Natural Sciences Essay Examples and Topics. Page 5

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Silicon Dioxide Production and Application

Silicon dioxide is available in plenty, and it can easily be found in several parts of the world. This is because of the ingredients used in making it.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2472

Anthropological Family Portrait

However I had a strong feeling that I needed more respondents, I settled on an uncle from my mother's side and an aunt from my father's side I felt that would offer more details and [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2362

Natural Selection: Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

It is commonly known by the phrase, "survival of the fittest", which means that only the species that have well adapted to their environment, is well suited to survive in that habitat.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

Anti-Agriculture vs. Agriculture Advocacy Groups

Agriculture advocacy and anti-agriculture groups' perspectives on technology and innovation are critical distinctions between activist groups that oppose agriculture and those that support it.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 900

16S and 18S Ribonucleic Acids: The Key Differences

Although 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA are located in the cytoplasm, the differences in the systems exist because 16S rRNA is in the prokaryotic ribosome and 18S rRNA is in the eukaryotic ribosome.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 328

The Deeply Rooted in the Present Book by Kenny

For example, the novelty of the author's developments may lie in the fact that she introduces the definition of Quilombo identity into the science of anthropology.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 937

Switzerland’s Economics and Culture

The Alps, located in the south and southeast of Switzerland, are among the country's most recognizable geographical features. According to data, the number of people living in Switzerland went up by 60,000 between 2021 and [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 881

Optimal Foraging Theory in Zoology

To increase fitness, an animal uses a foraging method that offers the most benefit for the least cost, maximizing the net energy obtained.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 319

Regional Analysis of Surrey, British Columbia

The city of Surrey, River Fraser, and the Cascadia faultline have always made up the characteristics of the region together with its artistic beauty. The painting is a beautiful landscape of the Fraser River in [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 669

The Effect of pH on Water Holding Capacity of Chicken

In the present laboratory work, the main issue is to investigate the potential relationship between WHC as a measure of moisture content and chicken pH; specifically, the question is to identify the effect of meat [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 974

The Controversy of Darwin’s Theory

The scientist knew that the concept of the existence of one common ancestor and the idea of natural selection was a striking contradiction to the aforementioned perspective, as it risked invalidating the role of God [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 283

The Cotton Plant Use in Human Activities

Moreover, cotton fiber is used for the production of calico, cambric, awning, knitwear and woolen fabrics, making their content more natural; apart from textiles, large quantities of cotton are needed for the automotive, aviation, and [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 293

Non-trophic Interaction in Marine Species

An example of non-trophic relationships between marine species is decorator crabs and sponges. Decorator crabs and sponges' relations are an example of mutually helpful non-trophic interaction mutualism.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 281

Case Study: Human Body Water Balance

Sodium is reabsorbed in the thick climbing appendage of the loop of Henle. The rest of the Na+ retention happens in the distal nephron.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 376

Nervous System: The Main Functions

The Nervous System is the "command and control center of the body". These electrical impulses go between the brain, the skin, the organs, the glands, and the muscles.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 577

The Species Concepts in Zoology

Interestingly, even these domestic dogs that are seen as belonging to the same species cannot interbreed as in the case of interbreeding Chihuahua and a Great Dane. Generally, animals belonging to the same species are [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 316

Neuroethics, Its Meanings and Main Topics

Neuroscience studies how the brain works and what is the structure of the brain. It is important to understand the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry of the brain, and to correlate them with the behavior.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 372

Glucose and Its Importance in Biology

Among them are galactose and fructose, with galactose being the optical isomer of glucose, while fructose is the structural isomer. On the contrary, while glucose and fructose can be found in natural sugars, especially in [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 375

“Ghost in the Genes” Video Review

Epigenetics enables the appropriate study of the factors that significantly impact the functioning of the cells that may lead to the turning on and off of different genes present in the cells.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

