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DK Science: Communities

ONE-WAY BENEFITTWO-WAY BENEFITMARINE COMMUNITYFIND OUT MOREA community consists of a number of different populations that interact with one another. Because environments vary considerably in…

Geometry: The Big Three

The Big ThreeGeometrySimilar TrianglesRatio, Proportion, and Geometric MeansProperties of Similar TrianglesThe Big Three In order to prove that two triangles are similar, you would need to verify…

transmigration of souls

(Encyclopedia) transmigration of souls or metempsychosistransmigration of soulsmətĕmˌsəkōˈsĭs [key] [Gr.,=change of soul], a belief common to many cultures, in which the soul passes from one body to…

Leopard Species Discovered

Genetic tests lead to the discovery on Borneo and Sumatra by Beth Rowen Related Links Classifying Animals Estimated Number of Animal Species…

New England

Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…

Classifying Animals

The inventor of modern scientific classification was Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) a Swedish botanist who classified and described more than 4,400 species of animals and 7,700 species of plants…

Preface

The Columbia Encyclopedia began its existence in the 1920s when Clarke Fisher Ansley and Columbia University Press recognized the need for a first aid for those who read. They envisioned and created…

Dravidian languages

(Encyclopedia) Dravidian languagesDravidian languagesdrəvĭdˈēən [key], family of about 23 languages that appears to be unrelated to any other known language family. The Dravidian languages are spoken…

Anatomy and
Physiology: You've Got Potential

You've Got PotentialAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Nervous SystemThe Great DivideSupport StaffNeuronsConnecting with SynapsesYou've Got Potential If you remember the basics of polarized membranes from…

plum, in botany

(Encyclopedia) plum, common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus Prunus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe. The plum is generally cultivated in the…