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Teachers. You are appreciated! Your hard WORK and EXCELLENCE are not wasted - Kids will remember your INFLUENCE.🥰👩🏽‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬 #easyasplay #utkbiobox #MommaMadeIt #MaskLove #LoveEachOther #MaskUp @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach

Backyard Naturalist🐾🐾. Wonders @ our Furry-neighbors! biologyinabox.utk.edu/unit-7-backyar… #easyasplay #naturalist #utkbiobox #science @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @NIMBioS @VolsTeach

Did you know that the central core of the tree trunk, the pith, stores sugars and wastes? As trees get older, the xylem crushes the pith and wastes go to the heartwood. #utkbiobox #forest #tree @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach biologyinabox.utk.edu/unit-9-forestr…

Did you know that birds are the only dinosaurs that survived? This could be because of their either their small size, diverse diet, or ability to fly! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #dinosaur @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach nhm.ac.uk/discover/why-a…

Hedgehogs do not have quills, they have strong, hollow spines that cannot be released for defense. For defense, it curls into a ball with its spines pointing out! #utkbiobox #easyasplay @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach homeandroost.co.uk/blog/hedgehog-…

Saturn, from its north pole, has a hexagon shaped atmosphere and the hurricane at the bottom of the image is twice the size of the largest hurricane on Earth! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #space @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassi…

Did you know that there are black tomatoes that you can actually eat? There are many sizes of them and there are so many different types of these tomatoes! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #tomato @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach homequestionsanswered.com/what-is-a-blac…

Did you know that a turtle's shell is actually part of its skeleton? There are more than 50 bones that make up the shell! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #turtle @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach chattnaturecenter.org/blog/a-turtles…

Humans can still hear and understand language while we are asleep. People are more likely to listen to coherent speaking rather than gibberish in their sleep! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #senses @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach myhearingcenters.com/blog/can-you-h…

Jupiter's moon, Io, is the most active moon in the solar system? It has hundreds of active volcanoes which are caused by Jupiters gravitational field. #utkbiobox #easyasplay #space #Jupiter @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-…

Did you know that a lizard in Australia called the thorny devil uses its skin as straws for soaking water up from wet sand? #utkbiobox #easyasplay #lizard #reptile @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach newscientist.com/article/211123…

Did you know that your eye tells information to your brain using the optic nerve? The optic nerve takes signals from the back of your eye to the visual area in your brain! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #eye #senses @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach dkfindout.com/us/human-body/…

Did you know that the marine biome regions cover 75% of Earth's surface? This includes all oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries. #utkbiobox #easyasplay #marine #ocean @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biome…

Did you know that horses can mirror a human's heart rate by mimicking the person who touches them? This means they can detect stress! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #horses #animals jumpernation.com/two-bodies-one…

Autotrophs are living organisms, like plants, that make their own food. Heterotrophs, like animals, consume autotrophs or other heterotrophs! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #Biology @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach sciencenotes.org/autotroph-vs-h…

Did you know that alveoli, tiny sacs in your lungs, have the blood vessels that carry oxygen to your blood and remove carbon dioxide? #utkbiobox #easyasplay #lungs #biology @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach webmd.com/lung/ss/slides…

Did you know that the lakes on Saturns moon, Titan, are made of methane? It rains methane from volcanos erupting methane into the atmosphere! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #space #saturn @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach earthsky.org/space/titan-sa…

Did you now that the Animalia kingdom has the most diversity out of the three kingdoms (plantae, fungi)? There are more than one million kinds of species in Kingdom Animalia! #utkbiobox #biology @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach biologyinabox.utk.edu/unit-6-animal-…

Did you know that the body coverings of mammals, birds, and reptiles are all made of the same material? It is keratin, a tough protein that does not dissolve in water. #utkbiobox #biology @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach biologyinabox.utk.edu/unit-6-animal-…

Igneous rock, like the Devil's Tower, is from magma that moves toward the surface by erupting or by cooling before it reaches the surface and can be exposed by erosion. #utkbiobox #rock @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/igneo…

Humans can feel a faint touch is because they have touch receptors called Meissner endings. These endings respond to the lightest touch, even feathers! #utkbiobox #easyasplay #senses #touch @DerryberryLab @ederry1 @UTK_EEB @UTKHerbarium @VolsTeach dkfindout.com/us/human-body/…