Dictionary » A » Aquatic

Aquatic

Aquatic

(Science: ecology marine biology) Living in or on water for all or a substantial part of the life span (generally restricted to fresh water or inland waters).


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Re: Whale related question ?

... record shows that early whales had rear legs, and special traits found today only in even-tooled ungulates. They were in the beginning only semi-aquatic, then fully aquatic, and then evolved to live in the deep oceans. Early whales all have teeth, not baleen. Baleen was a fairly recent adaption.

See entire post
by robsabba
Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Whale related question ?
Replies: 3
Views: 154

Osmosis and Diffusion

I do one with Elodea leaves and saturated salt solutions that works pretty well. The fresh-water aquatic cells are very permeable to water but not so much to the ions, so the cells shrink from osmotic loss. It's simple, easy to set up and for the students to see, and I ...

See entire post
by Darby
Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:08 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osmosis and Diffusion
Replies: 2
Views: 185

worms

They're from a group that's almost exclusively aquatic and/or parasitic, and includes the flukes and tapeworms. http://silverfishattack.blogspot.com/2009/01/terrestrial-planarians.html

See entire post
by Darby
Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:28 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: worms
Replies: 4
Views: 191

Re: Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants

thanks alex, does anyone else have anything that I could incorporate into my report?

See entire post
by NightStalker
Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:51 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants
Replies: 2
Views: 1303

Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants

... kerotene, and xanthophyll but one of the questions in the discussion is asinkg me what is expected in the absorption spectra if you were to use an aquatic plant instead of a spinach leaf. Can anyone tell me what would be expected or lead me in the right path with a link, article, or some hints? ...

See entire post
by NightStalker
Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:38 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants
Replies: 2
Views: 1303
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 3,160 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link