Topic 2: The Ecosystem 2.1.1 Biotic: living factors or components‚ e.g. plants and animals. Abiotic: non-living factors or components‚ e.g. soil‚ water‚ wind‚ etc… 2.1.2 Trophic level: is the position that an organism or a group of organisms in a community occupies in a food chain. 2.1.3 A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next. A food web is a complex network of interrelated food chains. Producers (autotrophs): manufacture their
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Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999. 25:19–46 Copyright © 1999 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999.25:19-46. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by Stanford University Libraries on 07/29/05. For personal use only. THE SOCIOLOGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Patricia H. Thornton Department of Sociology‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina 27708; e-mail: thornton@soc.duke.edu KEY WORDS: entrepreneurs‚ new ventures‚ organizational founding‚ demand side perspective‚ intrapreneurship
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A microorganism (from the Greek: μικρός‚ mikros‚ "small" and ὀργανισμός‚ organismós‚ "organism") is a microscopic organism‚ which may be a single cell[1] or multicellular organism. The study of microorganisms is called microbiology‚ a subject that began with Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms in 1675‚ using a microscope of his own design. Microorganisms are very diverse and include all the bacteria and archaea and almost all the protozoa. They also include some members of the
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type of dependency exists between the participants of a phoretic relationship? Does the phoront benefit from the relationship? 3. Explain commensalism. How does the commensal benefit? Can these organisms survive independently? 4. What is mutualism? Can these partners survive independently? What type of dependence exists between the partners? Give some examples. 5. How is each symbiont affected in an exploitation interaction? How do a predator and a parasitoid differ? What is the
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Study Guide 4 CH. 21 Genomics – the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions. Bioinformatics – is the application of computational methods to the storage and analysis of biological data Linkage Map – maps the location of several thousand genetic markers on each chromosome Physical Map – Expresses the distance between genetic markers‚ usually as the number of base pairs along the DNA Metagenomics – DNA from a group of species (a metagenome) is collected from an environmental
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PROJECT IN ENGLISH 11 Prepared By: Raymond Joseph E. Belgica 11 W5-St. Martin De Porres Prepared for: Ms. Annie D. Manzo English 11 Facilitator TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE Lesson 10 I. Formal Essay High school should be extended to five years 1 II. Narrative Essay Biggest Disappointment 2 Lesson 11 I. Expository Essay Business and Finance: Generate Money 4 II. Persuasive Essay School
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REVIEWER FOR SCIENCE QUIZ BEE CONTESTANTS GRADE 7 1. A great Greek philosopher‚ he was the first person to study nature systematically. ARISTOTLE 2. He laid the foundation of modern scientific thought and assembled materials for an organized encyclopedia of all knowledge. ARISTOTLE 3. He was the foremost natural philosopher in ancient times. ARISTOTLE 4. A Benedictine nun‚ she contributed the medical work “Causea et Curae et Physica”. HILDEGARD OF BENGEN 5. An astronomer who proposed
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Movements for Liberal Reform and Revolution- In decade following Congress of Vienna‚ conservative regimes=successful in maintaining order as only revolutions in Greece and Latin America succeeded‚ but late 1820’s brought new series of challenges. Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain would deal w/ these new demands/problems in own unique ways.* Russia – Suppression:-- Secret societies developed in military. The Southern Society=more radical (republicans; no serfdom) while the Northern Society=more moderate
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ENVIRONMENTAL SGIENGE Effective Examinations for from May/June 2011 The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examnation i GAPE@ Gontents RATIONALE .................. AIMS SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED PRE-REQUTSTTES THE SYLLABUS................ OF STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS UNIT 1: ECOLOGY. HUMAN POPULATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES ‚‚..............2 ........4 MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES.... .......s MODULE 2: HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT..................
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Morales‚ Marinel M. Dr. Annie Cu Gallardo BSE-Biological Sciences III-3 Microbiology (Lecture) Microbiology Written Report REPORT NO. 1 Prokaryotes: Bacteria Most of us have been conditioned to think of bacteria as invisible‚ potentially harmful little creatures. Actually‚ relatively few species of bacteria cause disease in humans‚ animals‚ plants‚ or any other organisms. In fact‚ all organisms made up of eukaryotic cells probably evolved from bacteria-like organisms‚ which were some
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