The seminal work that defined and provided a structure for the concept of cultural. competence was a monograph published in 1989 by the Georgetown University Child. Development Center through a contract with the Department of Health and Human. Services as part of the Child Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP).
Insects also probably have the largest biomass of the terrestrial animals. At any time, it is estimated that there are some 10 quintillion (thatâs 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 for those who like actual numbers) individual insects alive. In the United States, the number of described species is approximately 91,000.
10 most extreme places on Earth. Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. There are over a million described species of insect, and an estimated 6-10 million species total. Insects are found in nearly every above-ground environment, even in Antarctica, which has a species of insect called springtails.