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The Effects Of Antibiotics On Bacterial Growth
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1287.... known as anaerobes.
The shape of specific bacteria provides for the next step in the
identification process. Spherical bacteria are called cocci; the bacteria that
have a rodlike shape are known as bacilli; corkscrew shaped bacteria are
spirilla; and filamentous is the term for bacteria with a threadlike appearance.
Hans Christian Joachim Gram, a Danish microbiologist, developed a method
for distinguishing bacteria by their different reaction to a stain. The
process of applying Gram’s stain is as follows: the bacteria are stained with a
violet dye and treated with Gram .....
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The Downy Woodpecker
Number of pages: 14 | Number of words: 3725.... scientific name is Picoides pubescens. There
are also six particular downies with six particular scientific names all from
different regions of the United States and southern Canada which I have listed
below:
southern downy / Dryobates pubescens Gairdner's woodpecker / Gairdneri pubescens
Batchelder's woodpecker / Leucurus pubescens northern downy / Medianus pubescens
Nelson's downy / Nelsoni pubescens willow woodpecker / Turati pubescens
The downy woodpecker is sometimes reffered to as "little downy."
Behavior Towards Humans
The downy is unquesti .....
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The Space Shuttle
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 613.... commercial communications satellites from November 11 to 16, 1982.
Later memorable flights included the seventh, whose crew included the first U.S.
woman astronaut, Sally K. Ride; the ninth mission, November 28-December 8, 1983,
which carried the first of the European Space Agency's Spacelabs; the 11th
mission, April 7-13, 1984, during which a satellite was retrieved, repaired, and
redeployed; and the 14th mission, November 8-14, 1984, when two expensive
malfunctioning satellites were retrieved and returned to earth.
Despite such successes, the shuttle program was falling be .....
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Extinct Animals Research: Woolly Mammoth
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 414.... much like today's camels, keeps under its sloping back a thick
layer of blubber as nutrition when food was not needed.
The problem in keeping a creature such as the Woolly Mammoth in a zoo-
like surrounding would be poachers. Due to the endangerment of such a
magnificent species, poachers of pelts and ivory would most certainly be after
it's huge tusks and thick furs, so it would be necessary to post guards around
it's cage at all times.
A large-scale habitat would be constructed for this creature since,
during the period it lived, the Pleistocene, there were no restriction .....
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Polio
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 732.... into the atmosphere. Although wind and rain occasionally wash away the smoke given off by power plants and cars, the cumulative effect of air pollution poses a grave threat to humans and the environment.
In many places smoke from factories and cars combines with naturally occurring fog to form smog. Smog has been long recognized as a potential cause of death, especially for elderly persons and those with severe respiratory ailments (like asthma). Air pollution originally resulted from large-scale use of heating fuels (like coal and wood).
Water Pollution
Since the beg .....
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Tin
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 528.... the zinc, copper, bismuth, and iron from
the tin.
Tin had been used for many things but tins use is dropping rapidly although
tin is still used a lot for plating. Plating such things as electical contacts.
Tin is also used as a protective coating. This protective coating can be as
small as 15/1,000,000 of an inch. This protective coating protects against rust
on steel and other metals. A coating of tin also gives a great look to plain old
steel.
Tin cans for food prevents weak acids from damaging the inside of the can.
Not many cans are made of tin since aluminum .....
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Religion & Evolution
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2360.... lies deep within ourselves. As for myself, I cannot believe in a being which created a universe and a multitude of worlds in a rather short period of time then deigns to lower itself into becoming a puppet-master and "pulling the strings" of the Earth and all of the people therein.
Since this paper touches upon many scientific terms, I feel that in order for the reader to correctly grasp the content I must first define three words: Theory, Law, and Hypothesis. The definitions will allow for a greater understanding of this essay and give us an even ground upon which to begin .....
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Global Warming
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 711.... global temperature of approximately 1°
C (approximately 1.8° F). Even a limited rise in average surface temperature
might lead to at least partial melting of the polar icecaps and hence a major
rise in sea level, along with other severe environmental disturbances. An
example of a runaway greenhouse effect is Earth's near-twin planetary neighbor
Venus. Because of Venus's thick CO2 atmosphere, the planet's cloud-covered
surface is hot enough to melt lead.
Water vapor is an important "greenhouse" gas. It is a major reason why
humid regions experience less cooling at night th .....
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