Dawn Redwood - Rediscovery of an Ancient Tree
The dawn redwood was believed extinct until Chinese refugees fleeing the Japanese WWII invasion came across several growing in remote villages of …
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Habitats Quiz: Are You Clued Up About Ecosystems?
It is common knowledge that ecosystems are important, but why are they so important and what is threatening them? Do you know the answers? Test your …
Continue ReadingInteresting & Fun Facts About Rainforests
The whole family can have fun taking this quiz about one of our most complex and fascinating biomes, the rainforests! Test your knowledge about the …
Continue ReadingAll About Rainforests
With nearly five million identified species of plants, animals and insects the world’s rainforests account for almost fifty percent of the total …
Continue ReadingTake the Biodiversity Challenge
Biodiversity is important to all life on earth and it is declining at an alarming rate. Test your biodiversity knowledge and learn how biodiversity …
Continue ReadingHow the Food Chain in the Rainforest Works
A food chain is a system within an ecological community in which every living organism depends on another body for its subsistence. In an ecosystem …
Continue ReadingTreatment of Soil Contaminated with Arsenic with Phytoremediation
High concentrations of heavy metals in the soil has always been a problem and arsenic is one of the least desirable metals to be found in the ground. …
Continue ReadingPlants and Animals in the Mojave Desert Ecology
The Mojave Desert is defined predominantly by the range of the Joshua tree. This makes it hard to define a single ecology for the desert. Mojave …
Continue ReadingHow to Define Fossil Records: Exploring Evolution and Fossil Records of the Past
How do we define fossil records? How are evolution and the fossil record linked? Read about how the fossil record is evidence of Darwin’s theory …
Continue ReadingDescription of Scarce Natural Resources: Scarcity Due To Overuse
Are our natural resources becoming scarce, and if so, why? What will be the cost? Understanding this effect can help future generations.
Continue ReadingA List of Facts About the Environmental Issues Faced Today
Issues concerning the environment affect every living thing. Learn about the negative aspects of deforestation. Decide for yourself if fossil fuels or …
Continue ReadingA Definition of an Ecosystem as a Basic Guide for Students
Every ecosystem on Earth has one or more species that interact in an ecology community with each other, and interact with their non-living …
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