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Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience more about Zebras Specific purpose: The specific purpose is to inform people why we can’t own them as regular pets and how important their stripes Introduction: I. Have you ever wondered if Zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes? II. For a long time now it there has been several arguments whether zebras are black with white stripes or white with black stripes. III. How do Zebras stripes protect them form…

Isopods that live on land are called Armadillidium Vulgare, also known as pill bugs. Pill bugs consume dead organisms in decomposing soil which are acidic in nature. This trait makes these organisms beneficial to our environment, by getting rid of all the dead and decomposing organisms. Pesticides are commonly used to deter pests from eating crops, and could be getting rid of beneficial organisms such as pill bugs instead. An experiment was performed to determine the preference of pill bugs in…

The RNA World: The Implications and Problems it Presents Brandon Gutierrez Abstract The origin of life on Earth is a difficult topic to analyze with the limited data available in modern science. Many hypothesis have been suggested to explain how life may have arisen from an abiotic environment, but the topic is still far from fully understood. One generally accepted hypothesis to explain the origin of life involves an RNA world in which RNA was synthesized abiotically and carried out both the…

Temperature plays a crucial role in the survival of the fungus as well as in the spread of the disease. Poole et al., 2013 recently reported that there was a significant effect of the temperature on the distribution and the prevalence of the Fusarium species. From the survey conducted in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, F.pseudograminearum was more prevalent in the regions of lower elevations with lower moisture and higher temperature while F. culmorum was more prominent in the higher…

Some say zoos are wicked or evil, some may say zoos are great and interesting. In my opinion, I'd go with the fact that they're great and interesting. The main point of zoos is to educate people and save animals, but mostly save the animals. In fact, some animals live longer in the wild! Take giraffes for instance, they live up to 26 in the wild, but they live way longer in zoos than in their natural habitat. Therefore, just like Newton's 3rd law; for every reaction there's an equal, opposite…

Vocalization is an essential type of communication for passerine species. Bird is a primary example of using auditory signals between intraspecies and interspecies. This research paper will examine the European warblers, mockingbirds and sparrows to show that songs are specifically developed by male birds in order to attract females and they are also the way for females to evaluate potential mates to ensure reproduction success. Vocalization is also a mechanism used by this taxon to be able…

A forest becoming infected with bark beetles is a negative occurrence from both human and ecological perspectives. Bark Beetle is the common name for more than 600 species of beetles whom burro into the trunks of trees and lays their eggs. Once the eggs hatch the larva will feed on the living tissues inside of the tree and then eventually lay their eggs and begin the cycle over. The beetles tend to strike during drought years when the trees are vulnerable and cannot produce much sap to protect…

article was that although the Artodus, which are the North American short-faced bears, and Arctotherium, which are the South American short-faced bears have the same survival traits they evolved autonomously of each other. This means that the two species have deviated from each other, but still evolve the same traits to sustain themselves or fill their vocation, which is called convergent evolution. Ancient mitochondrial DNA was used to trace the lineages from the fossilized bones and the DNA…

Did you know that zoos can keep animals from going extinct? Also it can help citizens and kids learn and see more of their animal. My opinion of is I think animals should live in the zoo. The purpose of this paper is to persuade you to think that zoos are good for animals. The focus of this paper is that zoos will keep animals from going extinct, zoos help you learn more and see more of your animal, and that zoo gives safety and also security to the animals. It will kind of help them from going…

generation to the next. Lilies have played several rolls in tales concerning the ritual of motherhood. In Japan lilies are a symbol of good luck. Some interesting facts about lilies: a Lily can grow from 2 to 6 feet in height depending on their species. The lily flower consists of 6 tepals (fused sepals and petals). Only white and tiger lilies have a smell, the rest are odorless. Some lilies can be used as food. The bulb of a lily contains a lot of starch, insects, mice, squirrels, and deer eat…