AP Biology Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Auxin Producing Area of a Plant
Thorn of a Plant
Rose
A thorn is a sharp appendage on the stem of plant. Its functions as protection again animals that may try to eat the plant or as shade and insulate for the plant.
R Strategist
Rabbits
Phloem
Vascular Plant Tissue
Phloem is the living tissue in plants that conducts sugars downward from the leaves to other parts of the pant where it's needed. The phloem is concerned with the transportation of soluble organic material made during photosynthesis.
Keratin
Hair
Keratin is fibrous structural protein and the key structural component of hair, human skin, and nails. It assembles into bundles to form fibers that are tough and form strong tissues found in reptiles, birds, amphibians, and mammals.
Gymnosperm Cone
Pine Cone
A gymnosperm cone is produced by a conifer plant and is used for reproduction purposes. The female cones generate the seeds and the male cones produce the pollen. The males cones are positioned higher on the tree so that their pollen can fall down and fertalize the seed of the female cones.
Genetically Modified Organism
Cabbage
A genetically modified organism is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Cabbages has been modified with scorpion poison that kills caterpillars when they bite leaves, but the toxin is altered to be safe for humans.
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