There are two types of bone marrow in existence, red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow. The yellow bone marrow may, at first, seem unimportant and it does do very little but it can be very important. The red bone marrow, on the other hand, plays an important role in keeping your body healthy. Continue reading
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Breakfast Burritos Down the Digestive System
Have you ever wondered what happens to our food after we swallow it? Well, you should know if you are in tenth grade, like me, by now. However, I’m going to go through the step-by-step process of the way our body digests our food. Tonight, I sit down at the dinner table and eat my favorite meal, my dad’s breakfast burritos. Yum… Continue reading
Chordates and Vertebrates
Chordates are animals that have the characteristics in the picture above. However, only four are the most important characteristics in describing a chordate. They are the following: a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal clefts, and a muscular tail. All of the characteristics come at different times in the animals’ lives. Continue reading
The Sun and the Animals
If the sun gives off energy every day to the plants, animals, and us, then why are creatures starving? And why do plants need energy? I have the answers to these questions.