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THE BIOSPHERE
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| Biosphere:
The biosphere is part of the earth in which life exists. It is 20 kilometers thick from the bottom of the ocean to the lower atmosphere. It consists of three l... |
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The Bird Flu
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| Influenza, also known as the flu, is a virus that infects the respiratory tract. Although Influenza is not as severe as many viral infections it's almost the worst for... |
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The Black Death Plague
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| The Black Death Plague
The Black Death plague, also known as the Bubonic plague, attacked Europe in 1347. The Bubonic plague was one of the many pestilences that woul... |
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the black hole
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| The Black Hole
Everyday I wonder what is out there. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the things that lie beyond... |
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The Black Plague
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| The Black Plague Then
The people of the Crimea were dying from a plague. Believing it was a foreign disease brought to their shores by Italian merchants, the people of the... |
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the block
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| I believe in creation. I believe that God created the world. I believe in the bible story of creation, but I think that when they say that God created the world in six days th... |
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The Blue Crab
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| The Chesapeake Bay produces the largest amount of crabs in the United States. The Blue Crab or Callinectes sapidus, are mainly found in the deep waters of the open Bay am... |
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The Blue Whale
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| The Blue Whale
Balaenoptera Musculus, or the blue whale, is the largest mammal in the world. This enormous mammal can grow to be 110 feet long and weigh as much as 190 to... |
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the blue whale
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| Blue Whales
The Blue whale is the largest creature of the sea, in fact, it is the largest creature known to man. Contrary to what most people think, even though Blue whales... |
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the boa constrictor
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| The Boa Constrictor
The boa constrictor was the most interesting animal I saw at the Memphis zoo. Josh and I held it at a class that we went to. It weighed around one... |
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The Book Of Vegetables
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| For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation).
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Farmers' market showing vegetables for sale in Lhasa, Tibet
Fruit and vegetable output in 2004
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Vegetable... |
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The brain
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| Occipital, Frontal, and Temporal Lobes
The occipital lobes are the center of our visual perception system. They are not particularly vulnerable to injury because of their loc... |
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The Brain
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| The human brain is a miraculous organ. It regulates thought, memory, judgment, personal identity, and other aspects of what is commonly called mind. It also regulates aspects... |
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The Brain
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| There are many different structures and areas inside the brain. I will discuss four of them with you. They are the thalamus, hypothalamus, endocrine and limbic systems. In thi... |
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The Brain
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| Humans have the most complex brain of any animal on earth. The brain only weighs about 3lbs but uses almost 20% of the body’s energy. The energy used by the brain is enough... |
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The Brain 's Cerebral Cortex
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| The brain is three pounds of tissue that are part of the nervous system. It
is one of the two basic parts and contains a bout 100 billion nerve cells.
The glilia is the cell... |
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The Brain and Cranial Nerves
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| The Brain and Cranial Nerves
One of the most complex and fascinating things in the human body is the brain. The body is "capable of almost everything, but it would not... |
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The Brownfield Problem
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| The Brownfield Problem
Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial sites where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real, or pe... |
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The Bunsen Burner
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| The Bunsen Burner
In class on Monday. We learn how to use a Bunsen burner. We had to tell
what was the hottest and coolest part of the flame. When we finish that. We had
to... |
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The Cambrian Period
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| The Cambrian Period
Science 10/26/95
During the Cambrian Period a lot of things happened both geologically
and biologically. The Cambrian Period was the first period o... |
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The Canada Goose
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| The Canada Goose
The Branta Canadensis, better known as the Canada Goose is a magnificent
bird which can be found all over North America. People from all over North
Americ... |
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The Carbon Cycle
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| THE CARBON CYCLE
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the increase in anthropogenic CO2 emissions has led to the increase in global tem... |
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The Cassowary Bird
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| The Cassowary Bird
A cassowary is the name for a large, flightless, and strange looking bird that lives in the tropical forests of Australia and New Guinea. Cassowaries co... |
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