And our prediction was that if fermentation is greater in the fermentation tube with more yeast, then more CO2 Will be produced in the tube. In table 1.1, test tube 1 was used as a control with no yeast, while test tube 2 also as a control with no glucose. ... Whereas there was no fermentation in test tube 1 because there was no yeast. ... Tube 2 and 3 were the experimental tubes. ... There was no succinate in the control tube while there was a constant amount of succinate in the experimental tubes. ...

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Lovelock saw in this project, that maybe the atmosphere of Mars caused there to be no life on it. ... Nitrates can then be fed of to plants with fungi in there roots, and then are released into the atomosphere, or are then eaten by animals. ... Atlthough this is a fairly good explanaition for the Gaia Theory, there were people who did not believe a word of what Lovelock said. ... The dasies were evenly distributed over the world. ... If there were other organisms that could have helped maintain the homeostatis of earth, then the daises might have survived. ...

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Materials and Methods There were five test solutions used in this experiment, water being the control, which were mixed with a yeast solution to cause fermentation. ... Once totally filled, making sure no bubbles were in it, the pipette was turned upside down back into the test tube containing the remaining mixture of the test solution. ... Discussion During this lab, there were many things that affected the results, for example, did not notice the exact time galactose started to ferment, could not properly read the graduate cylinder, and bubbles in the pipettes. ... Glycine prod...

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The syringe was then placed in a light. ... If there was to be a quicker rate in photosynthesis in any of the test tubes, then the water in that test tube would be a reddish color. ... If the rate of photosynthesis was increased, then the leaves in this syringe would rise to the top faster then the other syringes. ... There was not much change from the beginning to the end. ... With the control and no-light, photosynthesis still occurred, but not as rapidly as the one in the light. ...

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We then got a piece of Elodea plant and put it in one of our test tubes. ... We then waited 3 minutes to see if there were any leaks. After seeing that the there were no leaks we used a marker to mark the line of our beginning starting place. ... Once both tubes showed no leaks we placed a fishbowl full of water between our tubes and a lamp. ... The last reading that my group recorded is where we then decide that our experimental had failed. ...

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In order to measure the amount of carbon stored in the trees, we measured the circumference of the tree at breast height and then the height of the tree. Using a chart given to us, we then determined how much carbon was stored in that tree, based on the measurements we made. ... There is 8.4 g of carbon stored in each sheet of paper (Upstream Solutions), therefore: (8.4g*8,730,607 pieces of paper)/1000 = 73337.0988 kg of carbon. ... No, not by a long shot. ... Because I had no indication for which one was more accurate, I disregarded the trees, not including it in my calculations and eviden...

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Now more then ever, unlike CO, CO2 is creating numerous problems in the world. ... There is still no answer, and that leaves us with the concern of global warming. ... Bailey did have some good points in which there were false predictions, but yet none of the predictions contained scenarios with the dangerous CO2. ... It turns out that Bailey's true scenarios were not exactly successful. ... "In 1980, 36,000 square miles of forest were burned in the tropics. ...

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American pharmacists later then started to add medicine flavors such as birch bark, dandelion, sarsaparilla and fruit extracts to the unflavored water. ... There was no significant purpose for the creation of soda pop and soft drinks. ... Times were changing and new things were becoming popular among America, that's another reason it was created. Finally, like every other inventor, they were out to make money and because the beverages were popular, they were sure to make a large prophet. ... They were based around taste for plain enjoyment. ...

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Moreover, there are some things you can do to help keep the air cleaner. ... Then, finally, we should plant as many trees in the parks and streets as we can. ... Unfortunately, there is no easy way to solve water pollution. If there were, it would not be so much of a problem. ... What, then, can be done to encourage more people to start recycling? ...

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I was used to boiling temperatures of around 80 degrees and walking round with no top on, but now I have come to a place where I would have to wear a suit everyday and feel the cold temperature of Ohio every time I opened the door. ... Luckily, when I got out of the basement everything looked the same, apart from some bushes and twigs that were out of place. ... This is how the planet is supposed to work". (9) Then he states that we, humans, changed the equation and this is what is leading us to natural disasters. The authors then bring up that when scientists discovered that humans were heati...

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The natural greenhouse effect has kept the Earth's average surface temperature around 33 degrees Celsius, warmer than it would be if there were no atmosphere. ... Life could not exist if there was no natural greenhouse effect. ... Now that there are no trees to help filter out pollution, we are allowing more damage to the atmosphere causing global warming. ... In conclusion, if there was no greenhouse effect then there would be no global warming. ... If people try to help out, then it would be a longer process to keep the ozone layer healthy longer. ...

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All of which were not decided by society and are the physical environment and its natural processes. However, there is mounting evidence that new human technologies and decisions by society are causing changes to the physical environment resulting in natural hazards. ... Lots of rainfall, meant the floodgates of the dam were opened stopping the dam from bursting but increasing the discharge of the river in Bangladesh which then caused a major flood (WWF international, 2001). ... They therefore didn't predict or prevent which caused more deaths as no one evacuated. ... This then links to...

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During this time period most individuals owned few and basic pieces of clothing that were durable, of high quality and often reusable. ... Regarding the consumer aspect there is a lack of information and understanding of how clothing items are created and how cheap prices result in high costs in terms of social and environmental capital. ... In the words of Victor Yung, Chairman of Li&Fung;, Hong Kong's main suppliers to American and European brands, "We might decide to buy yarn from Korean producers but have it woven and dyed in Taiwan the Japanese have the best zippers and buttons...

