PROTISTA GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS * Eukaryotic * Unicellular * Microorganisms * Asexual/sexual reproduction * Flagella & Cilia with 9+2 microtubules ORIGIN * The term "protist" is derived from the Greek protiston‚ meaning the "first of all ones." * Individual protists tend to be quite small‚ either unicellular or an undifferentiated multicellular mass. At one point‚ "Protista" encompassed everything that wasn’t an animal or plant‚ until the advent of cellular biology which
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General Characteristics of English Nouns The word "noun" comes from the Latin nomen meaning "name." Word classes like nouns were first described by Sanskrit grammarian Painini and ancient Greeks like Dionysios Thrax‚ and defined in terms of their morphological properties. For example‚ in Ancient Greece‚ nouns can be inflected for grammatical case‚ such as dative or accusative. Verbs‚ on the other hand‚ can be inflected for tenses‚ such as past‚ present or future‚ while nouns cannot. Aristotle also
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immobility to young people‚ and that reflects a lack of dynamism. Even though it is necessary to separate people to better define and understand them‚ we must keep in mind that the human being is much more complex. The following profiles express general characteristics of different generations. Baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1963) Overall description of the group
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One of the greatest weaknesses that the American forces were shouldered with was the nature of one of their generals in the field. While Lieutenant General Edward Almond was described as a “…extremely intelligent man‚ and an exceptionally hard worker‚” his actions and personality prevented him from making the serious connection with his men that crucial to battlefield leadership
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1.3 unit 307 Explain the characteristics of assessment for learning. Assessment for learning focuses on the learning process and how to improve a child’s academic progression‚ finding out where pupils are within a learning range‚ where they need to go and how best to get there. A variety of assessment for learning strategies can be used to aide children in their learning and these can be adopted by teachers to gain an understanding of what has been achieved and what next steps will be required
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Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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Following are the characteristics of communications: • It is unavoidable – It is impossible not to communicate‚ since we communicate unintentionally all the time‚ even without the use of words. Our body language‚ the way we dress‚ the importance we give to arriving on time‚ our behavior and the physical environment in which we work‚ all convey certain messages to others. • It is a two-way exchange of information – Communication is sharing of information between two or more persons‚ with
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trade fairly. Speaking of trade‚ this is also one of the most important economical idea that still perseveres until the present age. There also was science that satisfied their imaginations‚ their curiosity but it was a science based mostly on observations and religious beliefs‚ though I’m not saying it’s not accurate science‚ it’s more like theoretical science during that time which were proven then over time. Also the idea of society‚ where there are those that are on top and those at the bottom
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its own genetic makeup. In transduction‚ a virus serves as a vector in transporting genes from one organism to another. The size of prokaryotic cells range from about 0.2 to 10 micrometers in diameter (0.0001) to 0.003 millimeters). General Characteristics 1-10 µm long and 1-5 µm³ in volume No membrane bound nucleus; live in hypotonic fluids With cell wall which is made of peptidoglycan polymers (murein) With capsule‚ a thick‚ mucus like coating which can resist attack by the host’s immune
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Characteristics of Developmental Periods Five stages of a child’s development factor in who a child is and who he or she becomes. This paper focuses on a brief discussion to identify and explain the distinguishing characteristics that make each child unique. Infancy (Birth-2 Years) Infancy is the stage from birth thru two; infants grow rapidly in this stage. They are developing gross motor skills such as rolling over‚ crawling‚ and sitting up along with gross motor infants
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