Braden, Photos 21-40

Endosperm: This is an endosperm because it is a plant. An endosperm is the part of a seed that acts as a food storage for the developing plant embryo.

Ectotherm: This dragonfly is an ectotherm because it is an insect. Ectotherms are cold-blooded things, like insects (and a dragonfly is an insect).

Mycorrhizae: This mushroom is an example of mycorrhizae because it is a fungus that grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic relationship (so at the base of a tree).

Endotherm: My dog is an endotherm because it is a warm-blooded animal. Endotherms are warm-blooded things, like dogs.

Frond: This is a frond, because it is the leaf part of a fern.

Gymnosperm cone: This pinecone is a gymnosperm cone because it is a vascular plant that has seeds that are  enclosed in a cone.

Gibberellins: This is a photo of gibberellins because gibberellins are the hormones that make this plant grow.

 Xylem: Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants. This is a photo of xylem because it is a photo of a plant, which contains xylem.

Heterotroph: My brother (and all other humans) are heterotrophs. Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot synthesize their own food, and so rely on other complex organisms for nutrition.

Amniotic egg:  This chicken egg is an amniotic egg. Birds and reptiles give birth to amniotic eggs, which produce a yolk to nourish the developing organism

Bilateral Symmetry: This leaf is a photo of bilateral symmetry because involves two sides, and is when both sides are the same.

Gametophyte: This moss is a gametophyte because it produces gametes.

Modified leaf of a plant: This is a modified leaf of a plant because the leaves are used for purposes other than photosynthesis. These needles serve to reduce water loss and as protection against herbivores.

Fermentation: This is a photo of wine. The bottle of wine in this picture all had to go through the fermentation process in order to become wine.

Basidiomycete: This mushroom is a basidiomycete because it is fungi belonging to the phylum Basidomycota, having sexually produced spores on a basidium.

Mycelium: This is a photo of mycelium because fungi of mycelium, and this is a photo of a fungus.

Spore: Spores are the equivalent of the "seed" for a fungus. This fungus has spores.

Unicellular organism: Bacteria are the most common unicellular organism. This is a picture of a doorknob, which contains tons of bacteria.

Glycogen: This is a photo of glycogen. This is a bag of french fries. French fries have carbohydrates in them, which are converted into glucose when digested, which is further converted into glycogen when it needs to be stored.

Introduced Species: This is a photo of an introduced species because dogs are an example of an introduced species brought down throughout generations when man first started breeding dogs as pets.