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An example of a homologous animals would be crabs and spiders. Both of these animals came from the Arthropoda. This would in turn split off and evolve into Crustaceas, i.e crabs and lobsters, and Arachnida, i.e spiders and scorpions. While crabs are sea creatures that have lived underwater for hundreds of millions of years they have, like the spider, developed a hard exoskeleton made of chiton, they molt, and have jointed legs. Crabs are creatures that troll seabeds, they are omnivores that typically eat algae, and are referred to in some circles as ‘sea bugs’. Crabs are found all over the ocean, rivers, and even on land (though still nearby water). Spiders on the other hand are land based creatures that form webs as a way to capture their prey, they have 8 legs and tend to be in small, isolated spaces. Spiders can also be found around the globe and it’s thought the widespread of spiders have been helped by the international shipment of produce. Both of these creatures, crabs and spide...
 Jimmy and the Hypothesis of Falling Asleep  The situation:   About mid-way through the semester, in a class you are taking on campus, you become increasingly irritated by a student (Jimmy) who sits in the back of the class.  The student always manages to fall asleep about 15 minutes into the lecture.  Normally it wouldn’t bother you, but occasionally he lets out a snore that breaks your attention and disrupts the class.  The instructor has repeatedly asked the student to work harder to stay awake, but he is not having any success. How do we go about trying to figure out why Jimmy is falling asleep in class?  The scientific method! Jimmy is has been falling asleep 15 minuets into the start of class. This leads me to believe that Jimmy is not getting enough sleep at night and therefore needs some kind of stimulant to keep him awake.  The test: To  alleviate  this tiredness, I will be giving Jimmy a cup of coffee 25 minuets before the...