Potassium-Argon dating has the advantage that the argon is an inert gas that does not react chemically and would not be expected to be included in the solidification of a rock, so any found inside a rock is very likely the result of radioactive decay of potassium. Since the argon will escape if the rock is melted, the dates obtained are to the last molten time for the rock. Since potassium is a constituent of many common minerals and occurs with a tiny fraction of radioactive potassium-40, it finds wide application in the dating of mineral deposits. The feldspars are the most abundant minerals on the Earth, and potassium is a constituent of orthoclase, one common form of feldspar.
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The biomolecular data used for such calculations are usually nucleotide sequences for DNA, RNA, or amino acid sequences for proteins.
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A dung beetle is not only the world's strongest insect but also the strongest animal on the planet compared to body weight. They can pull 1,141 times their own body weight.
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1. True, trees shed their leaves during winter to survive the harsh winter.
2. True, some trees have leaves that are pointed needles to survive the cold.
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Trees lose their leaves during winter , during this period, the ground freezes making the soil to be dry as in desert, hence to reduce loss of moisture through transpiration that occurs via the leaves, the trees shed all leaves until warmer springs start. For example deciduous trees in temperate forest shed leaves every winter.
Needle like leaves can survive ice and snow during cold. Insects will not be able to feed on such leaves because of their toughness. In addition to that, needle shaped leaves have lower wind resistance thus can not easily make a tree fall over during big storms.
<span>Lacteal is a lymphatic vessel designed to help introduce fats to the blood.
</span> <span>A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary, located in the villi of the small intestine, that absorbs dietary fats and then transport it to the bloodstream. The fats pass into the lacteals in the form of chylomicrons which inside the lacteal becomes a milky substance called chyle.</span>