Introduction The platypus is one of the unlikely animals in the world. As a result‚ the very first biologists that were examining a case thought they were dealing with one of the trickiest species ever. This animal is as a combination of other well-known animals which are the duck‚ for its webbed feet and their bill. The beaver since it has a tail and lastly the otter for its body and fur. The male duckbill platypus is known to have venom; they also have stingers that are very sharp which are used
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harvests from insects. An alternative was found‚ only to be aimed at insects that eat the plant. “One type of bacteria‚ Bacillus Thuringiensis(BT)‚ naturally produces special crystal proteins. These proteins have been shown to be lethal to insect larvae.” (Hotchkiss 1) It’s been familiar to some that BT is injected into
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An adult hermaphrodite of C. elegans has the lesser amount of internal tissues and organs with unsegmented‚ bilaterally symmetrical‚ a cylinder-shaped body that is pointed at the ends. It has an outer covering (i.e.‚ body wall made up of cuticle‚ hypodermis‚ neurons‚ muscles and excretory and an inner tube contains the pharynx‚ intestine. An outer tube and an inner tube is partitioned by pseudocoelomic space and also the tissues controlled by an osmoregulatory system. In C.elegans head‚ the pharynx
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preying on animals. B) ingesting it. C) consuming living‚ rather than dead‚ prey. D) using enzymes to digest their food. Answer: B Topic: Concept 32.1 Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension 2) The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult‚ whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults‚ eat different foods‚ and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter‚ more radical‚ kind of
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Do you suffer from the “CSI effect?” Over the last few years‚ crime investigation series on television have risen in popularity‚ particularly those that focus on crime labs and forensic sciences. While entertaining‚ shows like CSI‚ NCIS‚ Bones‚ and other programs like them give the impression that evidence analysis happens quickly and that it is always right. Experts say that the “CSI effect” is having a real influence on how the public perceives the work of law enforcement and in how cases are
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Review of the Blueband Hermit Crab‚ Pagurus samuelis Ashley Cameron‚ Portland State University Invertebrate Zoology‚ Dr. Masta Abstract Pagurus samuelis is a common intertidal species of hermit crab along the Pacific coast‚ occurring from Alaska to Mexico. It can be identified by the blue bands around the end of its walking legs. P. samuelis is in the family Paguridae‚ consisting of “right-handed” hermit crabs in which the right cheliped is larger and the abdomen coils clockwise. P. samuelis
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Choose the one best response to questions as follow: • The miracidial hatching test helps to demonstrate the viability of: B • eggs of Taenia species. • eggs of Schistosoma species. • eggs of hookworm species. • eggs of Opisthorchis. • After India ink injection‚ the gravid proglottids of which cestode contain seven to thirteen branches on each side? B • Taenia saginata • Taenia solium • Diphyllobothrium latum • Dipylidium caninum • A parasitic infection that may be diagnosed by the examination
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After this‚ the mourning period was officially finished. Close attention was paid to these rituals‚ as the Romans believed that individuals who were denied proper funerary rites became lemures or larvae‚ that is‚ wandering spirits. The festival‚ Lemuria‚ was dedicated to appeasing these lemures and larvae. (Gessert 225-226). Thus‚ in order to assure a peaceful transition into the afterlife as well as prevent malevolent spirits from interfering with the living‚ funerary rites were carefully
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seem to have. There a few examples of imagery in this story that affect the five senses one of the most used is sight‚ the narrator describes every memory‚ moment and expression in such detail that you can picture it perfectly. Such as “The brown larvae of tobacco shreds and the grey flecks of ash covered both the table and the floor beneath it. The once - varnished surface of the table was disfigured by numerous black scars and gashes inflicted by the neglected burning cigarettes of many years."
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There are warning signs of a hive on the verge of collapse. Queen bees are seen outside of the hive is one warning sign of impending collapse. Another is juvenile bees making up the workforce. The juvenile bees are not capable of caring for the larvae. Bees also will not eat their own stores. Once a hive has collapsed‚ the hive appears to be abandoned by adult bees with young still in the hive. After a hive has collapsed‚ some of the bees predators‚ like wax worms‚ will not invade the hive (Eccleston
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