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    Terminology of Poison

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    In the context of biology‚ poisons are substances that cause disturbances to organisms‚ [1] usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale‚ when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism. The fields of medicine (particularly veterinary) and zoology often distinguish a poison from a toxin‚ and from a venom. Toxins are poisons produced by some biological function in nature‚ and venoms are usually defined as toxins that are injected by a bite or sting to cause their effect

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    Poison Dart Frog

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    and South America and secrete from their skin some of the most poisonous biological toxins known‚ such as batrachotoxin. It is on the forest floor that the native South Americans find the jewel-like poison dart frog. The Choco’ tribe in Colombia‚ South America uses the skin secretions to poison their dart tips. One technique used to treat darts requires that a sharp stick to be forced into the frog’s mouth and down its throat. While on the stick‚ the frog is held over a fire. This causes the

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    "How to Poison the Earth": An Analysis The two main purposes Linnea Saukko has in "How to Poison the Earth" are persuasive and referential aims. She uses examples classification and descriptions to help the reader better understand the future of the planet if humans keep on the same path of destruction. The main modes she uses in the first paragraph are cause and effect‚ and later classification of pollution into ground water and air methods is used Saukko starts the essay off by saying‚ "Poisoning

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    Poison Ivy

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    Poison Ivy The poison ivy rash is caused by the plant poison ivy which contains an oily resin called urushiol‚ which is found on the stem‚ leaves and root of the plant. Poison ivy is very sticky and can stick to your skin‚ clothes and tools that come into contact with the plant. You can get the poison ivy rash from direct contact‚ touching something that is contaminated and the most dangerous when the plant is burned inhalation of the smoke from the plant. Once you have the rash‚ the rash itself

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    safety of poisons. While planning this project they researched how a preschooler learns affectively “Children learn best by actively participating in learning‚” and “Learning occurs best if rewards‚ not penalties‚ are offered” (Pilliterri‚ 2007). They began their teaching plan based on these learning effective teaching measures and incorporated them into their poison presentation. Secondly‚ three objectives were identified to teach about poisons for their presentation and included; Define a poison‚ Introduce

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    “How to poison the earth” Saukko essay In How to Poison the Earth‚ the author Saukko uses sarcasm‚ satire‚ and ironic text in order to capture the readers attention and make them understand her purpose in the essay‚ which is to show people the future of out planet. From the very start‚ her thesis is very straight forward and grabs your attention right away. “Poisoning the earth can be difficult because the earth is always trying to cleanse and renew itself.” A sense of sarcasm is noticed in the

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    How to Poison the Earth and Chronicles of Ice Saukko focuses in this essay explaining a process of “How to Poison the Earth.” and “Chronicles of Ice.” by Ehrlish. Both authors make excellent point about how to save and conserve the planet of Earth. Both go about making these point in two completely different ways although

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    Ivy Poison Ivy

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    If using tweezers to pull it off directly do not twist it. Pull it off. Then cleanse the area with rubbing alcohol‚ noting the date and time it was found to monitor for Lyme disease. If symptoms are to arise Seek Medical Care!!!! Poison Ivy Poison Ivy has three or five pointed leaflets with smooth or toothed edges. It typically grows as a climbing vine and grows yellow or green flowers and white berries. It produces an allergic reaction known as urushiol-induced contact dermatitis.

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    Poison Dart Frog

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    be limited to the Poison Dart‚ Wood and Darwin Frogs‚ which all belong to the Ranidae family. INTRODUCTION : Frogs belong to a group called amphibians which begin their lives in the water as eggs and then tadpoles and when fully developed they live on land. Three distinguishing elements such as: their habitat‚ size and the reason for the names given to them will be highlighted. Scientists believe there are over 4000 species of frogs with but our focus will be limited to Poison Dart‚ Wood and Darwin

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    Dyeing Poison Frog The Dendrobates tinctorius‚ also known as the dyeing poison frog was first discovered in 1797 by G. Cuvier. The Scientific classification of this amphibian is: Kingdom-Animalia‚ Phylum- Chordata‚ Class- Amphibia‚ Order-Anura‚ Family- Dendrobatidae‚ Genus- Dendrobates‚ Species- D. tinctorius. These are large poison frogs ranging from 40 to 50 mm and some females can reach to 60 mm. The dyeing poison frog is a bright blue frog with two broad yellow stripes on the back. The

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