Diversity of Life Concept 1.2 Organizing the diversity of life Diversity the hallmark of life So far about 1.8 million specie have been identified and named by biologists To this date‚ diversity of life includes at least 6300 species of prokaryotes 100000 fungi 290000 plants 52000 vertebrates 1 million insects Researchers add about 1000 more species each year Total number of species range from 10 million to over 100 million Grouping Species: The Basic Idea Taxonomy branch of biology
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Quiz 1 Origins of Agriculture 1/7 (read 180-181‚ a closer look 11.1 & centers of plant domestication) Human History * humans have existed as species ~ 195‚000 years/ farming has been practiced ~ 11‚500 years. * Knowledge of foraging societies: * archaeological evidence: middens (trash pile – bones‚ corn cobs‚ etc.) & coprolites (fossilized fecal material‚ to get an idea of what people ate) * modern evidence: !Kung‚ Ainu * Why did we start farming? * easier‚ it
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During the Gilded Age‚ in the end which would be from 1875-1900 it was an era of prosperity and poverty. It is often remembered by the lifes of those like the Rockefellers and Carnagies‚ while the other majority of the people were working class. However‚ the movement towards organized labor was unsuccessful in improving the position of workers because of the failure of strikes‚ the superiority feeling employers had over employees and most importantly the lack of governmental support. Therefore the
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Julius Scheiner was most likely the first person to realise there was a possibility of silicon being a basis of life. This idea was then grapsed by the british scientist James Reynolds in 1893. he then pointed out that its molecular integrity withheld in high temperatures which might allow life to exist at very high temperatures. Silicon seems promising when it comes to being the basis of life‚ but when the topic is researched futher. Carbon‚ when it is oxidized during the respiratory process‚ it becomes
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Biology: Unit 1: Diversity Of Life Fungi Fungi: are multi-cellular heterotrophs that use external digestion‚ and often grow out of sight‚ underground → fungi have nothing in common with plants other then the fact that they are stationary‚ and grow in the ground. They are not photosynthetic‚ and they do not produce their own food. Characteristics/ Cell Structure: * Mesh like bodies‚ composed of branching networks of filaments called mycelium * Mycelium: a branched mass of hyphae
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Life’s Descriptions Life is one of those words that can be shaped however one may please and turned into an idea suited for themselves. For example‚ “Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop” (Brown). There are many metaphors used to describe life depending on whether it is an optimistic or pessimistic view. Two comparisons some may make about life are having to do with having their life course mapped out and then‚ to its polar opposite‚ going through each day without a clue.
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Training Key Areas HRM/326 January 19‚ 2015 Jerry Davis Introduction Employees bring talent‚ happiness‚ productivity measures an organization overall prosperity. Corporate responsibility has become an important value in large organizations. At State Farm Insurance‚ they requires high levels of employee contribution‚ promoting‚ diversity to provide to the community. Working towards positive culture will build the employee value and moral over time. Today’s society
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according to Read‚ was the first abstract style of the 20th century‚ and named by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles‚ who took up a remark by Matisse about “Braque’s little cubes” (p. 100). One source (artlex.com) cites Vauxcelles as saying: “M. Braque scorns form and reduces everything‚ sites‚ figures and houses‚ to geometric schemas and cubes.” One of the most innovative developments is that the creators of Cubism sought to replace a single viewpoint and light source‚ normal within the western art world
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going to identify and describe different forms of communication. I will also be using examples from health and social care sector. Communication is started through the communication cycle which is defined as “The process involved in building and understanding of what another person is communicating” (BTEC first health and social‚ 2006). To interact with people we communicate‚ we can communicate in many ways such as speaking‚ writing and signs. There are many different forms of communication such
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SCIENCE Planning & Building Unit Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Engineering Guidelines For Post Primary School Buildings Planning & Building Unit Building Section Department of Education and Science Tullamore‚ Co. Offaly. TGD 003 Telephone: (0506) 24300 Fax: (0506) 51119 Web: http://www.education.ie First Edition February 2004 PLANNING & BUILDING UNIT Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Engineering Guidelines for Post
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