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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest whale in the world is the Dwarf Sperm Whale; a member of the Sperm whale family that reaches a maximum of 2.7 meters long and a maximum of about 272 kilograms. This whale is found in many of the world’s oceans, but is elusive to the extent that …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest bear in the world is the Sun Bear from South East Asia. They are about 1.2 meters long and weigh about 65 kilograms. They have a beautiful black coat with a horseshoe shaped patch of golden fur on their neck, which is, I assume, how they got their …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest blood vessels in the human body are capillaries. They are responsible for the absorption of oxygen into the blood stream and for removing the deoxygenated red blood cells for return to the heart and lungs for reoxygenation. To understand capillaries, you need to understand what happens to a …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest cell phone in the world is the Xun Chi 138 made in China. This phone is barely longer than a double A battery and has no key pad. It is only to be released in Europe and Asia as its frequency isn’t compatible with North American cell phone …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest flower in the world comes from the Wolffia plant; commonly called watermeal, this plant is native to many parts of the world and is differentiated into about 9-11 different species. The Wolffia flower comes from a plant that is approximately the size of a single colored sprinkle that …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
An integer is a whole number. Fractions and decimals are not included in this set. They are sometimes also called natural numbers and consist of the numbers that you can count, starting at zero, and their negative counterparts for example 2, 6, -89; are all integers, while 2.4, 66.7 are …
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
This question yields a grab bag of answers, most of which depend upon your definition of organ. An organ exists within a hierarchy of systems in our body that starts with individual cells that make up a tissue. An organ is two or more types of tissue. An organ system …
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