…         Genetic variation is the raw material for the plant breeder, who must often select from primitive and wild plants, including wild species, in search of new genes. The appearance of new diseases, new pests, or new virulent forms of…

… Nubbin Winged Fruit Flies The Cross of Straight Winged Fruit Flies with Nubbin Winged Fruit Flies         In 1933, a man named Thomas Hunt Morgan won the Nobel Prize for conducting experiments on genetics by using the Drosophila melanogaste…

… single-celled and multicellular organisms that absorb nutrients for food. Fungi, together with bacteria decay and decompose organic matter. Some fungi can be parasitic and cause serious diseases in plants and animals. Though considered an…

… of Animals On Sunday, February 23, 1997, Scottish researchers broke one of nature's greatest laws by cloning a lamb from a single cell of an adult ewe. This breakthrough opens the door to the possibility for the cloning of other mammals including…

… Bat Facts 1. Did you know that the worlds smallest mammal is a Bumblebee bat that lives in Thailand. It weighs less than a penny! 2. Vampire bats adopt orphan pups (the name for a baby bat) and have been known to risk their lives to share food with…

… Hugh Membrino Biology Charles Darwin Report Chareles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution Charles Darwin lived from 1809-1882, although Darwin has been dead for more than a century, people are still interpreting, defending, or criticizing…

… with light' Reactants (Ingredients) CO2, H2O, Sunlight, chlorophyll Products Food (C6H12O6 = glucose) and O2 Overall Reaction Photosynthesis is actually a series of two reactions. Light reactions (require sunlight) chlorophyll uses sunlight…

… Properties         Water(h 2 0)is a liquid at room temperature, is odorless, tasteless, has a blush tint which may be detected; however, only in layers of significant depth. The freezing point of water is 0 degrees Celsius(32 degrees Fahrenhei…

… it The Mighty Lion                  For my I-Search paper I choose the Mighty Lion. I chose the lion because he is so mystical, and symbolic. I have always been fascinated by them and this is why I wanted to learn more about them.…

… loss from leaves? Vikki Merriman 9Y Prediction I predict that the higher the temperature, the more water the leaf will lose. In hotter atmospheres, more water will be evaporated off the leaf. So, if we put a leaf in an oven, more water will…