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Food Chain Field Trip
718 wordsThe field trip to Elk Island Park taken by both biology twenty classes was an interesting and fun day. We learnt about many different types of plant and animal life in different ecosystems and how they contribute to their ecosystem. The two main ecosystems we looked at in detail were the marsh and the bog. We look at and recorded facts about the abiotic and biotic factors in the area to better understand the importance of these ecosystems. The first thing we learnt about was some of the biotic a...
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Taste The Honey Ate The Food Insects
252 wordsCricket-spitting contest! Intresting and true. There is an annual Bu bowl at Parade University in Lafayette, Ind. Where people come and taste food made with insects, see a honey bee exhibit and taste the honey those bee's are making, go to a insect petting zoo and touch insects, and see the famous cockroach race! That's not all, they have a contest with people that spit cricket carcass's. This is so popular they have a drawing to see who will be spitting. This Bug Bowl has been going on for eigh...
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Praying Mantis Sound Waves
1,809 wordsThere is an abundant amount of animal species in the world. They all have adapted and evolved to survive in their surroundings. Some have grown fins, others legs, and some have wings. Each adaptation helps them to survive in the particular environment in which they live. Some animals that are members of the same species have adapted and evolved. One adaptation is wings, and they are normally thought to be a feature of birds. One of the only animals that has wings and is not a bird is the bat. Th...
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Natural Enemies Naturally Occurring
1,817 wordsWhat are Biopesticide's? Biopesticide's (also known as biological pesticides) are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. For example, garlic, mint, and baking soda all have pesticides applications and are considered biopesticide's. At the end of 1998, there were approximately 175 registered bio pesticide active ingredients and 700 products. Biopesticide's fall into three major categories: 1) Microbial pesticides contain...
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United States Department York New York
1,742 wordsIn this century of rapid scientific discovery, there still exist natural phenomena with the power to inspire wonder and mystery. The cicada, an insect known since ancient times, is one such phenomenon. Because scientific knowledge of the cicada contains many gaps, these mysterious insects can still stimulate our imagination or lead us into confusion. At the present time, the cicada is many things to many people: it is a curiosity that should be approached scientifically; it is a source of supers...
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Class Insecta Insects System
459 wordsInsects are numerous invertebrate animals that belong in the Phylum Arthropoda and Class Insecta. The class Insecta is divided into 2 subclasses: Apterygota, or wingless insects, and Pterygota, or winged insects. SubclassPterygota is futher divided on basis of metamorphosis. Insects that have undergone incomplete metamorphosis are the Exopterygota. Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis are the Endopterygota. Insects have an outer bilateral exoskeleton to which the muscles are attached to a...
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Honey Those Bees Taste The Honey Those Bees Insects
252 wordsCricket-spitting contest! Intresting and true. There is an annual Bu bowl at Parade University in Lafayette, Ind. Where people come and taste food made with insects, see a honey bee exhibit and taste the honey those bees are making, go to a insect petting zoo and touch insects, and see the famous cockroach race! Thats not all, they have a contest with people that spit cricket carcasses. This is so popular they have a drawing to see who will be spitting. This Bug Bowl has been going on for eight ...
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God Does Exist Drink And Drive
2,044 wordsPhil 115 Mid-term Exam Discuss one Argument for Gods Existence? Proof that the Universe is like a Machine Throughout time, the question has always arose concerning the existence of God or some type of supernatural being who created the Universe. There are many arguments and explanations that explain if God truly does exist. One such explanation is the Teleological Argument, which bases its explanation of the existence of God on the design and purpose of known things. For instance, we know that t...
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Blood Vessels Social Behavior
1,527 wordsInsect, small, air-breathing animal characterized by a segmented body with three main parts head, thorax, and abdomen. In their adult forms, insects typically have three pairs of legs, one pair of antennae, and in most instances, two pairs of wings. Insects rank among the most successful animals on Earth. About one million species of insects have been identified so far, which is about half of all the animals known to science. That is why for every pound of human on the earth there are 10 pounds ...
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Time Of Death Young Woman
1,263 wordsForensic Entomology: A New Type of Detective The use of Forensic Entomology is quickly becoming recognized and accepted as a valid form of forensic identification. Although some problems have been found with the method, many police departments want to add its use to their crime-solving arsenal. Some people cannot understand how a simple bug can be used to solve a crime. Nevertheless, forensic entomology has been documented and proven very effective in crime solving. This is why I believe that fo...
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Degrees F Year Round
1,084 wordsTo many peoples surprise, the Venus flytrap is not native to some tropical, exotic country or steamy rainforest. The Venus flytrap is native only to the coast of North and South Carolina, in a radius roughly 100 miles around Wilmington. It is a small rosette plant, generally six to eight inches in diameter. The leaves consist of leaf stems, or petrels, that may be heart-shaped and flat on the ground, or thin and upright. The trap is the actual true leaf, and sits at the end of the petrel. The tr...
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Time Of Death Crime Scene
3,316 wordsInvestigative Techniques to Determine Time of Death One of the first steps involved in a homicide investigation is the determination of the time of death. While knowing the time of death is not crucial in each and every homicide case, it can be of significant importance in some. Except for a bullet passing through a victims head and striking a clock in the same room, determining time of death is not an exact science. However, there are a number of different indicators, most of which are evaluate...
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