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    Question #2: What is an internal classification system and what function does it play in a prison? An internal classification system is instruments used to assign inmates to housing or program after they are placed in a particular prison. This does not apply to all inmates because some have medical conditions and sometimes there is not enough availability in that housing location. Herbert Quay came up with the internal classification system used in most prisons in the Adult Internal Management System (AIMS). This system analysis life history records and a correctional adjustment checklist of each person who enters the jail system. It identifies everything from an inmate that might be violent and aggressive to jobs they previously were assigned…

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    The top two levels of the taxonomy involve synthesis and evaluation. Synthesis involves the collection of information in relation to a particular subject and organizing them in a manner that clearly showcases the differences or similarities that exist. Evaluation involves the in-depth assessment of information that has been collected and the development of conclusions based on existing theories. Both of these are important when thinking and communicating within a scholarly environment. Research…

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    How To Kill Psallops?

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    Two new fossil representatives of plant bugs of the family Miridae that belong to the subfamily Psallopinae: Psallops eocenicus sP. nov. and Psallops bitterfeldi sP. nov. from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene) are described as new specimens. These representatives of Psallopinae are one of the oldest fossil bugs of the recent genus Psallops to be known to date. Keywords Heteroptera, Miridae, Psallopoinae, Psallops, new species, Eocene Baltic amber. Introduction The extinct Psallopinae are important for…

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    The Virginia Opossum is a species of marsupial originating in North America. Most notably recognized for their tendency to faun death when threatened, they are also the only marsupials found north of Mexico. Didelphis virginiana, also known as the opossum, belongs to the Animalia kingdom. They are a vertebrate animal; therefore, they belong to the Chordata phylum. Mammals are sorted into the Mammalia class, and American Marsupials are in the Didelphimorphia order. American opossums and…

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    The organism that I have chosen lives on my property, it is the Leopard slug, the scientific name for this organism is Linus Maximus. Before writing this essay I must admit I had a lot of apathy towards this pest that lived in my yard. As I systematically exam this creature I found it remarkable; it demonstrated its exceptional ability to adapt. As an illustration the Leopard slug occupies nearly world-wide distribution through human activities. The organism that I have chosen lives on my…

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    Have you ever been in the deep blue sea and come across seahorse or a leafy sea dragon. They may seem like they have a lot in common; however they very different. Their characteristics, diet, and habitats are all different. Also, both seahorse and leafy sea dragon have bodies to camouflage themselves from predators. A seahorse weighs around one gram to two pounds. While, a leafy sea dragon weighs at a quarter of a pound (4oz). However, they both have similar color such as red,…

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    Chaetognatha Lab Report

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    Biologists have been faced with a difficult task that consists of determining the phylogenetic position of the perplexing phyla known as Chaetognatha. The phyla Chaetognatha are well known bilateral symmetrical metazoans that are small in size. Their relationship to the metazoan community has been strongly disputed due to their embryological and morphological structures that are related to the two main branches of Bilateria: protostomes and deuterostomes. The Chaetognatha phyla have not been…

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    Behavior Although mostly terrestrial, Didelphis virginiana also uses arboreal and aquatic locomotion. On the ground, its gait resembles that of primitive mammals [6], which is unsurprising given that opossum-like mammals first appeared over 65 million years ago around the time when the dinosaurs were going extinct [12]. Though the opossum’s arboreal locomotion is aided by the adaptations mentioned earlier, it is still relatively slow and clumsy. However, it is a strong – if slow – swimmer, and…

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    The Santa Gertrudis is a composite breed of cattle, consisting of 5/8 Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman, which was developed on the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas. The breed is characterized by their deep red cherry color, sometimes displaying white or cream colors on their underline. Their coats are short and slick. They have moderate to long ears and bulls display a slight hump at the shoulders. This breed can be horned or polled. Santa Gertrudis are considered a Bos Indicus breed, or more commonly,…

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    The 5 kingdom classification system, was first created to characterize and organize a diversity of living organisms into 2 kingdoms, one being animals which contain every living organism that could eat, move, and could grow and stopped growing to a curtain size, ( Harrison, 2013). The other kingdom was plant which contain every living organism that could not eat or move and could continued to grow throughout life. (Harrison, 2013). The 2 kingdoms were first discovered by a Greek philosopher…

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