(Encyclopedia) animism, belief in personalized, supernatural beings (or souls) that often inhabit ordinary animals and objects, governing their existence. British anthropologist Sir Edward Burnett…
(Encyclopedia) starch, white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses. In green plants starch…
ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CELLS IN THE SAME ORGANISM? HOW DO PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS DIFFER? GENESFIND OUT MOREThe tiniest living unit that exists is a cell. Cells are the building blocks of all…
Plants Without plants, nearly all life on Earth would end. Plants provide oxygen for humans and animals to breathe and they provide food for many animals. There are about 260,000 plant species in…
(Encyclopedia) Brown Swiss cattle, one of the oldest breeds of cattle, originating in Switzerland where the cows were used as triple-purpose animals (dairy, beef, and draft). They are large, fleshy,…
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Carbon cycle
carbon cycle, in biology, the exchange of carbon between living organisms and the nonliving environment. Inorganic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is converted by…
HOW DID FARMING CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES? WHICH PLANTS DID THE FIRST FARMERS GROW? HOW DID PEOPLE BECOME BETTER FARMERS? DOMESTICATIONFERTILE CRESCENTFIND OUT MOREFarming began c. 10,000 BC on land…
LIQUID NITROGENLIGHTNINGFERTILIZING SOILEXPLOSIVESNITROGEN CYCLEFIND OUT MORENitrogen is needed to make proteins, which are vital to life. Plants and animals recycle nitrogen through the air and…
Distributor:ScholasticAge Level:4–8 As zookeeper Joe says good night to the animals, a gorilla unlocks the cages behind him and the animals follow Joe home to bed. Based on Peggy Rathmann's book.
FERTILIZATIONWIND DISPERSALCROSS FERTILIZATIONPOLLENPOLLINATORSFIND OUT MOREThe male sex cells of seed plants (flowering plants, conifers, and cycads) are contained in tough capsules called…
