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Just looking at the photo of the girl yawning makes one want to yawn. In fact, if you try not to think about yawning the desire to yawn just seems to be greater. I’ve not found any explanations for this response. Even before it is born, a baby yawns as early as the first trimester [...]
Whistling is the act of producing a musical sound by holding your lips and tongue in a certain way as you force air out of your mouth. Yes! I know that this sounds a bit vague, and hope someone will send me a better definition. Whistling is something that never mastered. I can make a [...]
Bones are used for displays as well as for educational purposes. Following are several ways that flesh can be removed from animal bones. Dermestid Beetles: These beetles eat the meat off of bones without damaging the bones. These flesh eaters can clean even the smallest bone and leave it in perfect condition. Photo: Wikipedia Dermestid [...]
Question: How do animals adapt to their environment? Anthony Answer: Anthony, I do not support the idea that animals purposely change their bodies over time so that they can better adapt to an environment. Instead, I support the idea that animals that have certain physical characteristics are better adaptive to an environment. For Example: Camels [...]
Vertebrates are animals that have a back bone. These animals include humans, dogs, cats, pigs, and chickens. The backbone is also called the spine and is made of bones called vertebrae. You can bend forward, left and right, and some of you can bend backwards (doing a back bend). This is because your backbone can [...]
Butterflies and moths are insects in the order Lepidoptera. These insects are similar in appearance, but there are distinct differences that can be used to identify one from the other. Period of Activity Moths are nocturnal (active at night) and butterflies are diurnal (active in the daytime). This information helps you to distinguish a moth [...]
Enzymes are proteins found in plants or animals that cause or change the speed of chemical reactions. There are many different kinds of enzymes. Each enzyme has a specific shape, which allows it to help put together or break apart chemicals. It is believed that enzymes act like a holder into which molecules fit like [...]
A catalyst is a chemical that changes the rate of a chemical reaction, but does not become part of the product. A catalyst is called an enzyme if it is part of a chemical reaction within a living organism. Some catalyst cause different chemicals to combine, while other catalyst cause chemicals to break apart. Discover [...]
The CPR video CPR on this page is a new first aid procedure used when a person is having an heart attack . This is a procedure that anyone can do and it can be a life-saving action. Share this information with friends. FYI: The video is about 6 minutes long. I strongly suggest that [...]
Basil The plant leaves represented are made of blades and petioles. The blade is the plant leaf. It is the blade of the basil leaf that it used to season food. The petiole is attaches the leaf to the plant stem. Celery Petioles are the part of the leave that attaches the blade to the [...]