Essays Tagged: "habitats"
Mars
' ( Sagan and Shklovskii 273)Some scientist believe man should look up in the sky searching for new habitats for future generations, since human kind today seems to be going backwards in many aspects ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
Habitat
big or small. Habitat not only relates to surroundings, but for the animals source for food. Habitats for birds, for example, the forest and trees, if gone, would kill the birds that relied on ... te, etc.. By destroying the rain forest, Ozone layer, and many other things, we are messing up many habitats, not only ours, but ALL animals, for all animals rely on the earth as their habitat. This r ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
Orangutans
d population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo, Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan reproductively and geographically from one another creating a ' ... d population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo, Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan reproductively and geographically from one another creating a ' ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
Endangered Species
ng planets are virtually lifeless, but earth's atmosphere makes it an oasis in space. It is rich in habitats that are living places for an incredible variety of plants and animals. All over the ... s of animals from thousands of species are in danger. As humans interfere with the environment, the habitats animals live in are destroyed, and the air and water that they need is polluted. Hunters an ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
Shakespeare's Definition Of A Ghost
fines a ghost as, 'the spirit or shade of a dead person, supposed to haunt living persons or former habitats.' Unfortunately, this simple definition does not explain where a ghost comes from or why it ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
Aspects of City Life - Crime
(therefore being able to make a comparison between the types of crime and their severity in the two habitats).A city, apart from having a great deal more shops, civic and recreational amenities, and n ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Biodiversity
chness.'Today there is a biodiversity crisis facing us. This is caused mainly by the destruction of habitats. This dramatically increases the rate at which species decrease in number and become extinc ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Effects of Deforestation
life populations, drastic changes in climate and loss of soil.The loss of forests means the loss of habitats for many species. Current statistics show that as many as 100 species become extinct every ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Future of Human Evolution
cies have a common ancestor from which they are descended. As populations of species moved into new habitats and new parts of the world, they faced different environmental conditions. Over time, these ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Birds
reductions tostrengthen and streamline their body.There are more than 8700 species of birds. Their habitats range from icy shores ofAntarctica to the hottest parts of the tropics and from mountains, ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Overpopulation
ys happening though. So what happens to the natural environment? We build over our forest and other habitats. We need to breathe clean air and not worry about pesticides or pollution. Overpopulation c ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Biodiversity
lack of any member can have negative consequencesfor the whole. It also includes all the different habitats, biological communities, and ecological processeswithin the ecosystem. Biodiversity enables ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
an opinion paper on whether or not we should return to the moon
n provides a problem for astronauts living on the moon, water can be incorporated into the walls of habitats to provide an effective shield. With the discovery of water on the moon Scientists also bel ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative
"Spiders": a mini-report for a high school biology class
urf and Abiotic Factors:Spiders are found worldwide, except for in the oceans, and they live in all habitats and at most elevations.Height and Size:Spiders range in size from less than 1.0 mm (0.04 in ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Habitat
mountains... and now, picture the an animals adaptation to a paticuliar climate and region. Because habitats constantly change, an animals abiltiy to change adaptations determine if the animal will li ... mountains... and now, picture the an animals adaptation to a paticuliar climate and region. Because habitats constantly change, an animals abiltiy to change adaptations determine if the animal will li ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology
The continental drift theory and it's effects on evolution.
as believed that species originated in a particular area, and spread out from there to colonise new habitats. However, it was noted that on a worldwide scale many taxa had obvious close relatives in r ... ards. This in itself would affect evolutionary processes, in that they will provide new and diverse habitats, but also serve as natural barriers, which could encourage vicariance.The ocean also shows ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences
The Mute Swan.
mals. No other creature possesses feathers. All birds also have a head with a beak. "Because the habitats and food of birds differ so greatly, a great variety of beak forms developed; some beaks ar ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Where have all the salmon gone?
ations growth in population and need of resources actually took things away from the salmon such as habitats and their lives. It is now clear that dams and logging were both major contributors in the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Coral Reefs .
Coral reefs are arguably the world's most beautiful habitats. Coral reefs have been called therainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity o ... re over sixty-five countriesthat have designated some 300 parks that include coral reefs as natural habitats in the world (Futurists,1993). The problem is that less that 30% of the designated areas ar ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Variations in ocean tides.
e also the changes of night and day and the yearly cycle of the seasons. Animals that live in these habitats need and have specialized adaptations, and because of this, would not be able to live or su ...
Subjects: Science Essays