Monday, July 9, 2012

Ashley N., Photos 11-20

CAM plant. CAM: Crassulacean acid metabolism, and this is when only at night carbon dioxide is taken up.

Flower Ovary: the green end of the pistil. The function being holding the ovules, waiting to be fertilized by pollen.

Frond, a leaf-like and non vascular plant.

Gibberellins, a growth regulating plant the advances cell and stem elongation.

Gymnosperm cone, the seeds are surrounded by the ovary wall. The seeds grow inside the cone, which makes it non visible.

Gymnospern leaf, the pine needles have recessed stomata and a thick cuticle which slows down water loss.

Lipid used for energy use a fatty or waxy liquid that is insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar organic solvents

Long-Day plant, needs to be exposed to sunlight much more than an average plant

Modified root of a plant. The carrot acts as a storage structure.

Modified stem of a plant, transfer water and nutrients to the leaves.

2 comments:

  1. Your photos and most of your captions are very good. However, one is rather unclear.
    "Modified root of a plant. The carrot acts as a storage structure." What exactly is the carrot storing and how does it do that?

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  2. "CAM plant. CAM: Crassulacean acid metabolism, and this is when only at night carbon dioxide is taken up." How is the carbon dioxide taken up? Is it absorbed chemically, or is it during plant respiration?

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