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Strawberries are a small, heart-shaped, sweet, red fruit that are favored by many throughout the world. They are, on average, 2-5 cm long and are usually available all year round. Strawberries grow in bunches on low lying green bushes and are not actually berries at all, but are part of the rose family. Strawberries survive well in moderately cool climates and are high in vitamin C and provide a good source of folic acid. They are named strawberries as originally straw was used in cultivating the fruit. Most strawberries that are grown for commercial sale are garden from the garden strawberries variety, but they do grow wild all throughout much of Europe and the Americas.
A pearl is a round, hard object that is produced within the soft tissue of particular types of mollusks. They are made of calcium carbonate and are the reaction of a mollusk to an irritant within their shell. Pearls are formed around a tiny piece of material such as sand, dirt, rock, or in artificial pearls, a tiny ball that is inserted. Peals come in many shapes, sizes and colors and each of these factors affect how much they are worth. Pearls tend to be like the shells that produce them in luster and iridescence. So, where do these beautiful gemstones come from? Read on to find out.
The seahorse is a very interesting creature and has captured the attention of most people at least once in their lifetime. While it bears little resemblance to a fish the seahorse is in fact a member of the fish species. Its scientific name is Hippocampus. Seahorses have a head that closely resembles that of a horse thus the name. They also have a pouch for carrying young, like marsupials. It is the male seahorse that becomes pregnant and births the young. There are at least 80 different species of seahorse and they range in both size and color. Seahorses do not have scales as other fish do but instead have bony plates arranged in rings around their bodies. When swimming seahorses swim in an upright position and used their weak dorsal fin to propel them through the water. The seahorse also has pectoral fins behind their eyes that they use to steer. Their tail is prehensile meaning that it can be used to hold and gasp items and they can often be found resting with their tail grasping a piece of coral or seaweed.
Pandas are commonly known as a black and white bear. There are only three species of panda in the world. These are the Giant Panda (which is the panda we are most familiar with), the Qinling Panda (which is a subspecies of the Giant Panda and is dark brown and light brown in color) and the Red Panda (which is a panda by name only and is not related to the Giant Panda but is actually its own distinct species the Ailuridae family).
Our bodies are made up of billions of cells each with their own specific function and purpose except for a type of cell known as stem cells. Stem cells are cells that have no defined purpose or function. They are able to renew themselves and become a diverse range of different cell types. They are found in nearly all multi-cellular organisms. There are different types of stem cells some that can become any other type of cell and some that can only become 1 or 2 other cell types. Stem cells act as a repair system for the body as they regenerate the cell type that is needed after damage has occurred. Stem cells are able to be manipulated by medical scientists to become specific cells that may be required such as insulin producing cells.
A monkey is an animal that is part of the primate family. They typically have a long tail and prehensile feet. There are many different species of monkeys in the world. Some are small and agile; some are larger and more cumbersome. It is important to note that monkeys are broken into two different classifications: New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys. The two different groups live in different parts of the world and have different habitats. Many other factors such as size, diet and habitat availability also affect where monkeys live.
Rubber is a substance that is used for many different purposes. It can be found all over the world in both domestic and commercial settings. Rubber has been used for over 1000 years and came mainly from natural sources. Now rubber can be synthesized and is produced in factories and chemical plants. This has been done because we cannot produce enough natural rubber to meet the world’s needs.
Clay is a substance that is used to make a variety of different products. One of the most common uses of clay is to create dinnerware and decorative objects. The use of clay to create pottery dates back to 3000 BC and many clay articles have been found in archeological sites the world over. Its ability to harden when dried has made it a valuable material for making pots, plates, cups and other useful containers.
Essentially Amino Acids are the chemical building blocks of life. They band together in your body to form peptides and polypeptides which create proteins. They are involved in many functions throughout the body. They are crucial to life and without them you would not survive. An Amino acid is made up of a group of molecules. These molecules are an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, a hydrogen atom and varying side chains or R groups depending on which amino acid it is. Amino acids make up about 75% of your body. There are 20 different types of amino acids that make proteins in your body and they are classified into the following groups:
Adelie penguins are a common species of penguin although with global warming causing a reduction in sea ice the population has dropped by 65% in the last 25 years. They live alongside many other species of penguins and are one of the most southerly distributed of all seabirds. This article will take a look at the habitat of Adelie penguins as well as some interesting facts about these amazing little creatures.