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61) Inside the Human Body: Characteristics of Cells Science Literacy Grade 5 Children's Biology Books
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Let's go microscopic inside your body! In this book, you will be learning about the characteristics of the cell, which is the basic unit of life. Learn to identify the structure as well as function of the different cell parts like the cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria and ribosomes. Realize that healthy cells are key to a healthy you.
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STOP MORGELLONS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY and GEOENGINEERING!
This book identifies the plot against renewables as being due to climate engineering which the author believes IS causing climate change
In the aerosols are nano-tech and Morgellons components which are bio-synthetic symbionts (animals, seeds, and plants, fungi etc.) which are now able to incubate in our skin! Our physiology - their mad experiment! And more!
Get this out, out, out! As far as...
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Identify and describe the structure as well as function of the cells. Understand importance of the nucleus, nuclear membrane, vacoules and endoplasmic reticulum. Which is the control center, which acts similar to that of the brain? Which part is responsible for growth and reproduction. Which part stores needed materials? There's a lot learn from this book.
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A whole new world was opened to scientists when the microscope was invented in the late 1500s. As a result, cell biologists were able to study the tiniest particles known to man. In this book, you are going to read about some of the most accomplished cell biologists in history. Get to know Robert Hooke, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, and Ernest Just. Grab a copy and start reading today.
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Organisms are classified into two main groups - single-celled or multicellular. In this book, you will learn the difference of these two groups of organisms. You will also go over examples of single-celled and multicellular organisms. Complex organisms are composed of different cells that perform different functions. What are these functions? What are examples of complex organisms? Learn more by reading.
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Une étude comparative de la sexualité
Qu'est-ce que la sexualité? Quand et comment est-elle apparue? Quels sont les principaux traits de son évolution? Fort de sa compétence en génétique et en biologie évolutive, Jean Génermont propose des réponses et des pistes de réflexion issues de ses propres travaux, tout en s'appuyant sur de nombreux exemples pris aussi bien chez les animaux que chez les plantes terrestres.
Jean Génermont effectue...
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Sphagnum mosses are small plants of the division of Bryophyta that are widespread and abundant in peatlands and several other types of wetlands. About sixty species of Sphagnum mosses are known for the territories of Quebec, Labrador and the Maritimes (with the exception of the island of Newfoundland). However, it can be laborious to identify these plants to the species taxonomic level. This book provides a unique dichotomous key for a visual identification...
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Step back in time and discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded and snakes had legs! Meet terrifying giant birds, and tiny elephants living on islands in this fascinating creature guide like no other. Learn how whales once walked on four legs before taking to the oceans; how dinosaurs evolved into birds; and how the first cats were small and lived in trees. Featuring a stunning mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated...
69) The coral thief
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In her virtuosic debut, Ghostwalk, Rebecca Stott unfolded an extraordinary and true mystery involving Isaac Newton and set in seventeenth-century Cambridge. The Coral Thief is another intriguing mystery and love story, centering on pre-Darwinian theories of evolution and set in Paris right after Napoleon's surrender at Waterloo.Upon his arrival in Paris, where he has come to study anatomy, Daniel Connor, a young medical student from Edinburgh, finds...
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71) Fins
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Sharks Incorporated volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks. Marine biologist Doc Ford needs some assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids, Luke, Marta, and Sabina. Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on their small fishing boat in hopes of...
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English naturalist Charles Darwin is among one of the most influential figures in the history of science. Inspired by evidence that he collected during his expedition on the 'HMS Beagle' and his research regarding selective breeding, Darwin theorized that all species descended from a common ancestor. In his groundbreaking work of evolutionary biology, "On the Origin of Species," he details the scientific theory of evolution, which posits that species...
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Child's Play (International) Ltd
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2013.
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English
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Harold is an amazing mimic, and can imitate the sound of everything in his home. Tired of repeating the same old noises, he yearns to find out what other voices there are in the big, wide world. But what happens when he suddenly realises that he doesn't yet have a voice of his own?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Polar bears and penguins may like cold weather but they live at opposite ends of the Earth. What do these animals have in common and how are they different? You might see them together at a zoo but they would never be found in the same habitats in the wild. Compare and contrast these polar animals through stunning photographs"--
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Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Howard is sure that he is a very exceptional gecko. After all, he's the only camouflaged creature in the rain forest--or so he assumes. But Howard doesn't always notice other animals, especially those who can also hide in plain sight. When he learns that there are other camouflaged creatures, he doesn't feel so special anymore. Is Howard... average? And if so, who will love a completely unexceptional gecko like Howard?" --
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Les glucides, les lipides et les protides sont les trois grandes familles de composés naturels dont le rle biologique est fondamental. Glucides est le nom moderne de ce que l'on appelait autrefois « saccharides ». En fait, les glucides comprennent, outre des matières naturelles sucrées, dont le...
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How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer.
In clear, jargon-free language, Dennis Bray taps the findings from the discipline of systems biology to show that the internal chemistry of living cells is a form...
79) We go way back
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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The tiger is just one of thousands of animals -- including the ground iguana, the white-rumped vulture, and the partula snail -- currently in danger of becoming extinct, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless others we will never see again.
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