Ancient Chinese Contributions

These four areas of innovations contributed greatly to the growth and massive transformation of China up to the current time. The use of Fireworks/gunpowder has changed the face of the world in regard to warfare.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Long Island Excavation Site Report

Thus, in this particular report, the interpretation of the findings discovered during the excavation is strictly subjective, based partially on the existing knowledge of similar sites and the regional specificities.
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1726

Organic Chemistry – Contributions and in Life

Despite many challenges imposed on the balancing of equations of pertaining reactions, in school my interest was drawn into the study of organic chemistry, which entailed a study of organic carbon compounds.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 586

Development of Cities: Factors of Growth

At the same time, the most widespread and constant causes of urbanization are connected with commercial activity and the availability of natural resources.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 305

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Similar to the way letters of the alphabet are organized in a sequence to form words and sentences, these bases combine in a certain way to pass traits to the next generation.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

The Island of American Samoa

The Island of American Samoa lies south of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. As far as beauty is concerned, the island consists of dense tropical forests and hilly landscapes that create a magnificent view [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 920

Anthropology: Evolution of Human Language and Tongue

According to the anatomical characteristics of humans the ability to produce speech was pursuant to them. They lived among hominids which noise and sounds they tried to come after.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 849

Campania, Italy: Geographic Analysis

The region is in the southern parts of Italy. It covers an area of 13,590 km², borders Mediterranean sea to the west, and located in the renowned Italian peninsula.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 745

Amperometry: Chemical Analysis

First of all, it should be recalled that the use of electrochemical methods in quantitative analysis is based on the use of dependencies of measured parameters of electrochemical processes on the content or concentration of [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3681

What Enzymes Are and How Do They Work

Enzymes should be in a proper shape to function well and resemble the way a key in the lock functions and they way it is affected by the nature.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 871

Communication Behavior Among Crows

The following paper is an analysis of the communication behavior among crows and similarities between this type of communication and human communication.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1708

Botany: The Beavertail Cactus

Phylum Angiospermae is known to dominate the land because it consists of the highest number of species in the kingdom Plantae. Beavertail cactus exhibits several structural modifications in the leaves, stems, roots and flowers.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Preparation and Properties of an Aqueous Ferrofluid

A ferrofluid is a liquid that contains very small pieces of a magnetic substance and hence acquires its magnetic properties when placed in a magnetic field. A ferrofluid primarily consists of small particles which are [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1385

Cell Theory, Functions, Discoveries

The basic premises of cell theory include that the basic unit of structure in all living organisms is the cell. The other premise in cell theory is that the functionality of an organism is a [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 742

Toxicology: Is Water a Toxic Substance?

It is well known that the solubility of ethanol in water is unlimited. Toxicity could be a characteristic of the formation of the reactive oxygen species which can also be present in water.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Proteus Vulgaris Bacterium and Its Characteristics

As far as the size of the bacterium is concerned, most of the specimens of P. Finally, cystitis and prostatitis can be viewed as a possible prognosis in the case of contracting P.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Analyzing the Economy of Cuba

The government controlled most of the means of production and employed a large percentage of the workforce. In the current paper, the author takes an in-depth look into the current status of the Cuban economy.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1214

Plasma Discharge and its Examples

Here, Chang, Lawless and Yamamoto argue that plasma is the fourth state of matter, which occupies 99% of the universe and consists of particles known as ions, neutrons, and neutrals, which exist in a gaseous [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2752

Environmental Microbiology Overview

When managed properly in accordance with the five principles of good management, they provide a number of benefits that include: Detoxification of wastewater Capturing renewable resources such as energy and water Sensing pathogens in the [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3298

UNESCO Paper: The Grand Canyon National Park

The springs and seeps out of the canyon walls sustain eleven percent of the plants in the park. In some of the management activities, local citizens and volunteers have been involved.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1732

Concepts of the Life of a Lion

As research studies show, the lion takes the second position in the feline family in terms of weight and size, although it is the strongest animal in the family; hence, its nickname the "king of [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1613

