facts you may want to know in case you are interested in having a rainbowfish in your household. Vanessa Voltolina wrote in her article for the PetMD that there are more than 50 species of rainbowfish, but the neon dwarf rainbowfish, Madagascar rainbowfish, salmon red rainbowfish, and threadfin rainbowfish are the common species that are made into pets. This…

Operation Anaconda was the first actual engagement of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It was from March 1, 2002 until March 18, 2002 located in the Arma Mountains, southeast of Zormat in Afghanistan. Units that participated in the operation consisted of members from the 10th Mountain Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, CIA Special Operations Unit, British Royal Marines, Canadian Light Infantry, Afghan Commandos, Norwegian Special Forces,…

Dress codes are a set of rules and regulations that outline the acceptable styles of dress for students. These guidelines reflect broader social norms and values of society that schools consequently inherit. As a result, dress codes are a product of societal norms that restrict and shape student individuality. These limitations on student dress can vary in restrictive extremes, one extreme being totalitarian control over student dress by implementing school uniforms. The oppressive implications…

Dawkins decides to bring a little chemistry into this chapter. He brings up the Bohr model, he states atoms being similar to the solar system. The way electrons go around the nucleus is the same way planets orbit. Elements have the ability to be present even with a varying number of neutrons. This is to be called isotopes. His point with this is that these isotopes are very balanced while others may be not so balanced. This will then be called radioactivity. Every isotope that becomes…

The Effects of Phenotypes on Predatory Selection Pressure Faith Farmer BIOL 107-512 10/15/15 Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate how different phenotypes influence predation patterns in Dottus variegatus. In nature, observations of animals such as insects and predatory birds indicate that predators select against organisms with phenotypes that do not blend in with their environment. In this lab, dots and their colors represent the species Dottus variegatus and the…

Humans come in nuclear families and animals do as well. To some extent every mammal cares for their offspring. Perhaps humans take parental control for granted because it is a natural instinct for us. Surprisingly, their are some species that abandon their offspring as soon as possible including, tortoises and arthropods. On the flip side of that, some arthropods are of the most devoted parents and their parenting skills evolve due to risk of predators. Parental actions in anthropoids have…

Is Abortion Ethical? Since the 1900’s abortion has been one of the topics on the hot seat of debate in our nation. Abortion has been a reoccurring debate where Americans ponder whether or not aborting a fetus is an appropriate moral action. On one hand some people feel that abortion should be legal because a woman has the right to choose what she wants to do with her body. On the other hand, some people believe a fetus has the right to life, making it immoral to get an abortion. Many…