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Fidgeting is the act of moving about restlessly in a way that is not (socially recognized as) essential to ongoing tasks or events. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fidgeting may involve playing with one's fingers, [ 3 ] hair, or personal objects (e.g. glasses, pens or items of clothing).
[4] [6] [7] Some examples of injuries include a 9-year-old girl who suffered from moderate erosions in the corneal epithelium of the eye after putting a round popping fidget toy in it, [6] a 7-year-old girl who suffered from eyeball perforations and unilateral vision loss caused by an uncontrolled fidget spinner, [7] and a child who suffered ...
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
Life, by David E. Sadava et al., is a 1983 biological science textbook, under continual revision, used at many colleges and universities around the United States of America. [1] As of 2024, it is in its twelfth edition. It is published by W.H. Freeman through MacMillan Learning.
A beetle leg. An appendage (or outgrowth) is an external body part or natural prolongation that protrudes from an organism's body such as an arm or a leg. Protrusions from single-celled bacteria and archaea are known as cell-surface appendages or surface appendages.
The pygmy mammoth is an example of insular dwarfism, a case of Foster's rule, its unusually small body size an adaptation to the limited resources of its island home.. A biological rule or biological law is a generalized law, principle, or rule of thumb formulated to describe patterns observed in living organisms.
The black walnut secretes a chemical from its roots that harms neighboring plants, an example of competitive antagonism.. In ecology, a biological interaction is the effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each other.
Thermogenesis is the process of heat production in organisms.It occurs in all warm-blooded animals, and also in a few species of thermogenic plants such as the Eastern skunk cabbage, the Voodoo lily (Sauromatum venosum), and the giant water lilies of the genus Victoria.