Sunday, August 15, 2010

woody stem


this tree has a woody stem. this type of stem has bark and is rigid so it can hold up the weight of the tree.

herbaceous stem


this plant has a herbaceous stem. this type of stem has no bark and is flexible.

pollinator


this bee is an example of a pollinator. pollinators transmit pollen from one plant to another and aid in plant reproduction.

Phloem


Phloem is the living tissue in plants that carries nutrients (sucrose) to all of the parts in the plant where it's needed.

Pollinator


A pollinator is an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another. This helps spread the process of pollination and reproduction in flowers.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Insect/Segmented Body

These crickets (Sorry, I can't figure out how to circle them on a Mac. There's one between the paper and the hay string and one in the top right corner.) are examples of insects. Insects are organisms characterized by their three pairs of legs and a segmented body (A body broken into parts-head, thorax, and abdomen). They also usually have two pairs of wings.