Sunday, August 22, 2010





1. Insect: An insect is an arthropod has a three part body with three pairs of legs (making these wasps insects).
2. Exoskeleton: These insects don't contain an internal skeleton, their whole body structure is external.
3. Parasite: These wasps are parasites because they take wood from trees to create pulp for their nests. It is harming the tree, therefore, they are parasites.









4. Ectotherm: Slugs are known as ectothermic which means its core temperature is based on its surrounding environment.

5. Adaptation of an animal: This slug has adapted to its environment by forming a camoflauge skin to it to protect itself from any predators.















6. Commensalism: Commensalism is when the host does not suffer from the other organism and only one benifits. In this, a plant uses the hole of the tree to help grow while not hurting the tree in the process.










7. Segmented Body: This wasp has a segmented body which means each body part is seperated visually at each joint.
8. Mutualism: Mutualism is the partnership of 2 organisms in which both benifit from one's actions. This wasp eats from this pear but doesn't know it benefits the pear by uncovering the seed into the ground.















9. Lichen: This plant is a form of a lichen. A lichen is a photosynthetic plant that is almost a cross between an algae and a fungus. They usually grow in extreme environments, but this one has settled and grown quite large in a damp cold area in my yard.












10. Pollen: Because this plant has a flower, it contains pollen on the anther of the stamen. That would be the male part of the plant and acts as the plant's "Sperm".
11. Angiosperm: This plant is an angiosperm which means it produces flowers to help reproduce itself.












12. Woody Stem: Woody stems are stems that dont die off in cold months and remain above ground. This maple tree is a good example of one. The stem also protects the inside parts of the tree from disease and damage.














13. Pine Cone: This ornament represents a female pine cone which is the female reproductive mechanism to form seed sacks when pollen is added to it. There are very small differences between male and female pine cones.











14. Thorn of a Plant: These thorns on this tree are used as a deffensive mechanism against its environment which it has adapted to.
15. Adaptation of a Plant: This tree in my backyard produces these thorns as an adaptation to both protect it from the formation of other large plants, to protect it from herbivores, and to collect more water from more than just the roots.









16. Fermentation: This grape from a vine in my back yard represents fermentation. If this grape and the juice from it sat in an air-tight structure, yeast and sugar reacts and creates an alcohol known as ethanol







17. Vascular Plant Tissue: This berry plant has vascular tissue on it which is used to transport water and nutrients to the plant through the xylem and phloem.

18. Phloem: The phloem in this plant is used to cary nutrients throughout the plant.
19. Xylem: The xylem in this plant is primarily used to transport water through the plant.




20. Gymnosperm: This plant is a gymnosperm because it produces its seeds from needles rather than seeds from fruits.

21. Conifer Leaf: This evergreen in my backyard has many conifer leaves on it which are photosynthetic pointed leaves.



22. Sporophyte: A sporophyte is any type of plant that produces haploid spores to produce a haploid plant of its own. This fern of course produces spores.
23. Spore: A fern, like this one, is a perfect example of a plant containing spores rather than seeds. A spore is a reproductive mechanism that acts like the seed to a plant.
24. Herbacious Stem: This fern contains a herbacious stem which means the stem dies down due to flemsy structure during colder months.











25. Enzyme: An enzyme is a protein that speeds up chemical processes. All fruits have enzymes and this tomatoe contains the enzyme Pectinesterase.
26.Fleshy Fruit w/Seed: A tomato is a fleshy fruit with noticable seeds inside.









27.Genetically modified organism: My dog is genetically modified because it took many different breeding of many other types of dogs to form this specific breed, also known as a Cocker spaniel.

28. Endotherm: My dog, Suri, is a good example of an endotherm. This means she keeps a steady internal temperature throughout any external temeratures.






29. Autotroph: This mushroom is an example of an autotroph which means it produces its own food rather than feeding on somthing else.

30. Fungus: A fungus, such as this mushroom, is not photosynthetic and lives off of other organisms. It reproduces from spores also.

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  1. this is really interesting, knowledgeable and very good work.

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