incredible ability of species such as the giant tube worm and the Pompeii worm is so scientifically fascinating, and gives courage that, even if we were to fall, somewhere something on this little planet would carry on. Works consulted Brooks, David. "Hydrothermal Vent." Hydrothermal Vent. Tropical MArine Ecology, 5 June 2006. Web. 06 May 2014. Day, Trevor. Oceans. New York, NY: Facts On File, 1999. 41-42. Print. "Giant Tube Worm (Riftia Pachyptila)." Giant Tube Worm Videos, Photos and Facts. WIldscreen
At the Aquarium of the Pacific, many different oceanic habitats are presented. These exhibits give the public an idea of the different environments our own oceans hold, providing a hands-on learning experience in the comfort of their own city. The two habitats that interested me are the coral reef and deep ocean. Both the coral reef and deep ocean are very different from each other, having varied ways of survival for the plethora of plants and animals that call those places home. In the coral reef
Hydrothermal vents are among the most diverse and biologically active ecosystems of the ocean. At these locations, seawater penetrates through the cracks in the crust until it reaches hot heated magma rock. The seawater is heated and converted into hydrothermal fluid. These hydrothermal fluids then rapidly diffuse through the seafloor as black jets of superheated fluid or water rising from cracks in the deep ocean seafloor. This interaction between superheated hot hydrothermal fluid from the crust
Introduction Synthesis is the process of producing a chemical compound usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds. For example, photosynthesis, the word photo means putting together with light. Photosynthesis is the process of converting sunlight into food for organic organisms such as plants. Photosynthesis is the basis of life for planet earth and without it; not only would we not be able to produce the fruits and vegetables that we consume, but the food to feed the animals that we eat
They have an advantageous adaptation that prevent them from being located by predators. Due its transparent color these animals are invisible to predators in dark environments. Other animals that inhabit the mesopelagic zone are squids, shrimps and worms. 3.3 Bathypelagic zone The bathypelagic zone is an area that comprises depths between 1,000 and 4,000 meters deep in the Atlantic Ocean. If the mesopelagic zone had almost no sunlight this zone is completely dark, that is, it is part of the aphotic
digestive tube that branches throughout all of its body parts. The fact that the worm’s body is flat serves many purposes. It allows the worm to hid in small spaces, to fit into the opening of other animals if the worm is parasitic, and it means that all the cells are close enough to the surface for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the environment (Meinkoth 399). There are about thirty thousand species of worms in the phylum Platyhelminthes. Twenty five thousand of these worms are parasitic
crushed due to the significance of the gravity. Another theory revolves around the quote “matter cannot be destroyed or created”. The Einstein -Rosen Bridge theory states that when objects fall into a black hole, the objects travels down a “tube” known as a worm hole. This wormhole is a shortcut to far distances or even a portal to another universe. Another theory, created by physicist Nikodem Poplawski, revolves around the idea of The Big Bang and the Einstein -Rosen Bridge. “…when a black hole forms
moss-covered rocks, freshwater fish, and native species of frogs and turtles invite you to continue your reflection on the diversity of Maryland. Upon entering the lobby, you first notice 16 gurgling "bubble tubes," a just for fun introduction to the world of water. Children gravitate to the floor-to-ceiling tubes, dart between them, hug them, and listen to them. Embarking on the "one-way-street" route through the Main Aquarium Building, you first look down upon Wings in the Water, the world's largest collection
The library has a big giant sofa that children are able to climb up, and also a pink bean bag for others to use as cushion. There are two big book selves that is slanted as it goes down so that the front cover of the books is showing. There is a shelf close to the front of the
Mating is the most fundamental and vital process for animals to select for their best partners. In the view of biology, mating refers to the pairing of opposite-sex for copulation (the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals for insemination and subsequent internal fertilization) in social animal to breed for their offspring. In general, different animals may mate in different manners, but in most cases the main purpose is to transfer sperm from the male to the female. The mating
edge of the boat, frantically searching the round stones for the mysterious Giant Salamander said to be native to these waters. I had recently watched a documentary show on these Giant Salamanders, and the researchers were overturning rocks and searching in crevices waist deep in these very waters. The Nantahala River, located near Bryson City North Carolina, is home to many aquatic creatures, including this elusive Giant Salamander. As a child living in the mountains, I had access to hundreds of
Acanthaster planci on the Great Barrier Reef The organism Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the crown of thorns starfish, has a drastic effect on the health of coral reefs all over the world, including the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. This poisonous echinoderm feeds upon the coral, and although this should be a healthy and natural part of the ecosystem, the population explosions of the starfish have caused devastation in many portions of the Great Barrier Reef. Reef sections take anywhere
vertebrae are typically fused, trading flexibility for stability during swimming. ("Whale." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 May 2014. Web. 15 May 2014). A final example of a commensal relationship is a titan triggerfish. It is often referred to as giant triggerfish because of its size ad belongs to the Animalia kingdom and the balistidae family. It has the ability to develop and generate feeding opportunities for smaller fish. It can move large rocks that are too big for the small fish to move by
Introduction Fossil records indicate life has existed on this planet for at least 3.8 billion years. Most species that have ever existed are now extinct, yet the diversity of life on Earth is still so tremendous and complex scientists estimate there are 10-100 million species yet to be documented. Those that have been documented, have been categorized it into three domains, six kingdoms, twenty-nine phyla, and countless more subdivisions. Seemingly in spite of this diversity, a common ancestry unites
handled by vacuum tubes. This feature typifies what is termed the first-generation of computers. EDSAC had one feature that ENIAC lacked. Within the computer was stored the instructions to control the machine and the data to be operated upon. This was the first of the stored program computers. The first commercially available digital computer was the Sperry Rand UNIVAC I. This was sold to the Bureau of the Census and put in place in 1951. In the late 1950's the bulky and hot vacuum tubes were replaced