Sunday, August 14, 2011

Cuticle layer of a plant


The cuticle layer of a plant is the waxy coating that helps prevent desiccation which is when plants lose water to air. These leaves have just that.

Arthropod


This millipede is an example of an arthropod because it is an invertebrate that has jointed limbs and a segmented body with and exoskeleton made of chitin.

Pollinator


This yellow jacket is an example of a pollinator because it carrys pollen from flower to flower as it feeds on the flower's nector.

Muscle fiber - Striated

My leg is an example of this because it is an elongated contractile cell under control of the somatic nervous system

Leaf-Gymnostperm

Are seed-bearing plants such as Conifers, cycads Ginkgo, and gnetales. Seeds are on either surface of scale or leaf like appendages of cones or at end of short stalks.

scale of a two chambered heart animal

fish have two chambered hearts, built for them because they spend all their time in the water so it fits for them

Gastropod


A gastropod is a class of mollusks which typically has a one-pieced coiled shell and a flattened musclular foot with head bearing stalked eyes. Some examples of gastropods would be snails, whelks, and in this case, slugs. This slug is an example of a gastropod.

Xerophyte


This cactus is an example of an xerophyte because it doesnt need a lot of water.

Tendril of a plant


The top of this vine is called a tendril. It's called a tendril because it is the slender appendage of a climbing plant that has streched out and wrapped itself around my porch.

Pine Cone-Female


This pine cone is a female pine cone because it has ovules, which when fertilized by pollen become seeds. These may eventually grow into a new tree.

Mutualism


I took a picture of myself breathing onto a leaf because it represents how the carbon dioxide from my body helps the plant live and the oxygen from the plant helps me live. This would be considered mutualism.

Muscle-fiber


My arm contains striated muscle fibers which connect to both ends of my bone to move my arm to and fro. The muscles are characterized by transverse stripes.

Leaf-Gymnosperm


The leaf of a Gymnosperm would be a pine needle because a gymnosperm is a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. This pine tree contains many gymnospermic leaves.

Heartwood


This picture has a tree cut into parts in it. With the tree cut like this, you can clearly see what is called the "heartwood" of the plant. Heartwood is the dense inner part of a tree trunk.

Frond


This picture contains a frond which is the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, (in this case) a fern, or some other similar plant.

Exoskeleton


This dead cicada molted when it matured. The old skin is called the exoskeleton, which is a rigid external covering for the body of some invertebrates animals.

Abscisic Acid


The root of this plant contains abscisic acid. This helps with processes in the plant such as budding and growth.

Adaptation of an Animal


My cat had adaptations of an animal because he has big ears that give him super sensitive hearing. With this adaptation, he can hunt all the insect and lizards with ease. (:

Friday, August 12, 2011

xerophyte


This cactus is a xerophyte. A xerophyte is a plant that is well adapted to an arid, or dry, climate.

Dicot plant with flower and leaf


The jalepeno plant in this photo is a dicot because it is a flowering plant that has two embryonic seed leaves.