The Digestive System in the Human Body

The stomach is an organ of digestion located between the esophagus and the duodenum on the left upper part of the abdominal cavity. The large intestines of the human body are located between the ileocecal [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 613

The Euphorbia Plant Modification and Adaptation

In the place of the leaves the plant has thorns which are used to protect the plant from its predators and help in conserving water for the plant as it does not lose water in [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 193

Maps, Atlases and their Essential Components

The title outlines the purpose of a map, and it is the first thing that a reader has to see. The north arrow helps to determine the positioning of the map and establish a link [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 782

Ethnographic Design: Types

The investigator is required to define the characteristics of the society under study. Abalos, argues that "critical ethnographic studies are a type of ethnographic research in which the author is interested in advocating for the [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1080

Physiology of Uromastyx Aegyptia

Since the soil in the harsh and arid regions is salty, this makes the vegetation to have a lot of salt elements in them.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1340

Desalination in the UAE

Therefore, the UAE Security Strategy 2036 promotes the idea of the creation of desalination plants as one of the dominant technologies in the UAE.
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  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 871

Power Distance in Venezuela

Given the recent political protests in Venezuela, the research of the extent to which the power distance could be maintained and respected could be a valuable addition to cultural studies.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 303

Different Ecosystems and Living Things

Habitat is the living environment; the population is all the living organisms within a habitat, and community is the organisms that interact with each other. The descriptions of the three ecosystems below will focus on [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 809

Carrying Out a Personal Study of Garbology

In the study, I scrutinized myself in terms of eating habits and compared this information with the one that I had gathered from my garbage. Most importantly, the data that I gathered in this study [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 996

Physiographic Regions of the European Continent

The four physiographic regions of the European continent are the divisions into which the physical landscape of the European continent is put. Most of the coalfields found on the continent are located in the central [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 300

“Designer Baby” Technology and Its Impact on Society

The outlook of this issue, similar to a lot of other moral challenges created by the genetic revolution, has confronted the globe so fast to the extent where physicians, ethicists, Christians, and politicians have started [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1874

Bermuda Triangle and Its Definition

According to Winer, "the initial claims of the mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda also known as the 'Devils Triangle' dates back to September 19th 1950.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1002

Different Kinds of Exotic Fruits

But that does not hold it back from being 'The King Of Fruits."Durian is a native fruit to Malaysia and Indonesia but now it is being grown in Thailand, Southern Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka, [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 669

Dodo Bird and Why It Went Extinct

One of the extinct species of bird is the dodo bird. Its extinction has made it hard for scholars to classify the bird when it comes to taxonomy of birds.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 651

“Global Village or Global City” by Phillip McCann

Economic competition has lead to the developed countries switching from input or process principles to performance and results principles, with occasional evaluation and recording of the results to be used in comparing their performance with [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

The Process of a Prenatal Child’s Development

A zygote is developed as a result of the fusion of two sex cells the sperm and ovum. The basic element of a chromosome is DNA and gene is the major component of the DNA.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 874

A Passion Flower: Properties and Story of Discovery

The foliage and shoots are medically used in the form of antispasmodic, styptic, sudorific, soporific, narcotic, depressant, and vasodilator in addition to being used in the healing of some female complaints.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 650

Evolution: Different Types of Selection

The genotype of the population is influenced to a great extent by natural selection and it is essentially the effect of the environment on the specific phenotype that describes the definition of the fittest.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618

Evolution: Primate Locomotion and Body Configuration

The idea that mobility of upper limbs was least in prosimians, greater in monkeys, greater still in apes, and most in humans was a useful idea for viewing the primates in earlier times.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3944

Importance of Coral Reefs

The algae that is found in the sea also helps in reef building because they contain limestone and this is important in the integrity of the reefs.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1625

Vitamin A: Description and Usage

Vitamin A found in fruits and vegetable is referred to as Provitamin A carotenoids, these vitamins A are converted into retinol in the body where one molecule of beta carotene produces two molecule of Vitamin [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 509

