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- Wildfire (23185 bytes)
2: [[image:Wildfire-ISS007_Mosaic2.jpg|thumb|400px|Fire in [[S...
4: ...[Australasia]]), is an uncontrolled [[fire]] in [[wildland]] often caused by [[lightning]]; other com...
8: ...ople misunderstanding the expression "spread like wildfire". [[Image:Forestfire5.jpg|right|thumb|265p...
12: ...ft|thumb|199px|Green Knoll Wildfire in [[Jackson, Wyoming]]]]
14: ...olve destruction of suburban homes located in the wildland urban intermix. - Biology (23579 bytes)
2: ...of the most basic topics in biology, please see [[Wikipedia:biology basic topics]].''
4: ...ent disciplines. Together, they study life over a wide range of [[Orders of magnitude (length)|scales...
8: ...e new field is [[astrobiology]] (or xenobiology) which examines the possibility of life beyond the E...
10: <div style="width:200px;">
19: ...0px;">Biology studies the variety of life ''(clockwise from top-left)'' ''[[E. coli]]'', tree [[fern]... - Perennial plant (3124 bytes)
1: ...m for a subject which does something regularly or with seeming inevitability, as in "he's a perennial...
3: ... most perennials are '''''[[polycarpic]]''''', flowering over many seasons in their lifetime.
5: ...y is expressed as wet and dry periods rather than warm and cold periods. In some species, perennials ...
7: ...extremes of cold in temperate and arctic winters, with less sensitivity than trees or shrubs.
9: ... also dominant on [[tundra]] too cold for tree growth. In [[forest]]s, perennial plants are of second... - Coast (8529 bytes)
5: ...[bank]] refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a [[river]] (river bank) or lake.
7: ... be seen to have environmental implications which would prevent development or attach regulations to ...
11: ...[ecosystem]] as the mixture of freshwater and saltwater in [[estuary|estuaries]] provides many nutrie...
13: ... [[continental shelf|continental shelves]] and drowned river valleys.
17: ...tor of an accelerated trend in [[sea level rise]] which threatens coastal habitat as natural systems ... - Lake (11397 bytes)
1: ...ounded by land. The majority of lakes are [[fresh water]], and most lie in the northern [[hemisphere]...
3: ...ecreation]] ([[swimming]], [[wind surfing]],...), water supply, etc.
5: ... of the Thousands Lakes'' and [[Minnesota]] is known as ''The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes''. The [[Gre...
6: Over 60% of the world's lakes are in Canada; this is because of the...
9: ...of glaciers can scrape depressions in the surface where lakes accumulate. Such lakes are common in [[... - Cadmium (10755 bytes)
7: | rowspan="3" valign="center" | [[zinc | Zn]]<br>
33: | [[Atomic weight]]
42: | [[van der Waals radius]]
46: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[krypton|Kr]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>4d<sup>10</sup> 5[[s-orbital|s]]<sup>2</sup>
95: | 96.8 [[watt per metre-kelvin|W/(m*K)]] - Sulfur (18059 bytes)
1: ...] | right=[[chlorine]] | above=[[oxygen|O]] | below=[[selenium|Se]] | color1=#a0ffa0 | color2=black }...
4: {{Elementbox_appearance | lemon yellow<br />[[Image:sulfur.jpg|125px|]] }}
28: {{Elementbox_vanderwaalsrad_pm | [[1 E-10 m|180]] }}
32: {{Elementbox_thermalcond_wpmkat300k | (amorphous)<br />0.205 }}
45: ...ertilizer]]s but it is also widely used in [[gunpowder]], [[match]]es, [[insecticide]]s and [[fungici... - Dingo (6650 bytes)
1: ...'). It is commonly described as an [[Australia]]n wild dog, but is not restricted to Australia, nor d...
3: The earliest known Dingo skulls have been found in [[Vietnam]] and ...
5: ...le migrated eastward, semi-domesticated dogs came with them. The [[Carolina Dog]] found in the [[US]]...
7: ...the north. They have features in common with both wolves and modern dogs, and are regarded as more-or...
9: ...black; the underside is lighter. Most Dingos have white markings on the chest, feet, and the tip of t... - Bighorn Sheep (4776 bytes)
13: ...Ovis canadensis | author = [[Shaw (taxonomist)|Shaw]] | date = 1804}}
15: ...a species of [[sheep]] in [[North America]] with two endangered subspecies:
19: ...o the hot [[desert]] [[ecosystem]]s of the [[Southwest United States]].
23: ...They are susceptible to [[disease]] such as [[lungworm]], and sometimes fall off cliffs.
26: ...ies -- [[Dall sheep]] that occupy Alaska and northwestern Canada, and bighorn sheep that range from s... - Ecology (24417 bytes)
1: ...itat (ecology)|habitat]]. The term ''oekologie'' was coined in [[1866]] by the German biologist, [[E...
