The picture above shows a tomato plant. The plant shows an example of meristem. Meristem is when a plant is showing an active spit from the stem. These happen in plants in water and on land. Other examples could be a maple tree, a strawberry plant or seaweed.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Meristem
8. Meristem
The picture above shows a tomato plant. The plant shows an example of meristem. Meristem is when a plant is showing an active spit from the stem. These happen in plants in water and on land. Other examples could be a maple tree, a strawberry plant or seaweed.
The picture above shows a tomato plant. The plant shows an example of meristem. Meristem is when a plant is showing an active spit from the stem. These happen in plants in water and on land. Other examples could be a maple tree, a strawberry plant or seaweed.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Animal That Has a Segmented Body
9. Animal That Has a Segmented Body
The picture shows a North American Millipede. The North American Millipede is an animal with a segmented body. A segmented body is a repetitive pattern in the structure of the animal. These animals can be found in the water and on land. Other examples of segmented bodies could include, worms, centipedes and leeches.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Heterotrophy
10. Heterotrophy
The picture shows a hover fly. The hover fly is an example of heterotrophy. Heterotrophy is an organism that gains its energy from consuming other organisms. These types of organisms can be found on land and water. Other examples of heterotrophic organisms would be, spiders, dogs and cats.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Commensalism
11. Commensalism
The picture shows a birds nest in a bush. This is an example of commensalism. Commensalism is show when two organisms have a relationship where one organism is benefiting and the other is unaffected. The birds are protected by the bush. This can be seen in water and on land. Other examples of commensalism are, a pet fish and a human, sharks and pilot fish and a flatworm and horseshoe crab.
Mutualism
12. Mutualism
The picture shows a spider in a bush. This is an example of Mutualism. Mutualism is shown when two organisms have a relationship where both benefit but neither are at a loss. The spider is given a place to make it's web and the bush is being protected from bugs. Other examples could be, Bees and flowers, dogs and humans or clownfish and a sea anemone.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
ATP
The picture shows a Mandeville. The Mandeville is an example of an organism that has ATP. ATP is produced by mitochondria which is an organelle in the cells. ATP can be found in all organisms. Other examples of organisms that use ATP are, Tigers, Flies, and Seaweed.
Tropism
14. Tropism
The picture above shows a Petunia. The Petunia is an example of tropism. Tropism is shown when an organism responds or moves when encountering a stimuli. The Petunia above is moving towards the light in order to better perform photosynthesis. Other examples of this could be a moth going toward a light, rats going away from a light and a human covering it's ears during a loud sound.
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