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- Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
25: The [[flower]]s have five petals (with the exception of ''[[Rosa sericea]...
27: ...ds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly [[finch]]es, also eat the seeds.
67: ...essed and filtered to make rose hip syrup, as the fine hairs surrounding the seeds are unpleasant to e...
69: There is no single system of classification for garden roses. In general, however, rose... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
6: ... consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar wall...
16: ... is also excreted through the lungs, due to humidification of inspired air by the lung tissues.
18: Molecules with a high affinity for hemoglobin, such as [[carbon monoxide]], ...
20: ...tain about 300 million alveoli, each wrapped in a fine mesh of capillaries. The lungs are constantly e...
39: For efficient gas exchange, the ratio of alveolar [[ventil... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ..., along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that studies the kidneys and diseases affectin...
20: ...rrent exchange|countertransport]] mechanisms. The final solution is then excreted as [[urine]].
22: A nephron consists of an initial filtering component called the [[renal corpuscle]] (...
24: ...g Bowman's capsule wall to produce the glomerular filtrate, which enter the kidney tubule. Blood leave...
26: The Bowman's capsule contains a fluid-filled space called "Bowman's space", which is separ... - Bone (11388 bytes)
6: ...ssentially brittle, it does have a degree of significant [[elastic|elasticity]] contributed by its org...
11: ... strength. In contrast lamellar bone has parallel fibres and is much stronger. Woven bone is often rep...
13: ...ical of compact bone. In children, the bones are filled with red marrow, which is gradually replaced ...
15: ''Short bones'' (e.g. finger bones) have a similar structure to long bones...
27: ...ns include to varying degrees: formation of bone, matrix maintenance and calcium homeostasis. They possibl... - Connective tissue (1646 bytes)
1: ...ogical tissue]] with an extensive [[extracellular matrix]]. There are several basic types:
3: ...eocyte]]s embedded in a mineralized extracellular matrix, and functions for general support.
4: ... in place, and has a variety of [[protein]]aceous fibers, including [[collagen]] and [[elastin]].
5: * [[Fibrous connective tissue]] forms [[ligament]]s and ...
6: ... where it provides cushioning. The extracellular matrix of cartilage is composed primarily of [[chondroit... - Hair (11457 bytes)
2: '''Hair''' is the filamentous outgrowth of the [[epidermis (skin)|epid...
6: ...irly recent development. Before the [[World War I|First World War]] men generally had long hair and be...
13: ...hropologist]]s speculate that the functional significance of long head hair may be [[adornment]], a by...
19: ...lion years ago. As a wading animal, it was more efficient to develop short body hair and a layer of su...
22: [[Image:Anderson Sophie Young Girl Fixing Her Hair.jpg|thumb|]] - Manuscript (5266 bytes)
1: ... a hard material (the original meaning of ''[[graffiti]]''), or in [[cuneiform]] writing, impressed wi...
3: ...were punched much like the style of today's [[dot-matrix printer]]s. This type of document was rare compar...
16: ...[[4th century]] to the [[8th century]], are classified according to their use of either all [[majuscul...
19: ...rary and Information Science]], a manuscript is defined as any hand-written item in the collections of...
23: ... work's [[performance]] or [[film]]ing. More specifically, a motion picture manuscript is called a [[s... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
13: ... the radius of the tusk. The three dimensional configuration of the dentinal tubules is under genetic ...
15: ...rca]]s and hippos can also be shrimshawed or superficially carved, thus retaining their original shape...
19: ...versity]] found that less than one percent of the five-hundred million US dollars ivory sales generate... - Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...ss]], which are made from fibers dispersed in a [[matrix]] of another material are considered [[composite ...
5: ... fibers has increased in the last 100 years. The first synthetics were made in the 1920s and 1930s.
21: *[[Coir]]: the fibre from [[coconut]]s.
30: ...production of certain textiles: when the cloth is finished the alginate is dissolved, leaving an open ...
40: *[[Glass]] fibres can be used in the manufacture of textiles fo... - Geology (12007 bytes)
7: ...e year [[1779]]. An older meaning of the word was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to dis...
12: ...ssils was not overturned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] a...
14: Georg Agricola (1494-1555) wrote the first systematic treatise about [[mining]] and [[sme...
