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- New Mexico (31079 bytes)
2: Name = New Mexico |
3: Fullname = State of New Mexico<br /> |
4: Flag = New Mexico state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of New Mexico]] |
6: Seal = New Mexico state seal.png | - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ...e]]s. The only [[spacecraft]] to approach Mercury was [[Mariner 10]] ([[1974]]–[[1975|75]]); on...
3: ...thagoras]] is credited for pointing out that they were one and the same.
5: ...nd Japanese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Water Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]].
8: ...y-in-roman-religion-planet-nearest-to-the-sun answers.com])
10: ...is on Earth, a total [[irradiance]] of 9.13 kW/m². - Agriculture (19147 bytes)
3: ...ce of agriculture is also known as '''farming''', while scientists, inventors and others devoted to i...
5: ...her, yet it only accounts for four percent of the world's [[gross domestic product|GDP]].<!--Source?-...
7: == Overview ==
11: ...developed" nations and increasingly so elsewhere, which consists of obtaining financial income from t...
13: ...he practice of agriculture—more formally known as [[agricultural science]]. - Cereal (6537 bytes)
2: ...tion is more moderate but still substantial. The word '''cereal''' has its origin in the Roman godde...
11: *[[wheat]], the primary cereal of [[temperate climate|...
13: ...erica]], and [[Africa]] and of [[livestock]] worldwide; called "corn" in North America
15: ...t staple food in Asia and Africa and popular worldwide for livestock
17: ... the staple food of [[Scotland]] and popular worldwide for livestock - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...te the small entrance to the trap underneath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that c...
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
13: *Pitfall traps ([[pitcher plant]]s), which trap prey in a rolled leaf that contains a po...
14: *Flypaper traps, which trap prey using a sticky mucilage; - Cell (biology) (28190 bytes)
3: ...g cells; all vital functions of an organism occur within cells and that cells contain the [[genetics|...
5: ...[Robert Hooke]] because of the likeness he saw between [[cork (material)|cork]] cells and small rooms...
7: ==Overview==
9: ...use cells grown in a culture dish. These cells grow in large clumps but each individual cell is about...
11: ...nd reproduce as necessary. Each cell stores its own set of instructions for carrying out each of the... - Mitochondrion (10103 bytes)
1: ...croscope.''' Mitochondria are selectively stained with a fluorescent dye. Nucleus and cell membrane ...
3: ...nimal]]s, [[fungus|fungi]], and [[protist]]s. A few cells, such as the [[trypanosome]] [[protozoa]]n,...
5: ...mes described as "[[cell (biology)|cellular]] [[power plant]]s", because their primary function is to...
8: ...png|frame|'''Cross-section of a mitochondrion, showing:''' (1) inner membrane, (2) outer membrane, (3...
9: ...ochondria can fuse with one another, or split in two. - Vacuole (5544 bytes)
1: ... (called [[turgor]]) within the cell, exporting unwanted substances from the cell, or even determinin...
3: ...in the same cell), but is principally [[water]]. Water tends to move along concentration gradients i...
4: ...atic pressure]] (store water), the containment of waste products, the maintenance of an [[acidic]] in...
6: ...unctions in different organisms are described below.
11: ...ting. Contractile vacuoles are found in some freshwater [[protozoa]]. - Vesicle (biology) (1701 bytes)
1: ...)|cellular]] [[product (biology)|products]] and [[waste]]s.
4: ...[[metabolism]], transport, [[enzyme]] storage, as well as being chemical reaction chambers. Many vesi...
7: [[Transport vesicles]] can move molecules between locations inside the cell, e.g., proteins from...
11: ...lecules (break them down to small compounds) that were taken in from the outside of the cell by an en...
14: ...oteins by binding to [[sorting signal]]s. In this way the vesicle coat clusters selected membrane car... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
1: {| border="1" width="300" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="...
8: |Conflict||'''American Civil War'''
12: ... United States; also in eastern, central and southwestern regions
16: !colspan="2"|'''[[Battles of the American Civil War]]'''
19: {| border="1" width="300" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - April (9790 bytes)
3: ...r]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of four with the length of 30 [[day]]s.
5: April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of [[Aries]] and ends in t...
7: ...aprilis'', either from the Latin word ''aperire'' which means "to open", probably referring to the "o...
9: ...days and becoming the fourth month, as the year now began in [[January]].
