Essays Tagged: "Plants"
Spartacus
nt history time period were tough.They had to roam the land always looking for new game to hunt and plants and berries togather. The people weren't united because of all this traveling, and therefore ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Hydroponics
Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil. It was developed from the findings of experiments carried out to determine what ... il. It was developed from the findings of experiments carried out to determine what substances make plants grow and the composition of plants. This dates back as early as the 1600s. Plants were being ... e. Egyptian hieroglyphic records dating back to several hundred years B.C. described the growing of plants in water.The earliest recorded scientific approach to discover plant constituents was in 1600 ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture
Greenhouse, personal experience
tering them, John, (My boss), would go behind me and pull flowers. Which means picking out the best plants. Then Tanya and I would pick them up and put them on a rack 5x5 and then shrink wrap them. Sh ... way to the back and to the side of the truck. It can't be one inch off otherwise it could hurt the plants (They could rub together) and the racks wouldn't fit side by side. It's a endless cycle, day ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Acid rain, a great problem in our world
INTRODUCTION: Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fishand plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fis ... ll it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. Itis a problem that we must all face together and try to get rid of. Howeveracid rain on it' ... r elements in the earth. When it is combined itcannot dissolve into the water and harm the fish and plants. However theacid from acid rain can easily dissolve the bond between these elements.The Alumi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences
Biolgical and Chemical Warfare
of gas, liquid, or solid which are used because of a directly toxic effect upon humans, animals, or plants. Biological weapons are living organisms, whatever their nature, or the materials that are cr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Fungi
i plays an important part in the decaying and decomposition of organisms.Fungi were once thought of plants and put in the plant kingdom. They were thought of as plants with no stems and leaves. The di ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Acid Rain
NONE NONEINTRODUCTION: Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fishand plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fis ... ll it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. Itis a problem that we must all face together and try to get rid of. Howeveracid rain on it' ... r elements in the earth. When it is combined itcannot dissolve into the water and harm the fish and plants. However theacid from acid rain can easily dissolve the bond between these elements.The Alumi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Orthoptera
this group. They often become very abundant, and migrate intremendous swarms. Destroying nearly all plants in their path. They liketo live in wet grassy areas. Locust also contribute to Orthoptera. Lo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Acid Rain
INTRODUCTION: Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fishand plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fis ... ll it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. Itis a problem that we must all face together and try to get rid of. Howeveracid rain on it' ... r elements in the earth. When it is combined itcannot dissolve into the water and harm the fish and plants. However theacid from acid rain can easily dissolve the bond between these elements.The Alumi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
'Breaking Down Growth' (hypotonics)
t is successful, than we should be able to tell which fertilizers/ nutrients/ stimulants to add to plants to speed up growth. Materials: The materials that I will be using (at least most of them) ... (at least most of them) are listed below. As you will see I have decided to use different types of plants/ seeds. - 5 beans (kidney, pinto, etc.) - at least 1-1 pint jar - distilled water - refri ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Involvement of K+ in Leaf Movements During Suntracking
Involvement of K+ in Leaf Movements During SuntrackingIntroductionMany plants orient their leaves in response to directional light signals. Heliotropic movements, or movem ... l light signals. Heliotropic movements, or movements that are affected by the sun, are common among plants belonging to the families Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Nyctaginaceae, and Oxalidaceae. The leaves of ... n's rays, thereby maximizing the interception of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). In some plants, but not all, his response occurs particularly during the morning and late afternoon, when th ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology
Acid rain
enviormentalists not bad!INTRODUCTION: Acid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fishand plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fis ... ll it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. Itis a problem that we must all face together and try to get rid of. Howeveracid rain on it' ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Cloning: why we shouldn't be against it.
ly was created by replacing the DNA of one sheep's egg with the DNA of another sheep's udder. While plants and lower forms of animal life have been successfully cloned for many years now, before Wilmu ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
Lab project report on plant growth and water puritys effect on it.
nts that can hurt the germination of the seeds and perhaps this absence will help the growth of the plants. Mineral water is water from an underground source that contains at least 250 parts per milli ... o think that tap water will have a detrimental effect on both the germination and the growth of the plants. In this experiment, I will use Evian bottled water and tap water to test the growth and germ ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology
Acid rain.
Essay on acid rainAcid rain is a great problem in our world. It causes fishand plants to die in our waters. As well it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fis ... ll it causes harm to our own race aswell, because we eat these fish, drink this water and eat these plants. Itis a problem that we must all face together and try to get rid of. Howeveracid rain on it' ... r elements in the earth. When it is combined itcannot dissolve into the water and harm the fish and plants. However theacid from acid rain can easily dissolve the bond between these elements.The Alumi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Transgenic Animals. These are animals that are genetically engineered in order to produce something or do something that they wouldn't usually produce or do.
good? All this became a possibility when Genetic Engineering was invented. By altering the humans, plants, or animals genes this world could become a reality. Except it would be no fun, and mostly no ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
This is an essay describing the themes of Freewill versus Fate within the play of Oedipus. The title is "Freewill versus Fate" and it delves into it effects of such themes upon the reader.
what he could. At the beginning of the play, the priest explains Thebes is suffering from a plague. Plants, animals, and people are all dying. The people there know that Oedipus is not a god, but they ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Lab on how plant cuttings (Dwarf Periwinkle and Sage Bush) grow in different envorments.
n this project were very interesting. The hardest part was the tedious process of measuring all the plants for four weeks. Finding a place where the plants could find sun light with out getting wet by ... rs was a tricky process. I ended up moving a table from the courtyard to the backyard to set all my plants on. Going to the library and searching for a magazine article on my subject (plant propagatio ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology
Explaining Mendel's theories within an example (haircolor).
ndel, was a great scientist who lived from1822 to 1884. At an early age he began experimenting with plantsby growing different varieties of garden peas. He developed a theoryof heredity, which is the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Discuss the hormones in plants and their actions. (auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene)
cause they don't maintain homeostasis and there are no endocrine organs that produce hormones. When plants respond to stimuli it's controlled by hormones. There are five major hormones: Auxin, Gibbere ... uxin causes the root to grow downward and shoot to grow upward. It's responsible for the bending of plants towards light and water. It also makes trees produce more xylem for thickness. Auxin causes p ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology