Biology Essays and Term Papers

haploid organisms, genetic strains of different genotypes must be crossed from one another. Following fertilization and meiosis, the meiotic products can be analyzed as the ascomycete fungus, Sordaria fimicola. Sordaria can be used as a model to study…

                          Winslow 1 Dr. Farin ANS 220 3 December 1996 Twinning in Cattle         Due to the continual fluctuation of the cattle market cattle producers have been searching for…

of the metabolism of the amino acid methionine. Homocystinuria is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic trait, which means the gene defect is unknowingly passed down from generation to generation. This faulty gene only emerges…

In relation to plants, describe in detail one way of: a) measuring the rate of transpiration b) measuring the rate of photosynthesis c) separating pigments Essay : Transpiration is the loss of water vapor from land plants into the atmosphere,…

is rooted in Newton's work, Optics (1730), in which he demonstrated that white light was made up of coloured light. Soon after the publication of Optics, physicists were able to show that visible light resulted from electromagnetic waves of a cetrain…

shells made of silica *Photosynthetic protists; can be multicellular *Move using flagella *Move using cilia *Fungus like protists *Form resistant spores An interesting group of protists consists of amoebas and forams. These protists are distinguished…

descendants from fish. Amphibians evolved from a type of lobe-finned fish. The name amphibian is from the Greek amphi, which means "double," and bios, which means "life." The name is appropriate because of the fact that they can live in water, as…

your skeleton able to move around. The muscles are attached to the bones by strips of dense connective tissue called tendons. The origin is one end of the muscle which remains stationary during a muscle contraction. This gives the muscle something…

in predicting the impact of human activity in present environments. Situations that occur in today's environment have happened in the past, so a close study of past environments leads to a knowledge of past environments and conditions which…

        Gina Kolala's, A Clone Is Born, is another example of another scientific discovery. The world has depended on scientific discoveries and technological advancements for thousands of years. Cures for numerous diseases were gained from these advan…