Sunday, August 11, 2013

Frond

A frond is a finely divided leaf

Modified Leaf of a Plant

A modified leaf of a plant

Lichen

Lichen can be found in the cracks between cement and can consist of fungus growing together.

Adaption of an Animal

This is a picture of an adaption of an animal (turtle) where it adapts to its environment.

Eubacteria

Eubacteria literally means bacteria and bacteria can turn green or moldy.

Littoral Zone Organism

Littoral zone organism is the region of the shore of a lake, sea or ocean. This is my mini littoral zone.

Adhesion and Cohesion

Cohesion when water sticks with water and adhesion is when water is attracted to another substance like this plant. This is a picture of both occurring at the same time.

Parasitism

Is when one organism is against another for example when a person is sick. The organisms inside the body are battling. 

Taxis

:   The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light like moths do in the night towards a porch light.

Endosperm

Is the part of the seed that act as foods and usually contain starch, protein, and other nutrients like rice.

Ruminant

A ruminant is a mammal that digests plant-based food like the cycle of a cow producing milk.

C3 Plant

Everything that a C3 plant is this mango has. A C3 plant is carbon fixation is a metabolic pathway for carbon fixation in photosynthesis.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Endosperm

Endosperm is the nutritive tissue within seeds of flowering plants, surrounding and absorbed by the embryo like corn.

Autotroph

Autotroph is anything that is self-nourishing like flowers.

Gymnosperm Leaf

Gymnosperm leaf's are usually pointy. They are different from flowers.

Aposematic Coloring

Aposematic coloring is animal fur.

Cellulose

Cellulose is a carbohydrate also a polymer that can be found in bread.

Gynosperm Cone

This is a gynosperm, a cone.