Biology Essays

SPECIFIC PURPOSE:             To understand and appreciate the reason why a tattoo has evolved into being:  a means of expression; another form of art; and, another way to look at life in modern times. CENTRAL IDEA: A tattoo is a personal choice of an individual that does not have to …

In an article found in Psychology Today entitled Social Networks: What Maslow Misses it talks about how without social connection and collaboration. Many people get this from social networks as computers have integrated into many peoples lives. The article says that without this social interaction humans would not be able …

The basic five senses that we were all taught are visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), olfactory (smelling), gustatory (tasting), and tactile (touching). Most of the Montessori sensorial activities revolve around these senses. Everything humans do involves using one or more senses. It is through the senses that infants discover the world. …

Surface waters necessitate water treatment before consumption to guarantee no health risk is present to the user. Poor quality water which consists of dissolved and suspended particles, can impact and cause health risks to consumers. The most important contamination is the microbiological contamination as it leads to infectious diseases (Water …

Diffusion is when substances spread throughout a liquid or a gas (high to low). Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane (a type of diffusion). In plant cells it is also referred to as plasmolysis. Plasmolysis affects the cells ability to work properly (homeostasis). Plant cells …

According to Greek mythology, there once was a satyr named Orchis who was celebrating in the festival of the god of wine. Having had too much to drink, he attempted to rape a priestess and as a result was killed by angry villagers. Orchis’ father prayed to the gods to …

Introduction Gliricidia sepium, often simply referred to as Gliricidia (common names: Cacao de Nance in Honduras; Kakawate in the Philippines, Madre Cacao in the Philippines) is a medium size leguminous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is considered as the second most important multi-purpose legume tree, surpassed only by …

The tooth formula is a shorthand technique that biologist use to keep track of the teeth on a particular jaw. The formula consisted of two lines, top jaw and bottom jaw, which were used to count how many incisors, canines, premolars, and molar teeth a species had. Species A, Odocoileus …

Dementia – ‘generally accepted by clinical psychologist and psychiatrists is outlined in DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) and DSM-IV (APA, 1994). In summary, it states that for diagnosis of dementia, there should be demonstrable evidence of impairment in short-term and long-term memory. Impairment in short-term memory (inability to learn new information) may …

The nation of Malaysia, which encompasses part of the island of Borneo Malaysia holds tropical rainforests as well as peat swamp forests, both of which feature diverse ecosystems threatened by a number of human activities ~High rate of deforestation ~Threatens a number of endangered species, such as the orangutan, which …