… are received and translated into messages that the brain recognizes as sound by a complex organ--the ear. The ear has two important, but different, functions: hearing and sensing the body's equilibrium, or balance. The mechanisms for these processes…

… parts of the universal hemp plant Cannabis sativa (or Cannabis indicia). It is smoked by rolling in tobacco paper, or by placing it in a pipe. It is also otherwise consumed worldwide by an estimated 200,000,000 persons for pleasure, an escape from…

… cell= basic unit of life unicellular= made up of one cell multicellular= made up of multiple cells homeostasis= balance reproduction= producing more new organisms DNA= large molecule that contains genetic information gene= a short segment…

… used the simple light microscope (one lens, used natural light) compound light microscope (200 years later)= uses a series of lenses to magnify objects in steps, magnifies up to 1500 times. (what we use today) Robert Hooke= designed the…

… one of the most important nutrient cycles found in terrestrial ecosystems (Figure 1). Nitrogen is used by living organisms to produce a number of complex organic molecules like amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The largest store of nitrogen…

… must start from the beginning. Cells are the basis of the human body. In the cell a nucleus is located. The nucleus is what controls the cell and is where most genetic material is located. Each cell is made up of 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes are composed…

… recently about the molecular evolution and quantitative variation for chemosensory behavior in the nematode genus Caenorhabditis. 2. Recently, Linderman single authored a paper about the contrast in the basking habits of the sympatric trionychid…

… waste, gases and heat with their surroundings. These substances must diffuse between the organism and the surroundings. The rate at which a substance can diffuse is given by Fick's law: So rate of exchange of substances depends on the organism's…

… of cloning has brought about many questions. The biggest misconception concerning cloning is that it is all about trying to copy a human being. However, there are two main types of cloning, with many sub categories within those two types. These two…

… using various concentrations of water. Variables: The variables which we could investigate are: *Size of the potato chip. This will change the surface area and volume of the potato chip as the higher the volume, the higher the capacity *The…