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- Fume hood (2584 bytes)
1: ...od''' device common to [[chemistry]] laboratories designed to keep hazardous fumes out of the room air...
5: ...Because of their shape they are generally dim inside, so many have internal lights with gas-proof cove...
9: ...e released to the open air ([[eg]]. [[vinyl chloride]]).
13: To determine whether a chemical is likely to require a ...
15: ...f you are going to start using a hood you haven't dealt with before, read the manual, or even better a... - Boxing (29727 bytes)
4: ...s, the fighters wear padded gloves, attacking and defending only with fists. Each bout generally lasts...
8: ... were otherwise naked when competing. There is evidence to suggest that boxing was prevalent in North ...
10: ...|ring]]" and fight an agreed number of "rounds" under recognized rules. Although men have always been ...
14: ... a set period, and the length of the fight was predetermined. Wrestling throws were also barred. None ...
16: ... Benevolent Society in [[1866]], which had superseded the "Pugilistic Association's Revised Rules" of ... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
6: ! Order:
7: | 45th Vice President
12: ! Preceded by:
15: ! Succeeded by:
31: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] - Spoons (idiophone) (3252 bytes)
2: ...ave a number of other uses. Obviously, the most widely used and well known use is for assistance in ea...
4: The word ''spoon'' derives from an ancient word meaning a chip of wood ...
6: ...k]], has become popular in the past couple of decades.
8: ...ing shown their reflection in the two different sides of a metal spoon. This fascination can also be s...
12: ...ons are typically struck against the knee and the palm of the hand. The fingers and other body parts ma... - Cockatoos (3375 bytes)
19: ...from the [[Malay]] language 'kakaktua' meaning 'older sister' ('kakak' - sister and 'tua' - old).
21: ...her composition which gives many parrots their iridescent colours. Cockatoo species are on average lar...
25: '''ORDER PSITTACIFORMES'''
28: *** [[Palm Cockatoo]], ''Probosciger aterrimus'' - Cockroaches (5827 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = '''Blattodea'''}}
19: ...r. When infesting buildings, cockroaches are considered [[pest]]s.
22: ...e in close association with human dwellings and widely found around garbage or in the kitchen.
26: ...hat continue inflating themselves with air and harden and darken within about four hours. Their transi...
28: ...40 eggs. She drops the capsule prior to hatching. Development from eggs to adults takes 3-4 months. Co... - Crow (4780 bytes)
15: ... brachyrhynchos'' and ''Corvus caurinus'') show modest linguistic capabilities and the ability to rela...
23: ...ion]], that causes them to circle above scenes of death such as [[battle]]s.
26: *[[Australian Raven]] ''C. coronoides''
52: *[[Hooded Crow]] ''C. cornix''
59: *[[Hooded Crow]] ''C. cornix'' - Gambian Pouched Rats (3812 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rodentia]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Muroidea]]}}
15: ...art of a uniquely African radiation of [[muroid rodent]]s.
17: ...but apparently preferring [[palm]] [[fruit]]s and palm kernels.
19: ...ows. The burrows consist of a long passage with side alleys and several chambers, one for sleeping and... - Sloths (6298 bytes)
2: ...ted London Reading Book]] | caption = A sloth, as depicted in the 1851<br />Illustrated London Reading...
13: ...'Bradypodidae''', part of the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Xenarthra]]. Sloths are [[herbivore]]s, eati...
15: ...ntain low body temperatures when active (30 to 34 degrees Celsius), and still lower temperatures when ...
17: ... coconut. They come to the ground, to urinate and defecate, only about once a week.
19: ...osis|symbiotic]] [[blue-green algae]], which provide camouflage and possibly extra nutrition, either l... - History of science in early cultures (11033 bytes)
3: ...on|civilizations]] to develop and more time to be devoted to tasks other than survival, such as the se...
6: ...Field Museum of Natural History]],[[Chicago]]. ([[Palm]]-sized)]]
7: ...esources from which to draw are http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/sci/history/AHistoryofSci...
9: ... [[Pythagorean theorem|Pythagoras' law]] was recorded, as early as the [[18th century BC]]: the Mesopo...
