Cellular respiration is a process which happens inside the cells in which carbohydrates, especially glucose, is broken down for the energy to be released which can be used by the cells. This energy generated can be used for a lot…
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Every living organism has the building blocks of life known as the cell. As you know, there are two types of cell, the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell. The major difference between the two is the presence of several organelles. A…
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Meiosis is the type of cell division that is seen during the formation of gametes (sex cells). It consists of two successive divisions which are meiosis 1 and meiosis 2. In meiosis 1, the number of chromosomes is reduced by…
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Mitosis, the process where cell division takes place is a very complicated and important process. Mitosis, which takes place in the cell nucleus, consists of many steps; these steps in turn, have several parts to them. The main steps in…
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It has long since been known that gorillas and homo sapiens are primates but a recent genome study suggests that humans and gorillas may be even closer than once thought. It is now thought that the human-gorilla chimp lineage split off about 10…
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Lichens, working partnerships of fungi, green algae and in some cases, photosynthesizing bacteria, are all around us, but so unassuming that either you’ve never noticed them or passed them off as non-living objectoids. If you know lichens when you see…
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The big brown bat (Latin name Eptesicus fuscus) is a relatively large (hence its name) species for a bat, with a wingspan of roughly one foot. Like other bats, it is nocturnal, flies and hunts by navigating with ultrasonic bursts,…
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The little brown bat is one of the most numerous bat species in many locations, including Oregon. With a body that rather resembles a mouse, and relatively long wings compared to its body size, it is also a voracious and…
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Alkaline soils are reasonably common in Australia, particularly in the arid zones. There is no easy method to lower the pH of highly alkaline soils. Luckily there are a number of Australian native plants that are either native to, or…
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King penguins are unique when it comes to their courtship and breeding cycle compared to other penguin species. Most king penguins take three to eight years to reach sexual maturity and they also have the longest breeding cycle of any…
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