Molecular Chaperones and Misfolded Proteins

The function of this system is to make sure of the conformity and maturity of proteins produced by blocking the deliverance of incompletely folded or misfolded proteins, which are then destroyed in the cytoplasm.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1288

Hominoid Evolution: Intelligence and Communication

It is through the use of senses that the hominids interacted with the environment.as feedback came from the environment internalization was done through the brains and thus facilitating the development of the cognitive aspect of [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1317

The Solventless Reaction: The Aldol Reaction Condensation

To explore the base-catalyzed aldol condensation between 3, 4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, and 1-indanone under solvent-free conditions; To purify the product through recrystallization; To evaluate the melting point of the product.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Phagocytosis Mechanism in Higher Animals

The phagocytosis process can only occur after the phagocyte binds to the receptors on the surface of the bacteria. If the phagocyte is not compatible with the available receptors, blood proteins, which are called opsonins, [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 868

Bacteria and Their Positive and Negative Effects

However, the described assumption is quite far from the truth, with a significant number of bacteria being not only useful but also essential to the functioning of the human body and the sustenance of life.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 335

Polymer and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

The objective of this report is to evaluate the properties, limitations, and prospects of future applications of fiber-reinforced concretes and polymer reinforced concretes.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 40
  • Words: 11030

Aqueous HCl Solution Preparation

To prepare 500 grams of a 5% aqueous HCl solution, the chemist must have some basic information about the solute and the solution.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 668

Acid Effects on Starch in Industrial Applications

This variability is apparent in the morphology of starch granules regarding size and shape, the amount of amylose, the structure of amylopectin concerning the length of chains, and the position of branching.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2011

X-Ray Fluorescence Experiment for Salt Samples

The weighed salt sample was then put in a sample press machine to be flattened after which the height of the flattened sample was measured and found to be 4 cm.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Nanobiotechnology, Its Advantages and Disadvantages

While the world believes that nanobiotechnology is likely to shape future technology, it is important to consider both sides of the technology and have an analysis of its pros and cons.
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  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 886

Microbiologist as a Career in Bioscience

Moreover, I believe that in this way I can help people by making discoveries that can be used in medicine, agriculture, food production. This experience can help me in the future especially when I will [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Big Data and Agriculture

Big Data is expected to feed the world in the future by analyzing large volumes of data associated with predicting the weather, finding appropriate regions for farming and agriculture, and eliminating possible adverse outcomes.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Agriculture and Regulations in African Countries

This work is aimed at determining the significance of agriculture in African countries, the main features of the regulation of this field, as well as the causes leading to a failure in a traditional developmental [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 500

Negotiating: Pandas in San Diego Zoo Case

It is not the possible revenues of the zoo that need to be mentioned, but rather the revenues that the counterparty will have, as well as the influence of pandas on the promotion of support [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 625

The Tel Burna Archeological Excavation Project

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance of the Tel Burna site, the methodology employed by the archeologists, and the contributions made by the project.
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1460

The Birth of Childhood by Ann Gibbons

Therefore, they analyzed the process of growing a fossil Neanderthal that lived in Belgium 500,000 years ago and found out that it also grew up faster than a modern human do.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 596

The Mysteries of the Tomb of Queen Paubi

As it often happens with various works of art that have stood the time test of several epochs, the creator of the harp and the invalid soundbox inside it is unknown.
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

Organic Farming for Sustainable Food Production

The article is titled "Will Organic Agriculture Feed the World," and it provides its readers with an overview of the statistics that apply to the sustainability of organic farming.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1153

Polypropylene Concept in Chemistry

The majority of commercial PP is isotactic and possesses a transitional intensity of crystallinity amid the one of high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 20
  • Words: 5166

“The Facts of Evolution” by Michael Shermer

The major theme of the article is the justification of Darwin's evolution theory. The theory is based on the assumption that species are static, but the changes in species are very rapid, and, thus, the [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 858