Polio affects the central nervous system and spinal cord. It can cause muscle weakness and paralysis. Polio is a life threatening condition because it can paralyze the muscles that help you breathe.
The polio vaccine is used to help prevent these diseases in children and adults.
Answer:
Independent variable - time. Dependent variable - the distance moved by the bubble along the capillary tube. Control variables - temperature, air flow or draughts, adequate supply of water.
Answer:
Rats - Virgin Island
Hemlock - Asia
Zebra moulds - Great Lakes
Explanation:
An alien species is one that was introduced into a new environment, but does not have harmful effects. Such alien species are considered invasive species as they begin to have harmful effects on the new habitat. Invasive species can cause damage to the ecosystem, economic harm or human health effects.
Three invasive species are as following:
- Rats that came on board ships to the Virgin Islands infested the islands' sugar cane fields and caused significant crop damage.
- The woolly adelgid hemlock is an invasive Asian insect which rapidly kills infested hemlock trees.
- Zebra moulds in the Great Lakes can easily cover submerged surfaces, obstructing water intakes at water treatment plants and power plants
D.Releases insulin my good man