Name Derek Troudt Date 9-8-10 Block W1 GENERAL BIOLOGY 1ST Quarter Project Information Sheet Note: The sources count as 1 point each‚ so not doing the sources will result in a loss of 9 points! Score: _________/45 A. (5 pts) Scientific Name (remember to underline or italize): Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae Genus (capitalized): Procyon species (lower case): lotor *Source: The Encyclopedia
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The Russian Blue cat is a member of the felidae family. Russian Blue cats are medium sized cats with a short‚ silky‚ and dense double coat that is blue in colour. Russian Blue cats have large green eyes as adults‚ which progress from the yellow eye colour the kittens are born with. The Russian Blue cat has blue paw pads and a blue nose as well. As they are also a slender‚ muscular‚ and elegant cat‚ the Russian Blue is known for being a good looking cat. On average Russian Blue cats weigh from four
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The North American river otter (lontra Canadensis)‚ also known as they river otter‚ are small semi-aquatic mammals commonly found in the North American continent along the waterways and coasts. River otters have existed for a very long time. Archeologists have discovered fossils that date back as old as 200 B.C. Otters body form have remained unchanged for 30 million years. They have gone under slow subtle evolutionary changes over that time period‚ but have retained the same body shape. The
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Labradoodles Are you looking for the perfect‚ most beautiful dog for a loving home? Do you want a kid friendly dog that is hypoallergenic too? Then a Labradoodle is the pup for you! Let’s learn about their appearance‚ traits‚ diet‚ explore their preferred climate and habitat‚ and lastly‚ analyze their health and build. Join me on a hunt for my definition of a wonderful breed of dog: the Labradoodle! To begin with‚ Labradoodles have very charming appearances. Its coat color can vary from an
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anticoagulant rat poisons that are of particular concern for our local wildlife as well as wildlife globally. Species worldwide are anticoagulant rodenticides. We are particularly interested in this poison because of our research focused on wild carnivore populations‚ and although we have detected other toxicants such as heavy metals in some animals‚ the poisons of greatest prevalence‚ with potential detrimental‚ population-level effects‚ seem to be anticoagulant rodenticides. Below are facts
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also been thrown up into the atmosphere would have rained down as molten glass (SciShow). According to Ted-ED‚ the newest of TED’s initiatives‚ “The dust from the impact reduced or stopped photosynthesis for many plants starving herbivores and the carnivores that preyed on them.” Additionally the earth would of been plagued with highly acidic rainfall and firestorms (Dinosaur Worlds). The impact theory is so appealing because it explains pretty much all of the “common ground” about the K-Pg event. It
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important to Neanderthals because‚ without it‚ they would die out. Research have been carried out to show that meat played a large part of their diet. The chemical signature in their fossils have shown that Neanderthals at the same amount of meat as any carnivore would (Larsen
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The article entitled "Dim Forest‚ Bright Chimps" by Christophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Anchermann (1991:72-75) shows that the use of crude tools and hunting strategies might have been the same between chimpanzees and our early ancestors. In 1979‚ a field team began a long-term study of the chimpanzees in the Tai National Park. The goal of studying these chimps was to help "shed new light on prevailing theories of human evolution" (72). Anthropologists believe that some 1.8 million years ago‚ hunting
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"A monster lives among us. It has ultraviolet sight‚ ultrasound hearing‚ an unparalleled comprehension of three-dimensional space‚ astonishing reproduction capabilities‚ the desire to hunt for not only food‚ but sport‚ and an insatiable hunger for every level of the food chain. It has conquered nearly every continent‚ from rainforests to tundras and it is estimated that their population has risen to over a billion‚ causing ecological devastation which may one day rival human environmental impact
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Giant Panda Bear What is believed to provide magical protection against evil spirits in China? If you guessed a panda bear then you’re correct (OneKind)! Pandas are a well known animal in China. They may also be referred to as an Ailuropoda Melanoleuca (EOL)‚ which is just the big scientific name! Pandas are endangered. Therefor we should do all that we can to help these cute‚ furry animals. Let me tell you why! Why are pandas so cute? Do you ever wonder how many teeth‚ how they walk‚ how much
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