Species richness

maximize their fitness (Axelrod and Hamilton, 1981). Sea creatures use a variety of techniques to deceive both prey and predators, such as changing shape and color, (((and this animal)) can even add appendages to look like one of a variety of different species (Axelrod and Hamilton, 1981; Smith, 2004). Viruses deceive their host’s immune system in order to multiply (Smith, 2004). Humans use some of these same strategies to deceive, although we are often more advanced in our techniques. In this…

Laws are irrevocable rules that have been set to the maintenance of a civilization. In our current society laws are the negative answers that can’t be change, they denied humanity of certain desires. Humans’ mind naturally empowers the will to overcome any denial action or answer. Laws, orders, and rules are the irreversible “no” that a child must understand of which Roseau speaks “Let him know only that he is weak and you are strong … let all your refusals be irrevocable; let no importunity…

placed everything very straight forward and clear way about what humans do to other humans. I think the major idea in this piece was telling people how these so-called lower animals can leave together when they are totally different species, but humans being the same species can not leave together or to help each other out just for the sake of doing it. Mark Twain uses a lot of rhetorical situations to compare humans to lower animals. First Mark Twain uses the experiment of placing one…

differ in various ways from other birds. There are more than three-hundred species of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds play a very important role in the ecosystem. Hummingbirds are pollinators and control insects. Hummingbirds can hover in mid-air why consuming nectar from deep flowers. The male humming bird contributes very little in reproduction. Human activities are responsible for some of the deaths of these magnificent species. Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. Their etiology is…

In the movie Spiderman, the protagonist Peter Parker is a geeky, introverted, intelligent high school boy who gets bit by an engineered spider during a field trip to a lab. After the biting of the spider, Parker turns into a stronger and confident person who possesses spider-like qualities. Throughout the movie it is clear Spiderman’s legacy is that he wishes to protect civilians, he can be considered as a superhero vigilante or be considered as a criminal. Parker develops super speed, strength,…

evolution and natural selection. The strongest and most important organisms do not survive over the generations. Although evolution occurs due to fitness in an individual or individuals of a species, an organism cannot survive over generations. Fitness is achieved through variations in populations of species through genetic differentiation (Scottville “n.d.”). Since the life cycle of all living organisms is to be born, survive, mate, and die, it is impossible for an organism to live through…

impact that it has on forest are drastic such as loss of diversity because birds live in trees. The less trees that there are the less chance of survival a bird species has against the transformation of the forest to agriculture or other ways humans can exploit. The more individuals and corporations cut down trees, the more…

universally recognized by their massive bodies, stumpy legs and their horns. - They are renowned for having poor eyesight, but their senses of smell and hearing are well developed. - There are five species and 11 subspecies of rhino; some have two horns, while others have one. The biggest of the five surviving species are Africa's white rhino and Asia's greater one-horned rhinos. - All of the different…

Birds are a group of animal which consist of many species, all of which play various roles in several ecological niches. Birds are considered ‘biologically successful’ due in fact to the number of species present. Currently, there are approximately 10,000 species of birds, which is almost double the amount of species of mammals or amphibians. The differences which separate birds from mammals and make them more successful are the presence of large yolked eggs, which support the offspring until…

Although some people don't see the problem in having killer whales do shows, it can be argued that orcas in captivity and having them do shows has multiple issues. One reason is that orcas can be driven crazy when kept in captivity. Second of all, killer whales need more space than any aquarium can give them. Last but not least, orcas in captivity aren't as healthy as orcas in the wild. I believe that killer whale shows should be banned. To begin, killer whales or orcas can be driven insane…