Biology Essays and Term Papers

seven month old lamb called Dolly, the first known clone of an animal. Since then, cloning has become global issue in today society. Some people believe that cloning and genetic modification are only a simple extension of the selective breeding because…

Basin is found in the eastern Highland ranging from Tambo in North Western Queensland to Seymour in southern Victoria, and from Goolwa in Southern Australia to Tenterfield in eastern NSW. It covers an area of over 1 million square kilometres. The Murray…

the role that the environmental factors play in the habitat selection, we used terrestrial isopods (Crustacea), Armadillidium vulgare. These tiny creatures are commonly referred to as pillbugs, rolie-polies, or sowbugs. Pillbugs use gills to respire,…

explains some physiological pathogenic characteristics in fungi, for example, molds are multi-cellular and yeasts are single oval cells. Fungi, which can cause severe diseases, are single or multi-cellular eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll…

is the deliberate transfer of single genes between organisms. Genes are the stretches of DNA -- or occasionally RNA -- that carry information about the structure and function of all organisms. Genetic engineering is changing medicine, agriculture…

of concentration of enzyme on rate of reaction. Variables- Concentration. Purpose- To find the amount of gas produced by different concentration of peroxides decomposing. Hypothesis- The…

of greenhouse gases and consequently the depletion of the ozone layer have caused for the introduction of the Kyoto Agreement, an agreement made by the governments of 55 developed nations at the United Nations Climate Change Convention in Japan 1997,…

Poorly Pondweed Questions 1) How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis? 2) How does temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis? sunlight carbon dioxide + water glucose + oxygen chlorophyll sunlight 6CO2 + 6H2O àààààà…

we actually perceive the result of the brain's analysis of signals from the taste system in the mouth, coupled with signals from the olfactory system in the nose. Taste is not separated from smell as we eat -- we only perceive flavor through a complex…

the best-known species of dolphin. Bottle-nosed dolphins are classified "Tursiops truncates" in scientific name, and belong to the family Delphinidae, in the suborder Odontoceti, order Cetacea. These animals are well known for its intelligence…