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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)