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Plant and animal evolution
[Modified from Alfred Gunderson in Brooklyn Botanic Garden Leaflets, Ser. 18, No. 4 (1930); used by permission.]
evolution, concept that embodies…
(Encyclopedia) memory, in psychology, the storing of learned information, and the ability to recall that which has been stored. It has been hypothesized that three processes occur in remembering:…
(Encyclopedia) Darwinism, concept of evolution developed in the mid-19th cent. by Charles Robert Darwin. Darwin's meticulously documented observations led him to question the then current belief in…
EXERCISEHYGIENEDIETFIND OUT MOREMany factors play a part in keeping your body and mind in good health. These include taking plenty of EXERCISE, eating a healthy DIET, and observing some…
(Encyclopedia) James, William, 1842–1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1872…
(Encyclopedia) PolypodiophytaPolypodiophytapŏlˌēpōˌdēŏfˈətə [key], division of the plant kingdom consisting of the plants commonly called ferns. The ferns are vascular plants with stems, roots, and…
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A. Ribbon worm, representative of the phylum Nemertinea
B. Internal anatomy of a ribbon worm
NemertineaNemertineanĕmərtĭnˈēə [key], phylum of elongated, often flattened, marine…
(Encyclopedia) Bernoulli or BernouilliBernouilliboth: bĕrn&oomacr;yēˈ [key], name of a family distinguished in scientific and mathematical history. The family, after leaving Antwerp, finally…
(Encyclopedia) sheep, common name for many species of wild and domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis of the Bovidae, or cattle, family. The male is called a ram (if castrated it is a wether…
