bottom dwellers that attach themselves to one spot (e.g. barnacles‚ oysters‚ worms‚ lobsters‚ crabs). Decomposers are organisms (mainly bacteria) which break down the organic compounds in the dead bodies and wastes of aquatic organisms into simple nutrient compounds for use by aquatic producers. 4. A major advantage of living in an aquatic
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Three Day Food Intake Diseases consume third world countries‚ due to the lack of proper nutrients. Protein is the most important contributor to the overall wealth of the human body. “Protein is necessary for the building and repair of body tissues. It produces enzymes‚ hormones‚ and other substances the body uses. It regulates body processes‚ such as water balancing‚ transporting nutrients‚ and making muscles contract. Protein keeps the body healthy by resisting diseases that are common
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contain material that supports intestinal microflora’s growth and health. Homeostasis is a condition by which the biological / physical body is not lacking any nutrients and all needed nutritional components are readily available in their proper forms and amounts so every biological function can operate unimpeded. When various nutrients are
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The major food groups of the USDA Food Patterns are fruits‚ vegetables‚ grains‚ protein foods‚ and milk and milk products. The nutrients that come from fruit are folate‚ vitamin A‚ vitamin C‚ potassium‚ and some fiber. Vegetables provide your body with folate‚ vitamin A‚ vitamin C‚ vitamin K‚ vitamin E‚ potassium‚ magnesium‚ and fiber. The grain food group provide you with folate‚ niacin (vitamin B3)‚ riboflavin‚ thiamin‚ iron‚ magnesium‚ selenium‚ and fiber. The foods in the protein group contribute
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the life for me! In a healthy farm system‚ agriculture works in harmony with the natural environment. This begins with healthy soil that stores water and nutrients and provides a stable base to support plant roots. In a sustainable system‚ soil is kept in balance. Crops are rotated through the fields to replace nutrients in the soil. Where there is livestock‚ animals graze the land‚ then waste from those animals is used to fertilize the soil. The idea is that as farmers take
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any other food sensitivities‚ like celiac disease‚ it might be a good idea to cut out all dairy in order to heal your digestive system. Having a functioning digestive system is one of the most crucial aspects of health‚ as your digestion takes the nutrients from your food and turns it into fuel that is usable by your body. We also don’t have four stomachs‚ like baby cows do‚ and we can’t expect to be able to digest something created specifically for baby cows - our digestive systems are too different
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runoff‚ The causes of the blooms are excess nitrogen‚ and phosphorus. This is like steroids for these microorganism. What it does is it brings the population of the algae up to a certain extent ‚ then it crashes due to the fact that there is no more nutrients. It seems that the nitrogen‚ and phosphorus is coming from farm fields‚ and fertilisation. This happens when there is a major rain storm which picks up all of the fertilizer‚ garbage‚ and other harmful substances that cause this problem. Roads act
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important because it transport important materials throughout the body such as blood and nutrient molecules. Without the circulatory system‚ major organs such as the heart and lungs would fail to work and the body would not receive oxygen. The circulatory system is composed of the
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adaptations • Mammalian nephron structure and function • Effects of relative nephron length • Nutrients • functions of specific nutrients • Carbon cycle • Know diagram • Nitrogen cycle • Know processes: Fixation‚ ammonification‚ nitrification‚ denitrification • Phosphorus cycle • Know diagram • Human impacts on nutrient cycles • Fertilizers and Eutrophication Effects of Global Change and Elevated CO2 • Global
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plants are deciduous or evergreen‚ and the type of leaf and stem structure they have (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_characteristics_do_all_plants_share). Most plants are autotrophic‚ meaning they are capable of producing their own food and nutrients themselves‚ synthesizing their own food from inorganic substances‚ by using light or chemical energy. Plants are also non-motile‚ which is very limiting because they cannot move themselves if living conditions change to being unfavorable. Plants
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