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a drought, which means no rain will fall at all. The months of May through December is where the Savanna expiernces the least amount of rainfall. The savanna has special plants there because they are fit for the harsh weather conditions and they are fit for going a long time without water or going through drought. These plants can reach deep water table. The trees that they have has thick bark that can resist the annual fires because of the droughts, and their trunks can also store water. The…

of an avid plant collector; it is speculated the insects were part of an infected shipment of ornamental plants from southern Japan (Souto, 1995). The insect spreads when their sticky egg sacs attach to animals, and these animals then proceed to carry and spread the egg sacs. Human shipments of infected hemlock trees also contribute to the spread of the woolly adelgid. Infested forests have been found from Maine all the way down to…

We love our Everglades. The Everglades a popular and beautiful place in southern Florida. Unfortunately, much of it is being destroyed and polluted. The Everglades are crucial to plants and animals including human survival. Everything interacts with one another, such as the food chain. When disrupted multiple species may become endangered. If a predators population grows too rapidly the prey will be endangered. Once the prey is gone, what will the predators eat? Sooner or later, the whole…

involved with this mass extinction are based off the decreasion of carbon dioxide due to the growing number of ground plants. Essentially there had been to stages in these theories the first stage had been some sort of chemical weathering and the second stage would be carbon storage. During chemical weathering it had been said that due to the surplus of carbon dioxide the land plants had started to grow at an amazing speed in such a short amount of time. This would create an enormous decrease of…

area of forest was burned. After checking the website, I found out it was the result of a recent prescribed burn. The reason for conducting prescribed burns is because the dead plant material dries out and could help a wildfire spread. Prescribed burns get rid of this plant material in a controlled way, and then the dead plant material fertilizes the ecosystem. They are also beneficial to the humans living around the area because a wildfire could put their lives in danger or destroy their homes.…

Many plants, such as Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) uses a process called Photosynthesis and Respiration to produce glucose and oxygen (O2). During photosynthesis, light, carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) are required to begin the process. Light is absorbed by the plant’s chlorophyll, while CO2 is absorbed through the stomata and H2O is absorbed by the cells of the root hairs. The equation for photosynthesis is 6CO2 + 6H2O  C6H12O6 (Glucose). Plants are able to absorb all colors of the visible…

propaganda that would work towards transforming marijuana’s imagine in the American public from a low grade nuisance into an evil “as hellish as heroin,” in his own words. Anslinger preyed on racial prejudices to hammer home in his point of demonizing the plant. He coined phrases such as, “reefer makes…

when Trembley first watched Hydra viridis, he believed that they were plants and not animals on account of their appearance, green colour and immobility. Trembley at that point watched that the body withdrawals and relaxations and the movement of the body happens when the encompassing water was bothered. Their shape and colour still established a connection on Trembley, and he started to view them as extremely delicate plants. This influenced Trembley to cut the polyps and watched them for…

The San Joaquin Valley, which the NAS inhabits, has been reduced to 41% of its natural area due to urbanization, agricultural practices, and industries (Germano et al. 2011). Nonnative species of plants have been brought to the San Joaquin Valley with the spread of urbanization and agriculture in the area for aesthetic and livestock purposes (Germano et al. 2001). These invasive species have replaced the shrubland with grassland, eliminating the…

Throughout the course of many years, animals become endangered and lose some of its population day by day. It has become a trend to hunt animals and use parts of the animal for uses such as the hide for a blanket or the meat to eat. Either way, it’s pretty safe to say the population of some species are dying out, and people need to do something about it. Since the invention of many weapons like rifles, handguns and bombs etc. people use those weapons to clear out territory that previously…