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- Warm-blooded (3154 bytes)
1: A '''warm-blooded''' ('''homeothermic''') [[animal]] is one that c...
2: Also known as '''endotherms''', warm-blooded animals control their [[body temperature]] by re...
6: Endotherms include [[bird]]s and [[mammal]]s. The advantages of [[e...
7: ...and reptiles are called ectothermic or [[cold blooded]], meaning that they cannot control their intern...
9: ...e energy. In hot weather, endotherms expend considerable energy to avoid overheating: they may pant, ...
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- Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
18: ...w segmented pulp. The numerous [[cultivar]]s include the white grapefruit and the red, of which the 19...
20: ...s" [http://www.barbados.org/grapefrt.htm]. It had developed as a [[hybrid]] of the [[pummelo]] (''Citr...
22: ...me ''Citrus paradisi''. Its true origins were not determined until the [[1950s]]. This led to the offi...
26: ...he theory being that the fruit's low [[glycemic index]] is able to help the body's [[metabolism]] burn...
30: ... Fruiting Grapefruit?] in the [[Chelsea Physic Garden]], london. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ... enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...ide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to see if she could be of help...
8: ...ood of [[abuse]] and [[neglect]], she became a student of the [[Unitarian]] reformer [[William Ellery ...
10: ...n her career, it is plausible to see her becoming depressed as she perceived the limited opportunities...
12: ...United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her. - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...cade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]], a...
10: ...an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
23: With the support of her parents and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to ...
26: :''And your fake identification''
30: :''I'll be dealing with".'' - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
6: ... of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norm...
8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men...
12: ...elf, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent... - Pansy (10101 bytes)
17: ...e ''Viola tricolor hortensis''. However, many garden varieties are hybrids and are referred to as ''V...
19: ==Development of the Pansy==
20: ...(''V. altaica''), to produce a host of bigger, bolder pansies. As a result of extensive cross-breedin...
22: ...[[steel]]) the bold flowers familiar to modern gardeners appeared.
24: ==Pansies for Underplanting== - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
14: ...nd their [[symbiosis]] with mycorrhizae, are considered by some to be the culmination of floral [[evol...
16: ...s). He was a student of [[Aristotle]] and is considered the father of [[botany]] and [[ecology]].
18: Orchids, in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They...
20: == General description ==
21: ...itan]] in distribution, except [[Antarctica]] and deserts. The great majority are to be found in the [... - Anemone (3447 bytes)
2: ...00303.jpg|240px]] | caption = ''Anemone ranunculoides'' in flower}}
15: ... [[Hepatica]] (''Hepatica''); some botanists include both of these genera within ''Anemone''.
17: ... underground rootstock, and radical, more or less deeply cut, leaves. The elongated flower stem bears ...
21: ...laced by a tuft of narrow petals. It is an old garden favourite, and of the double forms there are nam...
23: ...e varieties is a valuable addition to a flower-garden, as it affords, in a warm situation, an abundanc... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...r-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
16: ... [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|thumb|left|A purple bearded iris]]
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone...
21: ... the grassy slopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Afri... - Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - Testicle (6183 bytes)
3: ...le is moved closer up toward the body, which provides slightly more warmth to maintain optimal testicu...
5: .... It is thought that this is another evolutionary development which protects each testis from hitting ...
13: ... the testicle, sperm-forming and endocrine, are under control of gonadotropic hormones produced by the...
19: ... out through the [[penis]]. (The genital anatomy described here, along with the neuroanatomy and horm...
21: ...of the tunica vaginalis is represented in a distended condition.]] - Queen bee (6221 bytes)
1: '''[[Honeybee]] queens''' are developed from [[larva]]e selected by worker [[bee]]...
3: ==Development==
6: ...and]]s on the heads of young workers, for an extended time, and because she is given a specially const...
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16: !Developmental Period - Middle Ages (21063 bytes)
1: ...eginning of the [[Early Modern]] period that preceded the [[Industrial Revolution]].
5: ...] flourished in the early '''Middle Ages''': [[Hildesheim]].]]
6: ...cial senses were unevolved and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding culture.
8: ...ished, leading to the rise of illiteracy among leadership.
10: ===A new order=== - Oboe (5230 bytes)
1: [[Image:Oboe.jpg|thumbnail|50px|right|Modern Oboe]]
3: ...a descendant of the [[shawm]]. The word "oboe" is derived from the French word ''hautbois'', meaning "...
7: ...often produce a nasal (often out-of-tune) and strident tone that is difficult to blend with other inst...
13: ...gether with the flute/recorder it is one of the oldest [[woodwind]] instruments.
17: ...table oboe-makers of that period are the German [[Denner]] and the English [[Stanesby]]. The range fo... - Cornet (3752 bytes)
3: ...s a standard [[brass band]] instrument, which was derived from the bugle family. However, lately it ha...
7: ...y seen only in the brass band, is an Eb soprano model (often shortened to just "sop"), pitched a fourt...
9: ...very narrow at the [[mouthpiece]] and gradually widening towards the bell. The conical bore of the co...
13: ...traditionalists and it is not clear what its intended role is.
17: Like the trumpet and all other modern brasswind instruments, the cornet makes a sound... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
2: ... developed in France in about 1650 from the ''cor de chasse'' or hunting horn, and has been known as t...
6: ...sic)|harmonic series]], facilitated by its small, deep [[mouthpiece]], giving it its characteristic "m...
12: ... needed to play and the other could be free to guide his steed. The only way to change the pitch was ...
14: ...ype of horn, called the [[natural horn]] in the modern literature.
16: ...rmonic series, and there were then three valves added to it. Using these three valves, the player cou... - Sousaphone (2220 bytes)
4: ...arching instrument; the bellfront version did not debut until the mid-[[1920s]]. (The professional ba...
6: ...e waist, and most of the weight rests on one shoulder. Thus, the sousaphone can be carried far more ea...
8: ...ion, rather than the four valves common on most modern concert tubas.
10: ...the tradeoff in cost and weight is generally considered acceptable in scholastic settings.
12: The sousaphone's large, flared bell can be also made from fiberglass or brass. In large marching bands... - Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
1: ...difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating methods used to arrive at the age of the...
4: ...ved in a similar date, and some today continue to defend [[young earth creationism]] (see [http://www....
6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched far into the past befor...
9: ...of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th ...
11: ...h]] naturalist the [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Comte du Buffon]] tried to obtain a value ... - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...iker's Guide reference in here. It's been done to death. Find a gem with which to improve the article ...
7: ...l planet]]s, and the only planetary body that [[modern science]] confirms as harboring [[life]]. The p...
9: ... a variant puts the cross atop the circle ([[Unicode]]: ⊕ or ♁).
14: ... diameter of approximately 12,742 km. The maximum deviations from this are the highest point on Earth ...
17: ... other [[terrestrial planets]], is chemically divided into an outer [[silicon|siliceous]] solid [[Crus...
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