Actually, there are a few false presumptions within this question. First of all, mosquitoes can fly very well in the rain. Their tough exoskeletons make them resistant against raindrops. Represented by roughly 3000 species, mosquitoes can also be found nearly…
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Though simple to understand, the body mass and its fat are a bit more complicated than that. First and foremost, one should know that fat is a good thing. It is necessary for insulation in the hot as well as…
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Seashores (or the Hippocampus sp.) are a unique set of creatures in the animal kingdom. Though they look quite strange in comparison to a normal fish, they are in fact fish, who swim rather vertically than horizontally. There are about…
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Approximately 543 million years ago, a tremendous change took place on the Earth. This change came in the form of a rapid diversification of life. This change marks the beginning of a period in the history of the Earth known…
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Microorganisms were completely unknown to science until 1676 when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed bacteria for the first time on a hand-crafted single-lens microscope. Another 200 years would pass before Louis Pasteur provided the first evidence supporting the germ theory of…
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Fundamental characteristics of life include several components. For the purpose of this article all life forms will be called organisms. Organisms consist of at least one cell, and fall into one of six kingdoms. Plants, animal and fungi are three…
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Algae are a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular eukaryotic organizations. Algae are classified into the kingdom protista, lacking cellular differentiation into tissues. All algae possess the green pigment chlorophyll a, although other pigments can be…
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Growth hormones in plants are the chemicals that determine and regulate growth in plants. Plant growth hormones are defined as “Any of various hormones produced by plants that control or regulate germination, growth, metabolism, or other physiological activities.” These hormones…
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Prior to 1902, many biologists suspected that chromosomes were responsible for delivery of the genetic materials that every organism has. But it fell to Theodor Boveri and Walter Sutton, working independently, to discover what is now called the chromosomal theory…
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If you have bought a bouquet of carnations, than you are familiar with the dianthus genus, which includes carnations, sweet williams, and cottage pinks. This genus, which is in the scientific family of Caryophyyllaceae, actually has 300 species and its…
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