In fourth grade, our students inquired into how organisms maintain interdependence and balance biodiversity in rainforest habitats. The students began their inquiry with questions such as “Why does the rainforest have so m...
nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to beoverweight.What's going on?We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems.T he dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting...
The different types of frogs can be told apart in many different ways. The biggest difference is between frogs and toads in North America. Frogs are skinnier than toads and their skin is smooth and looks slimy. Toads have wider bodies and their skin is drier and rough and warty. In some...
Dinosaurs grew in population and diversity during their time on Earth before becoming extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. No one knows precisely how many types of dinosaurs inhabited the planet. There are currently about 700 named species, but this probably represents a fraction of the ...
Here are just a few of the many different types of jellyfish: Box jellyfish This jellyfish looks like a square with its four sides -- hence the name "box." This subclass of 16 jellyfish species includes the sea wasp. Box jellyfish tend to gravitate toward the mouths of rivers and cre...
It eats all types of small birds and even bats. Rats are a common part of the diet in agricultural fields as well. Small reptiles are also frequently eaten by the Cane Toad. Unlike many other frogs, Cane Toads are venomous. Simply touching the frog can lead to allergic reactions and ...
How many vertebrae do frogs have? The vertebral column of frogs is made up of 10 vertebrae, the first of which is called the atlas (7), which articulates with the base of the skull. The atlas is the only cervical vertebra in the frog. Do reptiles have vertebrates? Reptiles are a clas...
This sort of baiting necessitates the use of specialized bait known as boss-summoning goods. Many distinct types exist, such as money or keys blessed by certain NPCs.After obtaining these goods, they must be put on either natural or solid block platforms. This will trigger the boss linked wi...
Many different types of algae can colonize a pond and trying to completely eradicate all forms of algae from the pond is rarely a good idea. Algae are a natural part of the mini-ecosystem that is your pond and they can be beneficial for inhabitants such as fish and frogs. There are howe...
Like humans, many other animal species communicate amid noise [2] and must solve this cocktail-party-like problem [3]. Although the question of how animals communicate in noise is an old one, the mechanism(s) by which the auditory system accomplishes this task has remained rather elusive; ...