Not exact matches
A discovery of well - preserved
fossil plants by paleontologists from the United States, China, Japan, Russia and Mongolia has allowed researchers to
identify a distant relative of the living
plant Ginkgo biloba.
The compound leaves of Potomacapnos apeleutheron
identify the 120 million - year - old
plant fossil as the earliest known North American member of the eudicots, the largest group of flowering
plants.
University of Maryland doctoral student Nathan Jud, a paleobotanist — an expert in
plant fossils and their environments —
identified the species and its significance.
A
fossil leaf fragment collected decades ago on a Virginia canal bank has been
identified as one of North America's oldest flowering
plants, a 115 - to 125 - million - year - old species new to science.
Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms,
plants and animals Give reasons for classifying
plants and animals based on specific characteristics
Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that
fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
Identify how animals and
plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram
We have teams of second graders examining
plant and animal
fossils and engaging in simulated digs to excavate and
identify animal skeletons.
The
fossils are evidence of New Zealand's location in the ancient Gondwana;
plant species
identified here are similar to those found in South America.
This study,
identifies and assesses system approaches in order to prioritize research needs for the capture and non-atmospheric sequestering of a significant portion of the carbon dioxide (CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB--RRB- emitted from
fossil fuel - fired electric power
plants (US power
plants presently produce about 7 % of the world «s CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- emissions).