research is a Zebra. A Zebra is a mammal that belongs to the horse family. There are three main species of zebras; Mountain, Plains (Common Zebra) and Grevy’s. A zebra is generally found to live in East and South Africa, A zebra eats plants. Their natural predators are lions, hyenas and other animals. The Grevy’s zebra is the only species that exhibits unique territorial behavior. Courtship behavior is demonstrated when the male zebra displays dominance over the female. In addition, zebras exhibit unique
Introduction The Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), is a small freshwater mollusk that is an invasive species. It has slowly been making its way into the United States. It has done this by showing up in lakes and in rivers. The mussels get their name due to the striped pattern on their shells. They are a relatively small species, only growing to the size of a human finger nail but there have been cases of larger (“Zebra Mussels,” 2013, para. 2). Mussels live a short life span of 4-5 years and most
Zebra mussels have now found there way to the United States originating from the Caspian Sea and sought habitation, originally, in Lake St. Claire when ballast water brought them in. From there, zebra mussels have spread and have caused havoc to the environments and its biodiversity, specifically, Presque Isle. Zebra mussels are filter feeders of zooplankton and phytoplanktons, making the water appear clearer, but not cleaner. They have negatively impacted the existence of clams, walleye and several
The Scientific name of a zebra mussel is Dreissena polymorpha. A 5-week experiment was done where zebra mussels where placed in an environment that lacked them. After the 1st week, the researchers noticed that the bio volume of the phytoplankton decreased by 53% and the bio volume of the ciliate decreased by 71%. Zebra Mussels caused a lot of algae to decrease in the beginning of the experiment, however, the algal abundance did not stay consistent throughout the experiment. The concentrations of
enough at the time are the ones that usually hurt us. Zebra mussels affect our economy, health and agriculture in many ways and all we can do is watch. It can happen in a matter of days and develop into a traumatizing sequence of events for not only a small region, but a whole country. The luxurious Great Lakes ecosystem has been severely damaged by more than 180 invasive and non-native species. According to Felix Martinez, species such as zebra mussels, quagga mussels, round goby, sea lamprey, and
The zebra mussel is a small freshwater mussel, this species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia. From their first appearance in American waters in 1988, zebra mussels have spread to a large number of waterways, including Lake Simcoe in the Great Lakes region and the Mississippi, Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Colorado, and Arkansas Rivers. Unfortunately, the invasion of the Zebra Mussel continues. For instance, in 2009 the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
In the short story “Zebra” by Chaim Potok, the main character, Adam Zebrin, goes through a series of events which drastically change his life. As Zebra goes through these events, the reader can infer what Zebra’s personality is based on what others in the text say and think about him. In the early stages of Zebra’s life, he loved to run. With his head arched up and the wind blowing against his face, Zebra always enjoyed the feeling. Zebra’s neighbors started to take notice of his passion in running
Over the summer, she and I decided to make animal print the dominant characteristic of our room. Although I stuck to zebra stripe, her bed linens incorporate every animal print imaginable. She chose a bed set that has small zebra print running the length. In between is a larger strip of dark leopard spots and a deep tan background. The two prints contrast each other as much as the zebras and leopards themselves, making it a discernable item that draws attention to itself. An overstuffed pillow sits in
thorn thickets and tall grass. Male lions can reach a length of 2.50m (8ft), and a weight of 250kg (550lb). They can live for 15 years, but in captivity some have reached an age of up to 30 years. They mainly eat larger herbivores such as buffalo, zebra, and in cultivated areas an occasionally human. There strength is amazing, and both parents take great care in tending to their young, often referred to as cubs (168-69). Much is to be said about the mannerisms and personalities of lions, and no
The Plains zebra has many adaptations that help it survive in the African savanna. One of the most obvious adaptation of the zebra is its’ black-and-white stripes. This is a structural adaptation. Every zebra is born with these stripes, which serve many purposes. Most importantly, every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes. Since zebras tend to stay together in herds, the different patterns of stripes are used as “dazzle” camouflage. This type of camouflage confuses the predator so that it can’t
