(Encyclopedia) Hedwig, JohannHedwig, Johannyōˈhän hātˈvĭkh [key], 1730–99, German botanist, b. Transylvania. He was an authority on the lower plants, especially mosses, and was professor at the Univ…
(Encyclopedia) mulch, any material, usually organic, that is spread on the ground to protect the soil and the roots of plants from the effects of soil crusting, erosion, or freezing; it is also used…
Some dinosaurs ate lizards, turtles, eggs, or early mammals. Some hunted other dinosaurs or scavenged dead animals. Most, however, ate plants (but not grass, which hadn't evolved yet). Rocks that…
Distributor:Pleasant Company Based on Amelia’s Notebook by Marissa Moss, this lively animated film explores Amelia’s feelings about moving from California to Oregon with her mom and sister, Cleo.…
singer and actressDied: April 17, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: actress on TV show "To Tell the Truth" Singer, actress, philanthropist, and National…
(Encyclopedia) BryozoaBryozoabrīˌəzōˈə [key], name of a phylum, in older systems of classification, that included the invertebrate animals now classified in the phyla Entoprocta and Ectoprocta. The…
(Encyclopedia) lichenlichenlīˈkən [key], usually slow-growing organism of simple structure, composed of fungi (see Fungi) and photosynthetic green algae or cyanobacteria living together in a…
(Encyclopedia) bog, very old lake without inlet or outlet that becomes acid and is gradually overgrown with a characteristic vegetation (see swamp). Peat moss, or sphagnum, grows around the edge of…
