Upper Hutt College Year 13 Biology Slater Study Achievement standard: biology 3.1 Introduction to experiment: In this investigation of the ecological niche of the woodlouse‚ I chose to experiment the amount of soil moisture that the slaters tend to prefer. I chose this aspect‚ as moisture is a vital part in the survival of this small creature. Internet sources provided information of the woodlice that shows that they are from crustacean descent and formerly aquatic even though
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Report on the distribution of slaters in different level of soil pH Introduction Slater (woodlouse)‚ Biological name Porcellio scaber‚ is probably the most common species in New Zealand. They belong to the biological class Crustacea. Their size is about 17mm in length. They have rough exoskeleton and usually in dark grey colour. They have 7 pairs of legs‚ each pair is attached to the underneath of each thorax segment. Their body consists into three sections: head‚ thorax and abdomen‚ these are
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NO.102/1 Marker Code Student Personal Identification Number (SPIN) South Pacific Form Seven Certificate BIOLOGY 2009 QUESTION and ANSWER BOOKLET Write your Student Personal Identification Number (SPIN) on the top right hand corner of this page and on the fold-out flap on the last page. Answer ALL QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the appropriate spaces provided in this booklet. If you need more space for answers‚ ask the Supervisor for extra paper. Write your SPIN on all extra sheets used and
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Through reading excerpts from Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke and Black Swan Green by David Mitchell‚ Rilke’s counsel to the young poet applies greatly to the main character in David Mitchell’s story‚ Jason Taylor. Both of the works are to poets from someone who is giving advice‚ however‚ Jason Taylor does not seek advice‚ while the young poet does. The advice given to the poets is similar and helpful to their cause. In Rilke’s letter to the young poet‚ Rilke tells the poet that his
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multiple thoughts can not only have an effect on them but others as well. In Victorian times‚ the concept of duality was explored in the novel ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Stevenson. In present-day United States this idea is seen in the film “Black Swan” directed by Darren Aronofsky. A major theme in Stevenson’s piece‚ ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚” was the duality of human nature. Dr. Jekyll states that “man is not truly one‚ but truly two‚” and he imagines the human soul as a battleground. Jekyll
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become the Black Swan she is trying so desperately to perfect. She tears at her cuticles and the skin around her nails. When the skin around her nail beds become bloody‚ Nina pulls the skin along the length of the finger from the nail area. “Those engaging in self-harm often describe a sense of tension that precedes the act followed by a feeling of calm immediately afterwards” (Crowe & Bunclarck‚ 2000). Nina also scratches her back until she gets the swan shaped ruptures of the black swan. “From an
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Everyone has their own interpretation and theories behind books‚ movies‚ etc. In Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 movie “Black Swan” I believe there are many different theories that could explain what is behind the bazaar psychological thriller. Some people’s theories are behind the mother-daughter relationship which would in Psychological terms deal with attachment. There are also theories behind eating disorders and stress which could cause mental disorders and personality disorders. Are mental illnesses
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Samuel Slater Samuel Slater was born in Belper‚ Derbyshire‚ England on June 9‚ 1768. He became involved in the textile industry at the age 14. Samuel Slater worked in the industry for 8 years‚ which is why he is an English-American industrialist. Mr. Slater is known as the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution”‚ a phrase brought up by Andrew Jackson. He also was known as “Father of the American Factory System” and “Slater the Traitor” (In the UK) because he brought the British textile
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In Aronofsky’s Black Swan‚ the main character Nina struggles with her own body image. Throughout the film‚ the viewer is able to see first hand the obstacles Nina faces with her obsession of becoming ‘perfect’. Much like the initial focus for this paper‚ Nina encounters
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Introduction to Psychology‚ 7th Edition‚ Rod Plotnik Module 16: Emotion Module 16 Emotion Introduction to Psychology‚ 7th Edition‚ Rod Plotnik Module 16: Emotion Emotion • Emotion – 4 components – Interpretation or appraisal (of some stimulus – event‚ object‚ or thought) in terms of well-being – Subjective experience or feeling (ex. Fear) – Physiological responses (ex. Change in heart rate) – Overt or observable behaviors (ex. facial expressions) 6 Basic Emotions (Cross Culture) – Disgust
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