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Wheat is a crop that is used worldwide and feeds millions of people. However, the household product does a lot more than just that. Wheat affects the whole community directly and indirectly and has a greater impact than imaginable on the world as a whole. This paper will discuss the importance of wheat, the abiotic and biotic factors that affect it, the impact on the community both positively and negatively, and the overall benefits of the existence of the crop. Wheat is also known as Triticum…

called the "groans of pain" theory. Page discusses evidence for a specific vocabulary of vocalizations in animals such as the chicken, squirrel, meerkat, and prairie dog. Cockerels have different alarm calls for ground and aerial predators. It is unlikely that a predator would elicit a different emotional state in the chicken depending on whether it was on the ground or in the…

(“STICK-BIRD”) INTRODUCTION Within a hypothetical population of “worms” (toothpick) that inhabit a predominantly green-coloured environment (green grass), there are four colour of variations; red, blue, cream and green. The worms are food for a predator known as a “stick-bird” (students). This experiment is designed to let students observe the effects of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Natural selection is an explaination of how evolution could have occurred which was proposed by…

Zebra Mussels Zebra mussels are a small freshwater mussel native to the lakes of southern Russia, deriving their name from the striped pattern typically found on their shells. Other possible patterns include white shell with brown edges as well as brown shells with white highlights. They were first described and recorded by a german zoologist by the name of Peter Simon Pallas in the year 1769 (USGS. 2015). Zebra mussels can still be found in Russian rivers but have also been accidentally…

One of the five agents of microevolution is natural selection. It influences changes in gene frequencies in a population. Natural selection is defined as a process in which there is a competition to pass on genes. In natural selection, some traits are more favoured than other traits. This may result in changes in a population. The favoured traits become more common compared to the traits that are not favoured. The favoured traits are based upon on the environmental conditions. When certain…

The Ecology of the Basilisk Lizard Did you Know there’s an organism that can walk on water. The basilisk lizard is not an ordinary lizard with its nickname “Jesus Lizard” you can tell what this lizard can do. The basilisk lizard can run on water , with its 2 hind legs for 15 ft. This animals is an omnivore its diet is mostly small insects , plants and small animals. The Basilisk lizard or also known as the Jesus lizard. They are located in Central and South American tropical rainforest near…

lives in western North America and lives in old growth forest. The appearance of the owl is similar to the barred owl but differences include cross shaped marking on the underparts and belly. The owl nests in tree holes, rock crevices or other bird predators nests and can usually be found between 39-179 feet high. The owl usually lays 2-3 eggs but in some occasions can lay four. The owls size as an adult is about 17 inches in height, a wingspan of 45 inches and a weight of just 600g. The spotted…

extinct animals. When a zoo gets a new animal, they give it a safe place to live. As referenced in the text, The Impact of Animal Protection, animals who come to the zoos are fed a the same time every day, receive medical care, and are protected by predators. Animals are protected…

knows that she wants her writing to be kept safe, and she does this by creating an area surrounded by “chicken wire” (3). This wire is a thin wire netting surrounding an area with tight mesh, to keep chickens or other livestock safe from lurking predators. Chickens in particular are vulnerable animals because they cannot fly nor move fast, allowing for them to be an easy prey. The speaker uses the chickens as a metaphor to explain her writing, since she also believes that her writing is…

horizon that reflects off the ocean's waves. Unfortunately, only about one out of 1,000 babies survives until adulthood because of predators that include birds, crabs, raccoons, dogs, aquatic predators and other threats that attack the eggs and hatchlings. Even adult sea turtles…