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Evidence of Evolution

“Ring” Species Capture Evolution’s Progress Geographically If separated for a sufficiently long enough time, two species will differentiate enough from each other due to mutation and selection that they will no longer interbreed. Ring species are a wonderful example of … Continue reading

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Vaccines : Topic 5 Human Health and Physiology

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Teachers guide: Biology from CSIRO

Teachers guide: Biology Share the wonder of life with your students. Our new curriculum-linked teachers guide is filled with classroom activities.

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The central and peripheral nervous system (CNS and PNS)

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Properties of Water

Water is cohesive, that is it sticks to itself. So what happens when you wring out a washcloth in space? http://io9.com/watch-what-happens-when-you-wring-out-a-washcloth-in-sp-476159356

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Evidence of Evolution ? 10 Vestigial Traits You Didn’t Know You Had

10 Vestigial Traits You Didn’t Know You Had Robert T. Gonzalez Humans have an amazing knack for clinging to the past. We all have traits or behaviors that suited our ancestors just fine, but no longer make any sense — … Continue reading

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Understanding Evolution: What is Natural Selection?

“When it was introduced in the 1940s, penicillin was a miracle drug, especially effective at curing infections caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (“staph”). In 1941, the drug could wipe out every strain of staph in the world. Now, seventy … Continue reading

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Awesome picture of a plant stoma

Caption: Plant stoma, coloured environmental scanning electron micrograph (ESEM). A stoma is a pore that regulates the exchange of gases and water vapour into and out of the plant. The highest concentration of stomata is found on the leaves of a … Continue reading

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Year 12 IB Biology Exam Question Example

 

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9.1 Plant structure and growth

9.1.1 Draw and label plan diagrams to show the distribution of tissues in the stem and leaf of a dicotyledonous plant. diagram from from http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/leafstru.gif

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