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- A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus...106 KB (11,518 words) - 17:38, 5 June 2024
- Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus...64 KB (6,901 words) - 21:29, 27 May 2024
- The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or...152 KB (16,211 words) - 20:05, 7 June 2024
- The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost...66 KB (7,639 words) - 15:28, 10 June 2024
- Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of...57 KB (5,700 words) - 00:58, 27 May 2024
- A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the...59 KB (6,433 words) - 12:49, 15 June 2024
- Chlorophyll at different scales Chlorophyll is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants...34 KB (3,463 words) - 18:37, 3 June 2024
- Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the...28 KB (3,045 words) - 19:58, 17 June 2024
- Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow...115 KB (13,133 words) - 19:13, 12 June 2024
- Australopithecus (/ˌɒstrələˈpɪθɪkəs, -loʊ-/, OS-trə-lə-PITH-i-kəs, -loh-; from Latin australis 'southern', and Ancient Greek πίθηκος (pithekos) 'ape')...47 KB (5,041 words) - 03:30, 11 June 2024
- Crinoids are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk in their juvenile form are...43 KB (4,559 words) - 13:20, 9 June 2024
- The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central...14 KB (1,688 words) - 02:34, 5 June 2024
- Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white...39 KB (3,944 words) - 07:58, 16 May 2024
- Alanine transaminase (ALT) is a transaminase enzyme (EC 2.6.1.2). It is also called alanine aminotransferase (ALT or ALAT) and was formerly called serum...12 KB (1,240 words) - 01:07, 9 May 2024
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official...123 KB (10,793 words) - 19:07, 11 June 2024
- Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species. Biochemist Linus...9 KB (939 words) - 23:56, 25 July 2023
- Conch (/kɒŋk, kɒntʃ/) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable...24 KB (2,753 words) - 16:14, 23 April 2024
- Dian Fossey (/daɪˈæn/ dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive...61 KB (6,533 words) - 04:44, 11 June 2024
- Debeaking, beak trimming (also spelled as beak-trimming), or beak conditioning, is the partial removal of the beak of poultry, especially layer hens and...35 KB (4,058 words) - 13:47, 3 May 2024
- In biochemistry, lipase (/ˈlaɪpeɪs, ˈlaɪpeɪz/ LY-payss, LY-payz) refers to a class of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats. Some lipases display...19 KB (1,900 words) - 07:30, 11 June 2024