Biology Essays

A Review of the Effects and Economic Impact of Aflatoxins
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract   Aflatoxins, or extremely toxic mycotoxin contaminates, need to be carefully monitored due to food safety hazards. Therefore, it is important to catch aflatoxins ...

Development of and Applications of Mycoprotein
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Mycoprotein is a single-cell protein product produced from Fusarium venenatum. F. venenatum is a fungus with hyphae that resemble the structure of muscle cells from other common meat protein sour...

Is Intelligence a Genetic Trait?
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Is Genius Genetic? The world is changing, and there is a lot of innovation and creativity going on. The revolution of the world has been made possible by outstanding works of a few peopl...

Biological Mechanisms of Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Compare and contrast the biological mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Refer in your answer to recent experimental studies that have advanced understanding of ...

Structure and Function of Neurons
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The focus of this essay is to give an account of the structure and function of a neuron.  A neuron is a solitary specialized cell often found to be part of a neural circuit working within th...

How The Understanding of Sex Determination in Fish can Help Improve the Control of Phenotypic Sex in Aquaculture
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: How The Understanding of Sex Determination in Fish can Help Improve the Control of Phenotypic Sex in Aquaculture Introduction Sex determination or control is a very important an...

Generation of ATP, Metabolic Pathways and Oxidative Phosphorylation
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction In this essay, I will demonstrate my understanding of the generation of ATP, metabolic pathways and oxidative phosphorylation. The structure I will write is as it follows, ...

Evolutionary Advantages and Disadvantages of Infanticide as Performed by Male & Female Mammals
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: A review of the evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of infanticide as performed by Male & Female Mammals Infanticide is the act of killing a young offspring. Here, the papers r...

Effectiveness of Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Initial Research Report Understanding Why Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle is a Smart and Effective Tool   Understanding Why Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle is...

Experiment on the Presence of Microorganisms in a Milk Sample
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Assignment title: A quantitive and qualitive investigation into the presence of microorganisms in a milk sample by the use of a serial dilution 1.0. Introduction Microb...

Stimulus Strength and Response in Muscle Fibers
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: A study of stimulus strength and response, muscle length and tension generated, and contraction strength in gastrocnemius muscle of frogs. Introduction:   The amou...

Quantitative Enumeration of Microorganisms & Factors Influencing Microbial Growth
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Microbiologists determine the number of microorganism in a sample given and as well compare it to numerous conditions. Such as enumeration of microorganisms. This is extreme...

Conduction Velocity of Lateral and Medial Giant Axons in Lumbricus terristrius
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract   The purpose of this lab was to study the behavior of action potentials in earthworms. Earthworms are ideal for the study of action potential conduction velocity ...

Stem Cells and its Use in Therapy
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Introduction: Introduction Stem cells are unspecialized cells found in the human body with the potential to become specialized. Stem cells have the ability to become and replace any cell in the body. ...

Evolutionary Relationship between the Aardwolf, Cats and Dogs
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Introduction: Aardwolves are cats, not dogs.     Introduction Aardwolf (Prosteles cristatus) is a termite feeding specialist that belong to the Family Hyaenidae (Order Carn...

Analysis of Campbell’s Bay Rocky Shore Ecosystem
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Introduction: My investigation was to analyse and collect data from the Campbell’s Bay Rocky Shore ecosystem. Rocky shores are coastal shores made from solid rock. This ecosystem relies on the movement of th...

The Effects of Concentration of Solute on Rates of Diffusion
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Introduction: Diffusion is particles moving from a level of high concentration to a level of low concentration. Diffusion occurs through the membrane but as the cell size increases the surface area to vo...

Glomeruli and Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The glomeruli are microscopic filters made of a network of capillaries that filter the blood plasma, which occurs in the renal corpuscle of the nephron in the kidneys (figure 1). Glomerular filt...

Myosin: A Superfamily of Motor Proteins
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Myosin: A Superfamily of Motor Proteins Introduction    Every movement, from moving one’s fingers to looking around, is powered by myosin; myosin is one of...

attraction response of mosquitoes when exposed to CDC light traps
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Master’s degree proposal Introduction Aedes aegypti  As a well-known vector of diseases such as Yellow Fever, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika virus the Aedes aegy...

Effect of Sucrose Concentration on Percent Change of Russet Gold Potatoes
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The effect of sucrose concentration on percent change of russet gold potatoes. Introduction:  Homeostasis is a maintained and stabled movement of materials through the mem...

Effect of Moisture Conditions on the Environmental Preference of Armadillidium Vulgare
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The effect of moisture conditions on the environmental preference of armadillidium vulgare.   Abstract:  There were three different choice chambers with diff...

Functional and Structural Factors for Different Animal Tissues
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Construct a table, listing the structure and function of the different plant tissues described in this section (e.g. phloem).  Then write a short essay (700 – 1000 words) briefly desc...

Digestive System of a Dog
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: This essay is going to explain the digestive system of a dog, focusing on how the structure aids the function. The digestive system consists of a collection of organs that all have a variety of ...

The Human Spleen: Functions and Importance
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The Human Spleen Description    The spleen is an organ system located in the upper far left part of the abdomen, to the left of the stomach. I chose to disc...