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- Evolution (27661 bytes)
1: ...frame|[[Charles Darwin]], father of the theory of evolution by [[natural selection]].]]
3: ...elopment of modern [[genetics]] in the [[1940s]], evolution has been defined more specifically as a change in...
4: ...on'' is used more generally to refer to any [[process]] of change over time.
6: ... [[natural selection]], [[genetic drift]] or changes in population structure ([[gene flow]]).
8: ...ten used to describe the mechanisms through which evolution acts to change populations over time.
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...itance (such as the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
4: ==Western Philosophy==
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: ...dern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the spe...
10: ...is water." His most noted students were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air"). - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...model for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the t...
5: ...nd the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ... and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Br...
9: ... surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to b...
11: ...ic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a supposed change of the sea-god [[Lir]] into [[L... - Reproduction (2286 bytes)
1: {{otheruses}}
5: ...iduals are produced by the fusion of haploid gametes. Then it forms a diploid zygote.
6: ... and regrow their body parts. Some 'asexual' species, like [[hydra (biology)|hydra]] and [[jellyfish]]...
8: ...eproductive strategies employed by different species.
10: ...s up to 900. Both strategies can be favoured by [[evolution]]: animals with few offspring can spend time nurt... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...litical party at the time, being appointed vice president of the party in [[1972]]. On [[January 2]], ...
5: ...figure, both as a former politician and as a businesswoman. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
1: ...;width:200px;margin-left:5px"><center>[[Image:AimeeSempleMcPherson.jpeg|150px|Photograph of McPherson]...
7: ...n hired to nurse his wife during her terminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in the...
9: ...ext, writing letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
11: ...;margin-right:5px;text-align:center">[[Image:Semples.jpeg]]<small><br>Robert and Aimee Semple, 1910</s...
13: ... 17, after which she returned to the [[United States]]. - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
14: ...sidered by some to be the culmination of floral [[evolution]].
16: ...bterranean tuberoids in some [[terrestrial]] species. The word 'orchis' was first used by [[Theophrast...
18: ... in their natural habitat, are considered by [[CITES]] as threatened or endangered. They are therefore...
20: == General description == - Botany (8977 bytes)
1: ...development]], [[phytopathology|diseases]], and [[evolution]] of [[plant|plants]].
9: ...iodiversity|communities]] of plants. At each of these levels a botanist might be concerned with the cl...
11: ...mewhat superficially, in introductory botany courses.
13: ...f plants is crucial to the future of human societies as it allows us to:
15: * Understand fundamental life processes - Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: ...he [[organ (anatomy)|organ system]] which circulates [[blood]] around the [[body]] of most [[animal]]s...
8: #Collection of metabolic wastes and delivery to the excretory organs, e.g. [[kidn...
12: ==Types of circulatory systems==
15: ...s drawn back into the [[heart]] as the heart relaxes.
18: ...of blood vessels consisting of arteries, capillaries and veins. - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ...r on different planes producing two separate "images" ([[monocular vision]]), such as in [[rabbit]]s a...
3: == Varieties of eyes ==
5: ...b|Diagram of a [[human]] eye. Note that not all eyes have the same anatomy as a human eye.]]
7: ... Cross Section Illustration of the Human Eye courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
9: ...lls during embryonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from skin cells. - Retina (13061 bytes)
1: ...art.com Classroom Clip Art]]] Many animals have eyes different from the human eye.]]
5: ...resulting neural signals then undergo complex processing by other [[neuron]]s of the retina, and are t...
7: ...in Physiology or Medicine]] for their scientific research on the retina.
9: The unique structure of the [[blood vessel]]s in the retina have been used for [[biometri...
12: ...]], a pit that is most sensitive to light and is responsible for our sharp central vision. Around the ... - Centipede (2336 bytes)
1: ''For other articles with the word centipede, go to [[Centipede (disam...
3: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Centipedes}}
17: ... dorso-ventrally flattened, and are among the fastest and most agile of arthropod predators.
19: ..._anterior.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Note that claw arises from the first thoracic segment]]
20: ... half that, though it is possible to find centipedes with over 200 legs. - Phylogenetics (1643 bytes)
1: ...are related in terms of [[evolution]]ary differences.
4: ...tics]], [[phenetics]], maximum likelihood, and Bayesian.
6: ...n [[ontogeny]] and phylogeny, explains them using evolutionary theory, and views them as supporting evidence ...
11: *[[Evolutionary tree]] - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: ...ium metabolism]], and [[mineral storage]]. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the [[sk...
3: [[Evolution]]ary alternatives to bones are [[animal shell|shell]]s and [[chitin]].
6: ...c components (chiefly [[collagen]]). Bone is a [[mesh]], the [[density]] of which may vary at differen...
9: ...are often used interchangeably. Cortical bone makes up a large portion of skeletal mass; but, because...
11: ... often replaced by lamellar bone as growth continues. - Body cavity (2315 bytes)
1: ... coelom contains major organs, including the [[digestive system]], [[heart]], [[kidney]]s, etc. The co...
3: ...[[Chordate]]s and echinoderms are both Deuterostomes.
7: ... the classification of, for example, the vertebrates.
9: ...hat the coelom may have evolved from gastric pouches ("stomachs" sort of) in [[cnidaria|cnidarians]]. - Moth (5332 bytes)
12: ...r a female parent (in spoken English, confusion does not arise as the two are pronounced differently)....
14: .... Sometimes the names "[[Rhopalocera]]" (butterflies) and "[[Heterocera]]" (moths) are used to formali...
16: ... species. They can be distinguished from butterflies in [[Difference_between_a_butterfly_and_a_moth|se...
20: ... The [[Codling moth]] also does extensive damage, especially to fruit farms.
22: ...rns over its effects on health. Freezing items infested with moth larvae will not kill them. - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
7: ...ightgreen | plural_taxon = [[Class (biology)|Classes]]}}
16: ...mnosperm]]s. From that time onwards, so long as these Gymnosperms were, as was usual, reckoned as dico...
18: ... Gymnosperms, and as including therefore the classes of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. This is the s...
22: ...t or climbing in habit, shrubs and trees, and representing a much greater variety than is to be found ...
24: ... plants recognizable as belonging to modern families (including [[beech]], [[oak]], [[maple]], and [[m... - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
2: ...between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association or even the merging of two ...
3: ...'''symbiotes'''). When a microscopic symbiont lives inside a host, it is referred to as an [[endosymb...
6: ..., in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms and beneficial to...
11: ...s. Symbiosis as defined in this article does not restrict the term to only the mutually beneficial int...
13: ...crine]] glands. In endosymbiosis, the symbiont lives either in the intracellular space of the host or ... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...century]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...rld; there is no concern here with "other narratives" or alternate ways of knowing, or the like.
11: ...rized in the following lists of significant advances in science: - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...phy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand...
2: ...corative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...xamples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and palaeographers.
7: {{Main|Chinese painting}}
8: ...Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract art. - Process (6114 bytes)
1: ...roject]]. See also: [[process management]], [[process theory]], and [[:Category:Nature]].
3: ==Examples==
4: ...k]]. Below are a few specific examples of processes.
5: *The [[Bessemer process]] is a way of producing [[steel]].
6: *The process of [[mining]] extracts [[ore]].
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