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Biology Topics

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION
• INSECTA
• MYRIAPODA
• MAMMALS
• “HIGHER” PRIMATES
• Transition from Eastern to Western Forests (include as many types as possible)
• Grasslands (Tallgrass to Shortgrass)
• Wetlands
• Alpine Tundra
• Photosynthesis details (C3 & C4) including physics of light
• Cellular Respiration details (tied in with altitude, human physiology)

• Garden Plants
• Marattiales – Ferns
• Ginkgophyta – Ginkgo biloba
• Gnetales – Joint Firs
• Welwitschiales – Welwitschia
• Araucariaceae – Norfolk Island Pine
• Cephalotaxaceae – Plum-Yew
• Podocarpaceae – Podocarpus
• Sciadopityaceae – Umbrella Pine
• Cathaya
• Pseudolarix
• Amborellaceae – Amborella
• Austrobaileyales – Anise Tree
• Asparagaceae - Asparagus
• Hemerocallidaceae - Day Lilies
• Pandanales – Screw-Pines, Panama Hats
• Cyperaceae - Sedges
• Poaceae - Grasses
• Typhaceae - Cattails
• Buxales – Boxwood
• Theaceae - Teas
• Garryales – Japanese Aucuba
• Gentianales – Gentians, Madders, Dogbanes
• Asterales – Sunflowers, Sagebrush, Artichokes
• Cucurbitales – Cucumbers, Begonias, Squashes
• Malpighiales – Willows, Violets, Flaxes, Spurges, Aspens, Cottonwoods
• Moraceae - Mulberries, Osage Orange
• Thysanura – Silverfish, Firebrats
• Ephemeroptera – Mayflies
• Odonata – Dragonflies
• Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids
• Mantodea – Mantids
• Blattaria – Cockroaches
• Isoptera – Termites
• Phthiraptera – Lice
• Hemiptera – True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids
• Neuroptera – Lacewings, Ant Lions
• Coleoptera - Beetles
• Siphonaptera – Fleas
• Lepidoptera – Butterflies, Moths
• Diptera – Flies, Mosquitos
• Hymenoptera – Ants, Bees, Wasps
• Albuliformes – Bone Fishes
• Osteoglossiformes – Bonytongues
• Characiformes – Tetras, Piranhas, etc.
• Dipnoi – Lungfishes
• Gymnophiona – Caecilians
• Mesobatrachia - Spadefoot Toads, Tongueless Frogs
• Bufonoidea - True Toads, Tree Frogs, Southern Frogs
• Ranoidea - True Frogs
• Pleurodira - Side-Necked Turtles
• Rheiformes – Rheas
• Anseriformes – Ducks, Geese, Teals, Swans
• Galliformes – Turkeys, Chickens, Quails, Ptarmigans
• Gruiformes – Cranes, Rails, Sunbitterns
• Musophagiformes – Turacos, Go-Away-Birds
• Dasypodidae – Nine-Banded Armadillo
• Megalonychidae – Two-Toed Sloth
• Myrmecophagidae – Anteaters
• Orycteropodidae – Aardvark
• Elephantidae – Elephants
• Procaviidae – Hyraxes
• Macroscelididae – Elephant Shrews
• Tenrecidae – Tenrecs
• Erinaceidae – Hedgehog
• Soricidae – Shrews
• Talpidae – Moles
• Equidae – Horses
• Rhinocerotidae – Rhinoceroses
• Tapiridae – Tapirs
• Mephitidae – Skunks
• Pteropodidae – Flying Foxes
• Dipodidae – Greater Egyptian Jerboa
• Muridae – Mice, Voles, Muskrats
• Myoxidae – Woodland Dormouse
• Sciuridae – Squirrels, Chipmonks, Marmots
• Bathyergidae – Naked Mole-Rat
• Chinchillidae – Chinchillas
• Dasyproctidae – Agoutis
• Hystricidae – Crested Porcupines
• Myocastoridae – Nutria
• Octodontidae – Degu
• Ochotonidae – Pikas
• Callitrichidae – Marmosets, Tamarins
• Cebidae – New-World Monkeys
• Cercopithecidae – Baboons, Macaques, Old-World Monkeys
• Hylobatidae – Gibbons
• Pongo pygmaeus abelii – Orangutan
• Gorilla gorilla – Gorilla
• Pan troglodytes – Chimpanzee
• Homo sapiens - Humans

Human Effects on the Environment and Our Own Health

• Fracking (Earthquakes in Wichita due to fracking in Oklahoma, groundwater, etc.)
• Alternative Energies (Wind, Solar, Passive Geothermal)
• Habitat Fragmentation and the Endangered Species Act (Black-Footed Ferret)
• Non-Native Plants and Animals

Personalities in Conservation and Nature

• Marlin Perkins (Omaha Zoo)