4: ...ome sub-disciplines contributing to ecological knowledge.
6: ...ntal issues. Additionally, a [[holism|holistic view]] of nature is stressed in both ecology and envir...
8: Consider the ways a biologist might approach studying the life o...
9: ... of the [[queen bee]], and how she relates to the worker [[bee]]s and the [[drone (bee)|drones]]. - Food chain (2419 bytes)
1: ...nd energy from one species to another within an [[ecosystem]].
3: ...like those forming the base of deep sea vent food webs, are [[chemotroph]]ic.
7: ...hey usually start with a primary producer and end with a large [[predator]]. Here is an example of a...
11: This "chain" can be described as follows: Killer whales (''Orca'') feed upon seals, that feed upon s...
13: == Food web == - Temperate rain forest (5436 bytes)
3: ...distinguished from other temperate forests by a few factors:
4: ...pending on latitude), usually from moisture-laden winds off the ocean.
5: ...asonal variations in temperature, creating milder winters and cooler summers than continental-climate...
6: * Coastal mountains: temperate rain forests occur where mountains ranges are close to the coast; coas...
10: ..., southwestern [[South America]] and northern [[New Zealand]]. - Cat (30067 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = ''[[Wild Cat|F. silvestris]]''}}
18: ...[[Australia]], non-purebred cats are sometimes known as [[moggy|moggies]]. In the U.S., a non-purebr...
23: ...pically live 15 to 20 years, though the oldest-known cat lived to age 36. Domestic cats live longer i...
25: ...s can point backwards as well as forwards and sideways.
27: ...rief period of time; someone who nods off for a few minutes is said to be "taking a cat nap." - New York (25691 bytes)
2: Name = New York |
3: Fullname = State of New York |
4: Flag = New York state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of New York]] |
6: Seal = New York state seal.png | - Desert Pupfish (2156 bytes)
2: ... Salt Creek]] | caption = Death Valley Pupfish spawning in Salt Creek}}
17: ...-round. Another sub-species lives in nearby Cottonwood Marsh.
24: :Found in Cottonball Marsh on the west side of central Death Valley.
28: :Found in the [[Amargosa River]] northwest of Saratoga Springs.
34: ...n Devil's Hole 37 miles east of Furnace Creek, in western [[Nevada]]. - Dingoes (6363 bytes)
2: ...'). It is commonly described as an [[Australia]]n wild dog, but is not restricted to Australia, nor d...
4: The earliest known Dingo skulls have been found in [[Vietnam]] and ...
6: ...le migrated eastward, semi-domesticated dogs came with them. The [[Carolina Dog]] found in the [[US]]...
8: ...the north. They have features in common with both wolves and modern dogs, and are regarded as more-or...
10: ...black; the underside is lighter. Most Dingos have white markings on the chest, feet, and the tip of t... - Marine Life (10377 bytes)
1: ...es in which life is spent only (or mainly) in the water, thus its classification is based on the [[en...
3: ==Overview==
4: ...of the sea, to the huge [[cetaceans]] (or whales) which reach up to a reported 33 meters (109 feet) i...
6: ...ere solid objects are rare and the surface of the water is the only visible boundary.
8: ...all life on [[earth]] is contained in the oceans. While the oceans comprise about 71% of the Earth's ... - Possums (3439 bytes)
1: ...tives. (The name is from [[Algonquian]] ''wapathemwa'', not [[Greek language|Greek]] or [[Latin]], so...
5: ...d. They fill much the same role in the Australian ecosystem that [[squirrel]]s fill in the northern hemispher...
7: ...se of their habit of eating fruit, vegetables, flowers and tender young shoots from gardens, and nest...
9: ...ms is to block off entrances to the roof at night while they are out foraging, and to either trap and...
11: ...as guests. They keep the distance of wild animals while visiting in the evening for a piece of bread ... - Pupfish (2156 bytes)
2: ... Salt Creek]] | caption = Death Valley Pupfish spawning in Salt Creek}}
17: ...-round. Another sub-species lives in nearby Cottonwood Marsh.
24: :Found in Cottonball Marsh on the west side of central Death Valley.
28: :Found in the [[Amargosa River]] northwest of Saratoga Springs.
34: ...n Devil's Hole 37 miles east of Furnace Creek, in western [[Nevada]]. - Sea Urchins (11174 bytes)
35: ...l the ''test,'' is globular in shape, and covered with spines. The size of the test in adults is typi...
37: ...n color, common colors including green, olive, brown, purple, and black.
39: ...mbulacra; the fivefold symmetry reveals a kinship with starfish.]]
41: ...in the dried shell of the urchin (see picture below, right).
43: ...oida and the Cidaroida or "slate-pencil urchins", which have very thick, blunt spines (see image at r...
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