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Biology Wise: Bread Mold Facts
Explains what bread mold is, what causes it to grow on bread and other surfaces, types of bread molds, health risks, and some benefits.
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Biology Wise: Black Bread Mold
Explains what black bread mold is, what it grows on, the conditions needed for growth, its method of reproduction, how to grow it, and how to prevent its growth.
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Biology Wise: Paramecium Facts
Describes the characteristics of Paramecia, their locomotion, and method of reproduction.
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Biology Wise: Amoeba Facts
Presents facts about amoebas, including their physical characteristics, reproduction, and classification.
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Biology Wise: Facts About the Cell Nucleus
Discusses the discovery of the cell nucleus, its location, size, structure, composition, and functions.
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Biology Wise: Vorticella Facts
Find lots of information about vorticella, a protozoan, here. Discusses anatomy and physical characteristics, size, habitat, and method of reproduction.
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Biology Wise: Facts About Spirillum
Describes the characteristics of the bacteria Spirillum, its shape and size, habitat, growth, method of storing nutrients, and facts about different species.
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Biology Wise: Facts About Daphnia (Water Fleas)
Describes the physical characteristics of Daphnia, their importance as a food source for freshwater fish, their diet, life cycle, and methods of reproduction. Offers tips for how to start and maintain a colony of Daphnia that can be used...
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Biology Wise: Multicellular vs. Unicellular Organisms
Describes the characteristics of unicellular and multicellular organisms and gives examples for each.
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Biology Wise: Unicellular Organisms
A unicellular organism is made of only a single cell. Its characteristics are described and several examples are provided.
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Biology Wise: Equation of Cellular Respiration
Describes the steps and the chemical equation for cellular respiration.
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Biology Wise: Parts of a Cell
Describes the functions of a cell and the many parts involved in those functions.
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Biology Wise: Incomplete Dominance Examples
Explains what incomplete dominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in plants, animals, and humans.
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Biology Wise: Examples of Protists
Explains what protists are and describes some examples.
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Biology Wise: Examples of Mutualism
Describes the role of mutualism in an ecosystem and the different types, and provides examples.
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Biology Wise: Competitive Exclusion Principle
The concept of competitive exclusion, explained here, states that two species cannot co-exist when needing the same, limited resources to survive. The different types are described and examples are provided.
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Biology Wise: Codominance Explained With Examples
Explains what codominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in humans, animals, and plants.
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Biology Wise: What Is Cell Differentiation?
Explains how the process of cell differentiation works and why it is so important.
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Biology Wise: Behavioral Isolation: Unique Examples
Behavioral isolation is a form of reproductive barrier that prevents closely related species from interbreeding. It relies on unique mating rituals that attract partners only from within that species. A number of examples are provided.
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Biology Wise: The Meaning of Gametic Isolation
Gametic isolation is a form of reproductive isolation that prevents successful breeding between two different species. The mechanism is explained here and examples are provided.
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Biology Wise: Examples That Explain Geographic Isolation
Discusses how unique species evolve when geographic barriers restrict population interbreeding, such as when organisms are confined to an island. Examples are provided.
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Biology Wise: Temporal Isolation: Definition and Examples
Discusses how unique species evolve when temporal barriers prevent population interbreeding. This happens when two closely related species have different cycles of reproductive maturation and the times when they are fertile do no align....