population, including domination by a single species of mussels called the zebra mussel. Conservation has begun on mussels because of their strong environmental influence. The two groups interested in mussels involve parties that use the lakes for recreation and consider mussels as a threat to their gaming as well as ecologists that understand the domination of zebra mussels and attempt to protect the native mussels from the zebra mussels. Mussels are in a group of invertebrate animals called mollusks
Zebra is a boy named Adam Martin Zebrin and zebra loved to run. At first Zebra was not so interested in Zebras, but after he saw the movie, he found them much more intriguing. The mood that zebra feels in paragraphs 6-9 is he feels like a zebra they explain it because they say he arches his back and his head is straight up. He says he feels like a zebra on the african plain. The author tries to make the story more interesting, he is comparing Zebra to a eagle when Zebra thinks he sees something
maturity. The study examined the effects of parental rearing on Glucocorticoid Receptor (GCR) expression of zebra finch offspring. Twelve offspring were stress-induced during their development to study the effects of parental rearing on their stress levels. It was predicted that the GCR level in paternally deprived zebra finches would be higher than the maternally deprived birds. The zebra finches were raised in maternal deprivation, paternal deprivation, or in a biparental rearing
Invasive species have been destroying Minnesota waters for many years. The measures that are taken to stop and control them are not as thorough as they should be. The biggest characteristic with invasive species is that, they are not native. This means they are not supposed to be in Minnesota waters. Invasive species can be a plant or an animal, such as a mussel, fish, weed, or snail. Some effects of invasive species are that, they can kill native fish, destroy spawning beds, and cause much more
The Style of a Novel: Structural Response The novel Zebra Crossing by Meg Vandermerwe is about how a young girl by the name of Chipo sees the world as an albino refugee in a xenophobic country. She documents her feeling and her story from before she migrated to South Africa all the way after her death as a ghost looking on. We get to see and understand Chipo’s life through the way the novel is structured and the author’s use of literary elements/devices. The structure of the novel I thought, was
Invasive species do not only affect other species in their ecosystem, but also cost the United States more than one hundred and twenty million dollars each year in damages (“Cost” par. 2). Invasive species come in all different forms, and all have a negative impact on the environment. These species can come into a new area without being detected at first, but as time goes on their effects can soon be seen. Efforts are being made to prevent these invasive species from destroying fish population
Canada is a very large country, with areas of land in various climate regions, and land regions, thus having many ecozones that differentiate from another. The most populated ecozone in Canada is the Mixedwood Plains; the ecozone we are located in, named after the mixedwood forests that are native to the area. The Mixedwood Plains is one of the smallest of the Canadian ecozones, spanning only 175 963 kilometres squared. The Mixedwood Plains is bordered by three of the great lakes on the southern
The novel Zebra Crossing by Meg Vandermerwe is about the struggle of a young and vulnerable girl by the name of Chipo who leaves Zimbabwe to South Africa with her brother for a better life. she deals with current events, historical issues, and cultural beliefs depicted in the text as being a refugee, xenophobia, and being albino respectfully. A current even that is happening all around the world today is migration of refugees. For people like Chipo their home country can not support them and/or
Ecosystem Instability: The Incumbent Problems and Possible Solutions Thesis Ecosystem instability is a problem that we can no longer put off to the side. We are being confronted with this problem and we need to find ways to resolve the present situations. The forms of confrontation are through foriegn invaders and lack of apex predators (to name a few). We must realize that through research as well as changes in lifestyle we can save our planet. These changes must occur individually for them
ballast tanks containing large amounts of sea water, often laced with organisms not naturally found in their new region. The zebra mussel provides food for a certain type of fish, and also contains several toxins because it is a filter feeder. The level of toxins in the fish due to the biological amplification is high. But if and when a new type of fish are introduced, which eats zebra mussels and provides a more preferred food for the fish which formerly ate the mussels, a new level of biological amplification