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- Rose (15436 bytes)
10: ...y | taxon = '''''Rosa'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]| date = [[175...
23: ...horns on the underside of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particula...
25: ...sericea]]'' which often has only four), usually white or pink, in a few species yellow or red. The ova...
27: ...st sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating [[bird]]s such as [[Thrush (bird)|thrushes...
29: ...aturally on [[coast]]al [[dune|sand dunes]]). Despite the presence of the thorns, roses are frequently... - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
1: ...es and are the primary sites of [[gas exchange]] with the [[blood]]. The alveoli are found in the resp...
6: ... consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar wall...
16: ...lation to the water solubility of the gas the ability of the gas to bind to hemoglobin. [[Water vapor...
18: ...leaves the alveolar capillaries are 'perfusion limited'.
20: ... and [[sneezing]] to dislodge mucus contaminated with dust particles or micro-organisms. - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...ea]]) from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that ...
9: ... [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l l...
11: ... fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...ehind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
15: ... kidney is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the renal [[artery]], the renal [[vein]], [[nerv... - Bone (11388 bytes)
1: ...e]]s) facilitate [[movement]]; are also involved with [[cell formation]], [[calcium metabolism]], and ...
3: ...ives to bones are [[animal shell|shell]]s and [[chitin]].
6: ...efly [[collagen]]). Bone is a [[mesh]], the [[density]] of which may vary at different [[points]].
9: ...cellous bone is trabecular (honeycomb structure), it has a relatively high surface area, but forms a s...
11: ... during growth or repair. It is so called because its fibres are aligned at random, and as a result ha... - 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: * [[Loose connective tissue]] holds organs and epithelia in place, and has a variety of [[protein]]ac...
6: ...ix of cartilage is composed primarily of [[chondroitin sulfate]].
7: * The extracellular matrix of [[blood]] is the [[blood plasma]], which trans... - Hair (11457 bytes)
2: ...idermis (skin)|epidermis]] found in [[mammal]]s. It is a characteristic of all mammals, though in som...
4: ...pigmentation changes with the seasons, becoming white during the snowy winter, for example.
6: ...rt length. The shorter style became the new normality and has never entirely gone away since.
11: ... where extremities meet the torso (axillary (arm-pit) hair, and [[pubic hair]]), on the [[eye]]lids an...
15: ...their [[haircut|hair cut]] or [[depilation|remove it]] by shaving or other means. - Manuscript (5266 bytes)
1: ...iti]]''), or in [[cuneiform]] writing, impressed with a pointed stylus in a flat tablet of unbaked cla...
3: ...he metal document in the hot, humid climate. In [[Italy]] some important [[Etruscan]] texts were simil...
6: The traditional abbreviations are '''ms''' for manuscript an...
8: ...type]] in a [[printing press]] (in Europe), all written documents had to be both produced and reproduc...
12: ...olls). Manuscripts in [[Tocharian languages]], written on palm leaves, survived in desert burials in ... - Ivory (4783 bytes)
1: ...ns and ornamental items. The word "ivory" was traditionally applied to the tusks of [[elephant]]s.
11: ...e pulp cavity. The pulp cavity is an empty space within the tooth that conforms to the shape of the pu...
13: ...iate outward through the dentine from the pulp cavity to the exterior cementum border. These canals ha...
15: ...are handles, furniture inlays, and piano keys. Additionally, [[warthog]] tusks, and teeth from [[sperm...
17: ==Availablity== - Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...trix]] of another material are considered [[composite material]]s rather than textiles.
3: ...f production has been altered almost beyond recognition by mass-production and the introduction of mod...
12: *[[Angora rabbit]] hair
41: ...ve some uses in textiles, either on their own or with other materials (see, for example, goldwork [[em...
52: *[[Braid]]ing/[[Plait]]ing - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: ...erties, history, and the processes that shape it. It is one of the [[Earth science]]s.
3: ...s]], [[perlite]], [[mica]], [[phosphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[sili...
7: ...rd was first used by [[Richard de Bury]]. He used it to distinguish between earthly and [[Theology|the...
10: ... [[mountain]]s and by [[Deposition (geology)|deposition]] of [[silt]].
12: ...turned until after the [[Scientific Revolution]]. It was translated into [[Latin]] and the other langu... - Fossil (5231 bytes)
1: [[Image:Fossil1.jpg|thumb|A fossil [[Ammonite]]. Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com...
