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earthworm
(Encyclopedia) earthworm, terrestrial, cylindrical segmented worm of the class Oligochaeta. There are 2,200 earthworm species, found all over the world except in arid and arctic regions and ranging…atonement
(Encyclopedia) atonement, the reconciliation, or “at-one-ment,” of sinful humanity with God. In Judaism both the Bible and rabbinical thought reflect the belief that God's chosen people must be pure…Systematics, Taxonomy, and Classification: Linnaeus
LinnaeusSystematics, Taxonomy, and ClassificationIntroductionLinnaeusSystematics Analysis TechniquesAlternative Methods of ClassificationModern Classification Bioterms Taxonomy is the…bacteria
(Encyclopedia) bacteria [pl. of bacterium], microscopic unicellular prokaryotic organisms characterized by the lack of a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Once considered a part…Systematics, Taxonomy, and Classification: Alternative Methods of Classification
Alternative Methods of ClassificationSystematics, Taxonomy, and ClassificationIntroductionLinnaeusSystematics Analysis TechniquesAlternative Methods of ClassificationModern Classification The…Women's Suffrage: The Fighting Forces
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Crises of 1916The Decisive BattleThe Fighting ForcesIn the struggle from which the final woman suffrage victory was now about to emerge…Agencies of the United Nations
Linked to the United Nations through special agreements, the separate, autonomous specialized agencies of the UN family set standards and guidelines, help formulate policies, provide technical…Anatomy and
Physiology: Stops Along the Way
Stops Along the WayAnatomy and
PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food
In order…International Relations
Cite /**/ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the General Assembly of the United NationsFor as long as there have been countries, there has been diplomacy; nearly 4,000 years ago the Shang…cysteine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 cysteinecysteinesĭsˈtēn [key], organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis…