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Petri Dishes Bacteria Cells
1,566 wordsIn this lab we observed the growth of bacteria in a conjugation and transformation experiment. We expected the mating plate of the conjunction to grow and the bacteria on the transformation plates to grow also. We also practiced using aseptic techniques to clean the lab benches and to keep the bacteria from being contaminated from outside bacteria. This lab will take a total of 2 days because of the observations that need to be made. The parts of this paper will explain the procedure and the obs...
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Pectoral Fins Lower Jaw
1,728 wordsThe hump-back whale gets it's name from the distinctive hump in front of the dorsal fin and from the way it raises it's back high above water before diving. They are a member of the order Cetacea. This order is of aquatic mammals and the hump-back belongs to the suborder of the Mysticeti. The Mysticeti are the baleen whales which have three families and several species. The family in which the hump-back belongs is the Balaenopteridae, the true fin backed whale. The thing that separates this genu...
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Polygamous Spawning Fathering 'female Mimicry ' Whereby Males Salmon
1,898 wordsWhat species would travel over 2000 miles just to have young and then die? It has been said that anyone who has not seen a wild salmon has not seen what a fish should be. Salmon was the common name applied to fish characterized by an elongated body covered with small, rounded scales and a fleshy fin between the dorsal fin and tail. In this paper I will be discussing history of studying salmon, the life cycle, spawning and mating behaviors; which has much to do with the total reproduction of salm...
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Hardy Weinberg Genetic Drift
1,115 wordsThe Hardy-Weinberg theorem states that the frequency of alleles and genotypes in a populations gene pool remain constant over the generations unless acted upon by agents other than sexual recombination. For example, take a population of mice that consists of 1, 000 members. A specific allele, albino allele, is recessive within this species. 80 % of the population expresses the normal phenotype- brown coloring, while the remaining 20 % are albino. 640 members of the population have the genotype A...
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Sexual Organs Living Creatures
1,887 wordsAt some point during your youth, your parents probably took you aside and after several minutes of blushing and throat-clearing gave you the Reader's Digest version of the birds and bees. (The folks apparently never realized that you had learned about sex in far more detail several years earlier from a friend in your preschool finger painting class. ) But just what did we learn about the actual birds and bees, not to mention the thousands of other species of animals that share the Earth with us?...
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Food And Water Praying Mantis
3,395 wordsThe Praying Mantis (Mantis Religiosa) Contents Introduction Classes First Things First Key Features Basic Features Diet 038; Combat Style Reproduction Growth 038; Development Self-Defense Cultural Significance Praying Mantis Kung-Fu INTRODUCTION Praying Mantis is the name commonly used in English speaking countries to refer to a large, much elongated, slow-moving insect with fore legs fitted for seizing and holding insect prey. The name, Praying Mantis more properly refers to the specific ...
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Fruit Flies Fruit Fly
2,615 wordsSoc. 471 The Origins of Human Sexuality Daly 038; Wilson Theory: In their book Homicide, Martin Daly and Margo Wilson put forth a theory that challenges human societies common notion of human sexuality. They do this in an attempt to bring about a better understanding of homicide and male aggressiveness. According to Daly and Wilson, males instigate the overwhelming majority of dangerous altercations and they contend that this is due to status competition. Status competition is the idea that m...
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Endangered Species Sexual Maturity
1,685 wordsThe Spectacled Bear, or Tremarctos Ornatus, is an endangered species. This rare bear can only be found in a few elusive spots in the world. Many endangered species all over the world don? t deserve the respect and care that they need. That is why many endangered species often become extinct or remain on the endangered species list for the remainder of their survival on Earth. Today, as more species become endangered, more people become involved in their care. Many things are being done to save e...
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Pectoral Fins Lower Jaw
2,006 wordsTo look up into the mountains and see the steam rolling from a mountain stream on a cold winters morning is a beautiful sight. However, to look out over the horizon and see the white spray of salt water coming from the blow of a huge hump-back whale is much more exciting sight and a whole lot warmer. I lived in the mountains of Colorado for most of my childhood. The first time I had the opportunity to see the ocean was on a vacation to California, when I was about 15 years old. It was even bette...
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Learn About Sex Dolphins And Whales Zuk
1,267 wordsDoing what comes naturally Sexual Selections: What We Can and Cant Learn About Sex from Animals Marlene Zuk 252 pp, California Stud: Adventures in Breeding by Kevin Conley 219 pp, Bloomsbury It is often claimed that their pantheon of deities allows Hindus the freedom to explore all manner of lifestyles, each with the blessing of one of the gods. If you are faithful, then thats fine because Sita was faithful. If you are an adulterer then thats also OK, because Indra was a terrible fornicator. In ...
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