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Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic Derived from the Greek and meaning ‘apparent or evident life’, the term ‘Phanerozoic’ is given to the long span of geological time (eon) that has passed since the beginning of the Cambrian period, and to the rocks formed during that time (eonothem). Thus it... Read more |
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Zooplankton
Zooplankton The word "plankton" refers to the floating marine organisms that live on the surface of oceans. These organisms can be plants or animals. The plant forms are microscopic algae whose photosynthesis reactions provide the Earth's atmosphere with the majority of its ... Read more |
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Archaea
Archaea Much of human knowledge of the diversity of life has been based on what can be seen. Early attempts at classifying life considered just plants and animals, with fungi part of the plant kingdom. Once microscopes revealed microbial life, biologists could distinguish... Read more |
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Fads
FADS The Hula Hoop, Pet Rock, and Cabbage Patch Kids were all crazes known as fads. These products, like most fads, entered the market quickly, created a consumer obsession, sold millions of units in a short amount of time, and declined just as rapidly. Their special product life cycle of quick,... Read more |
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phytoplankton
phytoplankton The photosynthesizing plankton, consisting chiefly of microscopic algae, such as diatoms, and dinoflagellates. Near the surface of the sea there may be many millions of such organisms per cubic metre. Members of the phytoplankton are of great importance as they form the basis of food... Read more |
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Meristems
Meristems Plants have the impressive abilities to reproduce asexually and regenerate damaged parts. The secret to these abilities lies within a tissue type called meristem. Meristematic cells are fully developed and functional at maturity, but unlike other cells in the plant,... Read more |
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life preserver
life preserver a personal flotation device (PFD) intended to keep the wearer afloat, particularly in case of shipwreck. A Type I PFD will keep even unconscious people afloat in a face-up position; it is the most common type used at sea. Another common type, developed during World War II for fliers... Read more |
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life-form
life-form The structure, form, habits, and life history of an organism. In plants, especially, characteristic life-forms, in particular morphological features, are associated with different environments. This observation has formed the basis of several attempts at life-form classifications of... Read more |
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vanitas
vanitas (Latin: ‘vanity’ or ‘emptiness’). A type of still-life picture depicting an object or collection of objects symbolizing the brevity of life and the transience of all earthly pleasures and achievements. Typical motifs are a skull, an hourglass, a watch, a smoking... Read more |
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Ecologist
Ecologist If a butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon, it causes a typhoon in Asia. This half-joke by ecologists illustrates their belief that all life on Earth is connected in a delicate and barely understood balance. Ecologists study the web of relationships between the... Read more |
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Early Gene Duplication Within Chloroplastida and Its Correspondence With...
...from the red algae. This finding...glucans) linked at the α-1...composed of two types of polysaccharides...the tree of life is restricted...some green algae and all land plants); the ... |
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MYSTERIES OF ANTARCTICA.
...amount of the land is free from...engineer. He lives on the Brunt...fourths of all the fresh...very small life forms. Algae live along...and other types of whales...food must all be shipped...glaciers. ... |
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The slowest waltz: in an edited extract from his book The Earth: an Initimate...
...oceans is linked to what takes...development. Of all things on...have been no life. Enough is...suggest that all living organisms...was their land of milk and...myriad rock types, including...since the algae ... |
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Guest editorial for Jan. 2
...activities on land are not in...cycle of life for all living and...organisms on land and sea...for many types of wildlife...halophilic plants can be found...is due to algae and brine...ponds are ... |
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Wangwu: a museum of earth's legacies
...the first land appeared...ago when all the ancient ocean became land, the 3 billion...are closely linked to each other...people's lives, left mysterious...trilobite, alga and cephalopod...has 1,374 types of ... |
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BRINGING UP CORAL.(coral reef sites in United States national parks)
...national park on land. Throughout...papers, all saying that...s more algae, more coral...animals and a plant living inside...quarter of all marine life and 40 percent...from bad land practices...more than 60 ... |
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Cornell University plans field day to highlight 2 soil research projects.
...phosphorus creates algae bloom in surface...amounts for aquatic plants and animal life. "For years...depending on soil type, amount of organic...productivity of their land. Soil health...productivity losses are linked with ... |