3: ...ants or other traces such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in [[Rock (geolog...
11: ...st of the marks left behind by the organism while it was alive, such as the footprint of a [[dinosaur]...
15: ...go. Fossilized deposits of heavy [[carbon]] ([[acritarchs]]) that are also indicative of earlier life ...
19: ...the chemicals in the remains are slowly replaced with hard minerals. - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Departme...
7: ...y | taxon = '''Dinosauria'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = [[1842...
13: [[Ornithischia]]<br/>
16: ...zed [[bone]]s, [[feces]], [[trackway]]s, [[gastrolith]]s, [[feather]]s, impressions of skin and intern...
20: ..., with major new discoveries in previously unexploited regions, including [[South America]], [[Madagas... - Animal (16429 bytes)
51: ...e plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vital breath or soul.
55: ...tive chamber, with one or two openings. Animals with this sort of organization are called metazoans, ...
57: ... shells, bones, and spicules. During development it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which ...
63: ...rthenogenesis]], where fertile eggs are produced without mating, or in some cases through fragmentatio...
65: ...gement. It first invaginates to form a gastrula with a digestive chamber, and two separate germ layer... - Animals (10378 bytes)
1: ....jpg|400px|thumb|right|photo representing great white shark]]
2: ...iving organisms. While they exhibit immense diversity in form and function, they share a set of common...
7: *Heterotrophic Nutrition: Unlike plants, animals cannot synthesize thei...
9: ...during certain life stages. This movement is facilitated by specialized organs like muscles and, in ma...
10: ...es from two individuals, leading to genetic diversity. - Kiln (1778 bytes)
4: ...ating them until a chrystaline [[Matrix (geology)|matrix]] of [[silica]] and [[alumina]] forms, to make th...
6: ...ovens normally focuses on insulation, and the ability to add fuel over a course of time. Care must be ...
8: ...p the side of a slope, such that a fire could be lit at the bottom, and the heat would rise up into th... - Cytoskeleton (4391 bytes)
1: ...l other [[organelle]]s, within the [[cytoplasm]]. It is a dynamic structure that maintains cell shape,...
9: ...re also important for [[cytokinesis]] and, along with [[myosin]], [[Skeletal muscle|muscular contracti...
14: ...re stable (strongly bound) and heterogeneous constitutents of the cytoskeleton.
15: ... They also participate in some cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions.
29: ...[kinesin]]s they transport [[organelles]] like [[mitochondria]] or [[vesicle (biology)|vesicle]]s.) - Mitochondrion (10103 bytes)
1: ...roscope.''' Mitochondria are selectively stained with a fluorescent dye. Nucleus and cell membrane ar...
2: In [[cell biology]], a '''mitochondrion''' is an [[organelle]] found in most
3: ...activity: more activity means more mitochondria. Mitochondria can occupy up to 25% of the cell's [[cyt...
5: Mitochondria are sometimes described as "[[cell (biol...
7: ==Mitochondrion structure== - Cell nucleus (3211 bytes)
1: ...ary functions: to control [[chemical reaction]]s within the [[cytoplasm]] and to store [[information]]...
4: ...s (called the "perinuclear space") is continuous with the lumen of the RER. The nuclear face of the n...
12: ... fibers in the nucleoplasm known as the [[nuclear matrix]].
14: ...ct form of DNA, and the regions of DNA which constitute euchromatin contain genes which are frequently...
16: ...xpressed. Therefore, the regions of DNA that constitute heterochromatin vary between cell types. - Meditation (26064 bytes)
3: ...ms of [[Christian]], [[Jewish]] and [[Muslim]] meditation.
5: ...sses. The goal in this case is the receipt of spiritual insights and new understanding.
7: ...psychology]], meditation can induce — or is itself — an [[altered state of consciousness]]...
10: [[Image:Girl-practicing-meditation-yoga-while-sitting-on-mat-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cli...
12: ...reathing, humming or chanting to help induce a meditative state. - Cheerleading (7470 bytes)
1: ...tates]], where it originated as an organized activity. A cheerleading performer is a '''cheerleader''...
7: ...f American public schools and [[university|universities]] as well as [[American football|American prof...
17: *'''Toe touch''' is a jump with legs straddled and the arms in a T motion. This...
19: *'''Hurdler''' The free leg is either forward (a front hurdler), or sideways (a side...
21: ...e to the audience in order to show off the air position.
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