Parthenogenesis

Biology Big Idea: System Interactions within biological systems lead to complex properties. All biological systems, from cells to ecosystems, are composed of parts that interact with each other. When this happens, the resulting interactions enable characteristics not found in the individual parts alone. In other words, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, also known as emergent properties. At the molecular level, the properties of a polymer are determined by its subcomponents and their

Ernest Everett Just, an African American biologist, was born on August 14, 1883 in Charleston, South Carolina to Charles Frazier Just Jr. and Mary Matthews Just, who gave birth to a stillborn child and both a boy and a girl before Just was born, making Just the youngest of three children. Sadly, however, both of his older siblings died approximately two months after he was born due to disease. His father, Charles Just Jr. died of alcoholism when Just turned four and his widowed mother was left to

Division and Classification Essay Animals that breath air and have scales on the exterior of their body are referred to as reptiles. Reptiles have been dated back to have been on the earth for the past 315 million years, though not all species are extant in modern times. All reptiles are ectotherm, which means they are “cold-blooded” animals (whereas most mammals are warm-blooded). All reptiles are also tetrapods, which mean they have four limbs (or they have descended from four-limbed ancestors)

The earliest microscope magnified the object ten times the actual size. They were made up of a tube with a plate for the object at one end and, at the other, a lens which magnified the object. In 1609, Galileo worked with the lenses and made more advanced instrument with a focusing device. Anton van Leeuwenhoek taught himself methods of  polishing tiny lenses of extreme curvature which gave best magnification of that time up to 270 diameters. This led to the building of his microscopes and his discoveries

The Theogony of Hesoid A dactylic hexameter poem of slightly over 1,000 lines, Theogony traces the genealogy and history of the Greek gods. The poet Hesiod begins his song with a description of the activities of the nine Muses in their mountain home on Mt. Helicon. He tells how they sing and celebrate the gods of the Olympian pantheon; the Titans who came before them; and the oldest of the gods Chaos, Chronos, Gaia, Uranus, Oceanus, Night, and others (Theogony, 2004). The Muses, Hesiod tells

No one would ever expect a Dutch fabric merchant to be the first to discover some of the most abundant organisms in the world. Europe was in the midst of a Scientific Revolution as part of the Renaissance. At this time, new scientific discoveries were being made with the rise of scientists such as Galileo and Newton. Another prominent name in this revolution was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Leeuwenhoek first worked in a fabric shop in Delft, Holland in the mid-1600s. Leeuwenhoek used his microscope to

Parasitoid Wasps Nicholas Cooke BY 304 Spring 2017 Introduction Parasitic wasps are some of the most beneficial insects in agriculture and infect over 200 different species of pests. It is believed that most of these organisms are ancestors of sawflies which feed on dead wood which is digested by symbiotic fungi. Although the diversity of parasitic wasps is overwhelming all species exert a common connection, they all prey upon other arthropods more specifically insects. The prey

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Dr Ilma • The two earthworms in this picture are mating • Each worm produces both sperm and eggs, which will fertilize – And in a few weeks, new worms will hatch Asexual And Sexual Reproduction • Both occur in the animal kingdom • Asexual reproduction is the creation of new individuals – Whose genes all come from one parent • Sexual reproduction is the creation of offspring – By the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote Mechanisms

Akouvi Cecile Ognodo BI-403-01 November 14th, 2015 Ecology of Tardigrades Tardigrades or Tardigrada are commonly known as “Water Bears” (Miller 2011), or moss piglets (Bordenstein 2014). They were first discovered in 1773 by J.A.E. Goeze (Bordenstein 2014), and later named by Lazzaro Spallanzani (Bordenstein 2014). Ecology studies the distribution and abundance of animals. Why do things live and why they live there (Notes). The objective of this paper is to discuss the ecology of Tardigrades.

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a semi- autobiography by author Charlotte Perkins Gilman who wrote it after going through a severe postpartum depression. Gilman became involved in feminist activities and her writing made her a major figure in the women 's movement. Books such as “Women and Economics,” written in 1898, are proof of her importance as a feminist. Here she states that women who learn to be economically independent can then create equality between men and women. She wrote other books such as