Foods from plants and animals
Some of the foods we eat are made from animals and others are made from plants. Beef and chicken are made from animals. We also eat food that animals make, such as eggs and milk. Potatoes and fruit are plant foods. Children can find out more ... [... more]
Better Health |
Scientists Welcome Green Light For GE Field Trials
Senior scientists say the Government's pragmatic decision to hold back commercial releases of genetically engineered plants and animals while allowing field trials to continue will give them the certainty needed for research to ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
National Science Academy Lobbies PM On Gene Trials
The nation's science academy, the Royal Society, has told Prime Minister Helen Clark her government should allow continued field trials of genetically engineered animals and plants. WELLINGTON 18/9/2001 - The nation's science academy, the Royal ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Jeanne Weaver
There are few more fertile neighborhoods in nature than bogs, swamps, and marshes. National Geographic invites you to journey through these wonderful wetlands and discover many of the amazing plants and animals that live there. Listen to the ... [... more]
Random House |
Mountain Tops and Biodiversity
Mountain tops are special places for biodiversity. They often harbour endemic and diverse species of plants and animals. What is the history of the Great Dividing Range and its high diversity? What is an example of endemism and speciation on a ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Bitou Bush - Its Effects on Biodiversity
Bitou Bush, (Chrysanthemoides monilifera), is a native of South Africa. It was intentionally imported into Australia as early as 1858. What effect has Bitou Bush had on native plants and animals? What effects might occur by controlling Bitou Bush ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