16: ...ogic map|geological maps]]; Guettard recorded the first observation of the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origin...
18: ...ist)|William Smith]] (1769-1839) drew some of the first geological maps and began the process of order... - Fossil (5231 bytes)
7: [[Image:Fossil2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Fossil fish. Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com ...
9: ...uch as if an organism becomes [[petrifaction|petrified]] or comes to rest in an anoxic environment suc...
27: ...ult is called a ''mould fossil''. If this hole is filled with more minerals, it is called a cast fossi...
36: ...naturally occurring fissures in the rock that get filled up by percolating minerals. Other types of ps... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
18: ...atured in bestselling [[book]]s and blockbuster [[film]]s like ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', and new discover...
20: ... proved tremendously useful in [[scientific classification|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still kn...
24: ===Definition===
29: ...opoda|theropod]] dinosaurs. Using the cladistic definition (all descendants of a single common ancesto...
32: Modern [[bird]]s are classified by most palaeontologists as belonging to the su... - Animal (16429 bytes)
49: ...nsuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on in their [[o...
51: ...ate from the animals, but biologically they are definitely included. The name animal comes from the [...
57: ...ic [[glycoprotein]]s. This may be [[calcium|calcified]] to form structures like shells, bones, and sp...
65: ...ula undergoes more complicated rearrangement. It first invaginates to form a gastrula with a digestiv...
72: ...are known as the [[Vendian biota]]. These are difficult to relate to later fossils, however. Some ma... - Animals (10378 bytes)
2: ..., including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects.
8: ...ranges from simple nerve nets in cnidarians (jellyfish, for instance) to complex brains in mammals.
18: ...en]] and elastic glycoproteins. This may be calcified to form structures like shells, bones, and spic...
23: ...tes (sperm and egg). Such as Mammals, birds, most fish, and amphibians.
27: ...which are part of this phylum, account for a significant majority of the species, making Arthropoda th... - Kiln (1778 bytes)
4: ... durable. This process is simply referred to as "firing." Clays contain [[aluminium]] and [[magnesiu...
8: ...ns were built up the side of a slope, such that a fire could be lit at the bottom, and the heat would ... - Cytoskeleton (4391 bytes)
4: ...yotic]] cells contain three kinds of cytoskeletal filaments.
6: ===Actin Filaments===
7: ''Main article: [[microfilament]]s.''
9: ...s]]), participate in some cell-to-cell or cell-to-matrix junctions and the [[transduction]] of signals. Th...
11: ===Intermediate Filaments=== - Mitochondrion (10103 bytes)
8: ...er membrane, (2) outer membrane, (3) cristae, (4) matrix]]
9: ... organelles capable of dramatic changes in shape. Finally, mitochondria can fuse with one another, or ...
13: ...n the interior of the mitochondrion, called the ''matrix'', and a second between the inner and outer membr...
20: ...pecial membrane transporters to enter or exit the matrix.
22: ===The mitochondrial matrix=== - Cell nucleus (3211 bytes)
4: ...e nuclear envelope is surrounded by a scaffold of filaments called the [[nuclear lamina]].
12: ... fibers in the nucleoplasm known as the [[nuclear matrix]]. - Meditation (26064 bytes)
20: ...focus' need not include concentration on any specific item and may include intuitive inner 'quantum le...
53: ...s described in the [[Bible]] this period was a difficult one of struggle and [[temptation]]. [[Saint F...
58: ...at one can ''do''. But he said that it is very difficult for modern man to just sit and be in meditati...
65: ...e and inducing favorable [[brain wave]]s. (Scientific American 226: 84-90 (1972)) The meditative aspec...
67: ...community that mental factors such as stress significantly contribute to a lack of physical health, an... - Cheerleading (7470 bytes)
7: ...gely a female activity as time progressed. A significant factor was limited availability of female col...
21: *'''Pike''' is among the most difficult of jumps. Both legs are straight out, knees l...
40: ...l stretches, scales, liberties, scorpions, '''the Matrix''', basket tosses, elevators, and cupies
42: ...mbling is a cartwheel or a round off. The more difficult skills come when you a back hand springs and ...
52: ...o divisions which are grouped based on age and difficulty. Judges at the competition watch for illega...
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