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Hermaphrodite. v. t. e. Gametogenesis is a biological process by which diploid or haploid precursor cells undergo cell division and differentiation to form mature haploid gametes. Depending on the biological life cycle of the organism, gametogenesis occurs by meiotic division of diploid gametocytes into various gametes, or by mitosis.
A game reserve (also known as a game park) is a large area of land where wild animals are hunted in a controlled way for sport. [ 1] If hunting is prohibited, a game reserve may be considered a nature reserve; however, the focus of a game reserve is specifically the animals ( fauna ), whereas a nature reserve is also, if not equally, concerned ...
Wildlife. A lion ( Panthera leo ). Lions are an example of Charismatic megafauna, a group of wildlife species that are especially popular in human culture. Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. [ 1]
Game (hunting) Common pheasant, widely introduced and hunted as game. Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat ), for recreation ("sporting"), or for trophies. [ 1] The species of animals hunted as game varies in different parts of the world and by different local jurisdictions, though most are terrestrial ...
e. A gamete ( / ˈɡæmiːt /; from Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ) 'wife', ultimately from Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos) 'marriage') is a haploid cell that fuses with another haploid cell during fertilization in organisms that reproduce sexually. [ 1] Gametes are an organism's reproductive cells, also referred to as sex cells. [ 2]
In biological classification, subspecies ( pl.: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics ( morphology ), but that can successfully interbreed. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Not all species have subspecies, but for those that do there must be at least two.
For example, the leaves of ferns and umbellifers (Apiaceae) are only self-similar (pinnate) to 2, 3 or 4 levels. Fern-like growth patterns occur in plants and in animals including bryozoa, corals, hydrozoa like the air fern, Sertularia argentea, and in non-living things, notably electrical discharges.
Species distribution, or species dispersion, [ 1] is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. [ 2] The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of distribution change depending on the scale at which they are viewed, from the arrangement of ...