Reactive oxygen species

Reduced density above- or below-ground during the growing season following drought may allow for the persistence of species relatively more reliant on recruitment from seed banks in favorable micro- sites (Carter, VanderWeide et al. 2012). Belowground bud production mediates many responses of tallgrass prairie grasses to temporal environmental variation, and clonal spread…

Underwater creatures are amazing and delightful. Some spotted jellyfish that are large have small fishes living with them. Narwhals have a tusk that is actually a tooth that can grow to 10 feet long, but not all narwhals have tusks. Octopi are the smartest invertebrates. Octopi are able to open a container with prey in it. My favorite underwater creatures are narwhals, spotted jellyfish, and octopi. One of my favorite underwater creatures are narwhals. Narwhals live in the Arctic waters of…

monkeys and humans are extradentary examples of our descending from a common ancestor; thus, giving us ground against the falsifying of our evolutionary tree. With advances in technology, we are capable of observing our genetic similarities with other species and can almost date our creation into existence. Although many theorize that evolution can’t be proven, scientist have enough evidence to back up the existence of evolution. Evolution, the change in allele frequencies in a population…

Species Taxonomy- The gharial is taxonomically classified under: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodylia Family: Gavialidae Genus: Gavialis Species: gangeticus The Indian gharial is also known as the gharial, fish-eating crocodile, Indian gavial, gavial, and long-nose crocodile. The name gharial is derived from the Hindi work “ghara” which means pot and refers to the bulb on the end of the crocodile’s snout. There are no taxonomic discrepancies…

Lionfish is type of marine fish. Lionfish is not endangered species that we should be concerned about. There are about 10 types of different species of lionfish. This invasive species can be found across the eastern coast of the United States. Lionfish prefer to live near coral reefs and in rock crevices. They are highly adaptable, and they have high reproduction rate, making their numbers in the wild large and stable. The Lionfish is actually native to the ranges of the Indo-Pacific (South…

Before one we can discuss some misconceptions about Evolution; we have to define the term first. Evolution is a process that is observed over time to see which different kinds of organisms have shown signs of development and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. A few misconceptions that I have heard about evolution is one that my grandfather is always telling me; that us as humans are not letting natural take its course on us as humans, because we are always using…

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists study many species of animal and their environments to see how they can improve the animal’s quality of life. Zoology and Wildlife Biology may be a tough career, but it pays off because you get the opportunity to study animals and be around animals, work outdoors, and travel across the world. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists have certain duties, specialized tasks, and many other work that they have to do throughout the day. According to Create a Career,…

The lives of humans and the lives of the corvids are similar because we both have character traits and we both live in this world. We humans have something that makes us tick, we have emotions, we communicate with one another, and we learn whether it’s a school or from our mistakes or from each other, sometimes we even work in small groups to accomplish a task, even the corvids. Choosing my resource “Meet the Bird Brainiacs: American Crow” by Kat McGowan and my personal experiences will show why…

Color Variation in Venezuelan Guppies Guppies are one of the most diverse fish in the world. Some guppies are brightly colored and some guppies are drab and dull in color. The color variation within Venezuelan guppies interested scientists to find out how color variation within the guppies occur. So what causes the color variation within the Venezuelan guppies? The three factors that causes color variation within the guppies are the predatory fish residing in the pools, the amount of…

To give insight into the reefs that exist around the world, I will explain to you the complexity of the tank that exists in my living room and the process I have had to go in order to get the tank where it is today. The first step in starting a tank is to use the most pure water that is obtainable called reverse osmosis water that is nearly 100% pure. This is normal tap water that is filtered through fiber cartridge filters, activated carbon, reverse osmosis membrane and then is ran through two…