11: ...h is called ''huhtikuu'', meaning something to do with agriculture. - Coal mining (4145 bytes)
1: ...[Image:Coal_mine_Wyoming.jpg|thumb|right|400px| [[Wyoming]] coal mine]]
7: *[[strip mining]], in which coal is exposed by the advancement of an open...
9: ...e [[USA]] extract [[bituminous coal]]. In South [[Wales]] opencasting for [[steam coal]] and [[anthra...
11: However most coal seams are too deep underground for ...
12: ...roof. These pillars may be removed on retreat allowing the roof to cave in. This method of mining is ... - Alternative technology (2518 bytes)
1: ...ch as greater efficiency, or different fuels or power sources.
3: ...econdary materials, or that reduce or eliminate [[waste]] or [[emission]]s at the source of generatio...
5: ...h should be done and how it should be funded; and which of a field of competing alternative technolog...
7: ...ternative." For example, a class of chemicals known as [[CFC]]s have been replaced by more ozone-fri...
10: * [[Wind generator]]s - Pope Damasus I (6865 bytes)
1: ...the service of the church of the martyr [[Saint Lawrence|St. Laurence]] in [[Rome]].
3: ... church in general suffered greatly due to these two unseemly incidents.
5: ...inst him in [[378]] in the imperial court, but he was exonerated by Emperor [[Gratianus]] himself.
7: ...[[9th century]] [[Pseudo-Isidorian forgeries]], however they are still often quoted as if genuine.
9: ...talent for making verses and published many brief works in heroic metre. He died in the reign of the ... - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ...Carthage (near modern [[Tunis]]). The map also shows [[Italy]] and the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardi...
3: ...y" (written without vowels as ''QRT HDŠT''), was an ancient city in [[North Africa]] located on ...
6: ...the city-god [[Melqart]]. Traditionally, the city was founded by [[Dido]], and a number of foundation...
8: ...an coast, perhaps as far as [[Sierra Leone]]. Meanwhile, under a leader named Malchus, the city began...
10: ...ia]], [[Malta]], the [[Balearic Islands]] and the western half of [[Sicily]]. Colonies had also been ... - Cheetah (6461 bytes)
17: ... is from 112 to 135 cm (45 [[inch|in]] to 55 in), while the tail can measure up to 84 cm (33 in).
20: ...ly retract its claws. Even when retracted, the claws remain visible and are used for grip during the ...
22: ... word "cheetah" comes from [[Hindi]] ''chiitaa'', which is perhaps derived from [[Sanskrit]] ''chitra...
25: ...[[Male]]s sometimes form small groups, especially when they came from the same litter.
28: ... a quick catch, it will often give up rather than waste energy. Roughly half of the chases are succes... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
3: ...resentatives|House of Representatives]] (the "[[Lower House]]") and the [[United States Senate|Senate...
5: ...pproximately one-third of the terms expire every two years.
7: ...is not a mere "chamber of review," as is the case with the upper houses of the [[bicameral]] legislat...
9: ...eet in the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C]].
13: ...ngress. Because terms are staggered, every state will have a ''junior'' and ''senior'' Senator. - Computer hardware (4023 bytes)
1: ...software]] that provides instructions for the hardware to accomplish tasks.
2: ...ue that computer users need to concern themselves with.
4: ... desktop or tower case ([[chassis]]) and the following parts:
5: * [[Motherboard|System board/Motherboard]] which holds the [[Central processing unit|CPU]], Ra...
13: * [[power supply]] - a case that holds a transformer, vol... - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
1: ...titutional convention]], sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ...
2: ... [[International Court of Justice]] jurisdiction, with many reservations.
4: ...y is referred to as "the most powerful man in the world."
7: ...ost]] voting in every state except [[Louisiana]], which has [[runoff voting|runoff]]s.
9: ...in workload, the standing committees have also spawned some 150 subcommittees. - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...]], and [[physical cosmology|cosmology]]. He was awarded the [[1921]] [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel ...
5: ... [[popular culture]], ''Einstein'' has become a byword for great [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]...
7: ...erial universe - all of these show through in his work and philosophy. To this day Einstein receives...
14: ...ry school]] and, at the insistence of his mother, was given [[violin]] lessons.
16: ...ering space and time later than most children, he was able to apply a more developed intellect. Anoth...
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