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  2. Gymnosperm - Wikipedia

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    The gymnosperms (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m n ə ˌ s p ɜːr m z,-n oʊ-/ ⓘ nə-spurmz, -⁠noh-; lit. ' revealed seeds ') are a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants, that include conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae [2] The term gymnosperm comes from the ...

  3. Alternation of generations - Wikipedia

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    The life cycle of a dioecious flowering plant (angiosperm), the willow, has been outlined in some detail in an earlier section (A complex life cycle). The life cycle of a gymnosperm is similar. However, flowering plants have in addition a phenomenon called ' double fertilization '.

  4. Asiatic cheetah - Wikipedia

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    The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. [1] Its range once spread from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzylkum Desert and northern South Asia, but was extirpated in these regions during the 20th century.

  5. Fantastic Facts About the Incredible Cheetah - AOL

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    Even though the Cheetah is capable of reaching speeds up to 60 mph among other athletic feats – their inability to roar keeps them out the big cat league. Once found throughout Asia, Europe and ...

  6. Cheetah - Wikipedia

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    The lunar cycle can also influence the cheetah's routine—activity might increase on moonlit nights as prey can be sighted easily, though this comes with the danger of encountering larger predators. [ 58 ] [ 116 ] Hunting is the major activity throughout the day, with peaks during dawn and dusk. [ 64 ]

  7. Plant evolutionary developmental biology - Wikipedia

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    The Cycad Genomics Project, [30] for example, aims to understand the differences in structure and function of genes between gymnosperms and angiosperms through sampling in the order Cycadales. In the process, it intends to make available information for the study of evolution of seeds, cones and evolution of life cycle

  8. Book excerpt: "Revenge of the Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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    The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip side of that earlier book's lessons about studying social change. Among the topics he covers: Cheetah reproduction.

  9. Wildlife of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan also plans to rehabilitate mangrove-degraded areas at Sonmiani and Jiwani in Balochistan. Along the shores of Astola and Ormara beaches of Balochistan and Hawke's Bay and Sandspit beaches of Sindh are nesting sites for five endangered species of sea turtles : green sea , loggerhead , hawksbill , olive ridley and leatherback .