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Grasslands and the organisms that live in them, like this grasshopper, are a focus in Trip 6.
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Trip 6 Topics & Resources
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- 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)
ORGANISMS:
- 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
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- 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
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- Marlin Perkins (Omaha Zoo)
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