11: ...] by priests. Indeed, rather than following the modern trend towards [[rational]] science, moving away... - Mohiniattam (1519 bytes)
3: ...f [[Hastha Lakshanadeepika]], which has elaborate description of [[Mudra]]s (gestural expressions by t... - Woodwork (12397 bytes)
1: ...right|thumb|Artists can use woodworking to create delicate [[sculpture]]s.]]
7: ...y tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
9: ...f wooden animal statues from the [[Iron Age]]. Wooden [[idol]]s from the [[La Tene|La T讥]] period ar...
11: ...f_China#Ancient_history|Chinese]]. Woodworking is depicted in many ancient Egyptian drawings, and some...
13: ...after his death. This book is filled largely with descriptions of dimensions for use in building vario... - Mammal classification (78467 bytes)
1: ...has led to an effort to ensure that all taxonomic designations represent [[monophyletic]] groups. The...
5: ... of [[cladistics]]. Though field work gradually made Simpson's classification outdated, it remained th...
9: ...t is made here to further distinguish among the orders within these subclasses and infraclasses. This...
11: ...e detailed relationships among families in that order.
14: *Order [[Monotremata]] - Renewable energy (27996 bytes)
1: ... Neither fossil fuels nor nuclear power are considered to be renewable. For a discussion of this, ple...
3: ... long time-scale, are exploited at rates that may deplete these resources in the near future (see: [[H...
9: ...gy use in modern societies see [[Renewable energy development]].
11: == Defining renewable ==
12: ...s energy sources that don't technically meet this definition. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
8: ...b|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong Kong]]]]
10: ...mas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including s...
12: ...acau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of ...
14: ...become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, r...
20: ... of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations. - Croquet (12113 bytes)
2: ...or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena.
4: ...earlier mallet and ball game [[pall mall]]. It made its way to the [[United States]], [[Australia]], ...
12: ...with each of his balls, runs each hoop twice in order and strikes the centre peg.
14: ...urn by the strikers ball, became more common in order to avoid the penalties.
16: ... in the game means that it is less intellectually demanding. There are other variations popular in oth... - Jurassic (4659 bytes)
1: ... define the start and end of the period are well identified, but the exact dates are uncertain by 5 - ...
9: ...'Malm''. The [[faunal stage]]s from youngest to oldest are:
57: ...tarted to break up. Climates were warm with no evidence of [[glacier|glaciation]]. As in the Triassic...
61: ...[fish]] and marine [[reptile]]s. The latter include [[ichthyosaur]]s, [[plesiosaur]]s, and marine [[C...
71: ...he land, feeding on [[prairie]]s of [[fern]]s and palm-like [[cycad]]s and [[bennettitale]]ans. They wer... - Cycad (7427 bytes)
15: ...uently confused with and mistaken for [[Arecaceae|palms]] or [[ferns]], but are unrelated to either, bel...
18: ...in full sun or shade, and some are [[Sodium chloride|salt]] tolerant. Though they are a minor componen...
23: ... of cycads. The classification below, proposed by Dennis Stevenson in 1990, is based upon a hierarchic...
28: ... century]], [[Antonio Pigafetta]], [[Fernao Lopez de Castanheda]] and [[Francis Drake]] found Cycas pl...
30: ...eorg Christian Lehmann]] in [[1834]]. The name is derived from the [[Greek]] articles "en", meaning "i... - Arecaceae (3209 bytes)
1: ...axobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name=Arecaceae (palm family)}}
2: ...f" coconut palm]]| caption = Manila dwarf coconut palm}}
14: ...Elaeis]]''. The [[Palm Sunday]] [[festival]] uses palms, hence the name.
16: Economically important genera include:
22: ...''[[Calamus (palm genus)|Calamus]]'' - [[rattan]] palm - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
28: ...[fish]]es, into air-breathing amphibians in the [[Devonian]] period.
32: ==Devonian Tetrapods==
33: ...with increasingly complex [[food web]]s that afforded new opportunities.
35: ...n shallow-water habitats choked with plants and [[detritus]]. The universal tetrapod characteristics o...
37: ...ernal [[gill]]s were present in at least one late Devonian tetrapod, [[Acanthostega]].
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