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They were concerned that it may result in an excessive cooling, not warming. ... (Watson 21) Others say that it is a slight concern but there is no need to panic over it. ... (Parsons 5) There are many causes behind global warming. ... If not for the reasons listed above, there would be no global warming. ... If people try to help out, then outcomes would be more sufficient and speedy. ...

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This affected climates to produce ice ages and heat waves that were the result of natural variation caused by sudden fluctuations in the sun's emission of radiation, volcanic eruptions and other affects. ... If the water were to warm up by only three degrees, trout could be threatened with extinction, and salmon would become endangered" ("Causes of Endangerment"). ... Are there any alternatives to power people's houses, cars, and etc? ... Pipes or channels are then used to direct water from the storage to the stations. ... But there are disadvantages to hydropower. ...

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Soon after the launch of the Apollo 13 rocket, there was a big problem with the number 5 main engine cutoff, but mission control said there would be no big problem unless there was a loss of another engine. ... Of the 3 total oxygen tanks, two of then were completely down and not giving any kind of reading whatsoever. Some of the flight control crew just reasoned with themselves and just thought that there was a problem with the instruments reading. ... Now as if their problems couldn't get any worse, before there was a problem with the lack of oxygen, now their was a problem with th...

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In 1997, representative met in Kyoto, Japan and produced an agreement known as the Kyoto protocol which is an agreement that commits agreeing countries to reduce their greenhouse gases by the year 2012 to the levels that they were at in 1990. ... The acceptance of the Kyoto protocol is one of two steps; in 1997, countries who accepted the purposes of the accord as valid goals signed the protocol and then had much time to deliberate and suggest amendments to the protocol. ... While fresh fruit is completely biodegradable, and poses no threat to the environment, the plastic containers and cardbo...

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Each one of these gases has there own set of environmental problems that come along with it. ... What is being done now Even though there is a lot of work to be done in the area of emissions in order to secure the environment of future generations there are some great efforts that are taking place in our present that have proven to be very helpful. ... The equipment used for roadside sensing was leased from the University of Colorado and within five mounts time 218 vehicles have been repaired 271 vehicles were retired. ... Second problem that would occur if we were to switch to this energy so...

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Some background information about Britain is outlined and then the policy responses to several hypothetical UN resolutions are explored based on Britain's global agenda. ... If there were to be a UN resolution calling for a UN peacemaking intervention on any country supporting ISIS, Britain will likely be involved, as there are many reasons it would be beneficial for them and they have supported other similar wars on terror before. Global emissions are an important policy point for Britain as well since they are largely dependent on foreign oil, and if there were to be a UN resolution ca...

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We have fouled our own lair as no 'unintelligent' species ever would. ... Clearly there is a difference between environmentalism and development. ... Since then, evidence that it is causing harmful climate changes--including the flooding of some island nations and a depleted food chain in Antarctica--has increased. But there's precious little U.S. leadership in making the global changes that could slow the warming trend.[3] The United States did agree to an international treaty in Kyoto, Japan, pledging that by 2010 it would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 7% below wha...

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This claim is important because a similar or greater warming phase has occurred in the very recent past, before human CO2 emissions had caused CO2 levels to rise, then clearly any such recent warming must have been natural and was not caused by CO2. And if any recent similar warming phase was natural then clearly the current phase of warming could also be a natural phenomenon. If the current phase of warming could be natural then those arguing that it was primarily caused  by human CO2 emissions would have to prove their hypothesis. ... It's certainly true that there's no way to...

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But today there is overwhelming proof that this is nothing to take lightly. ... Then the earth radiates energy back into space. ... The 1990's were the hottest decade on record (Lemonick 25). ... The earth warming is a natural occurrence to some degree, and the earth's temperature would rise on its own; but that takes thousands of years, were doing it in a century. ... I will start out by telling about the different energy producing devices that produce no greenhouse emissions at all. ...

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Yes, there would be a growth in the job market but who gets these jobs? ... According to an interview in the winter edition of The No Frack Almanac, Navarro Adams and Jim Laverty have not seen any of the benefits that gas companies have promised. ... I know this for a fact" (Alderson 6) Both then spoke about how rent and food prices have been exacerbated. ... There are also major risks of economic catastrophes that come along with fracking. ... Although Halliburton was able to prevent people from finding out the dangers of their practices initially, they were not able to silence the voices of ...

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Global warming is no hoax, all the warning signs are here, and Gore goes into detail of why it the problem exist, why no effort has been made to solve it, and why this global disastrous can also bring great opportunities. ... First comes the problem, then the solution, it is a basic story element that everyone can understand. ... By the end of his first claim he concludes that if no course of actions is taken within the next decade, there is a no point of return. ... The resources are there, all we need is to act on it and we can create anything we set on minds on. ... He uses Katrina as e...

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A million years ago, when dinosaurs were in existence, the earth consisted of diverse tropical trees and swamps. ... They are considered non-renewable sources of energy because there is no way of reproducing them after they are used. The energy released can then be transformed into any form of energy. ... Without fossil fuels, we will find ourselves in an environment with no electricity. ... There are some disadvantages that come with the exploration and utilization of these fuels. ...

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