Friday, June 18, 2010

Pteridophyte



Pteridophyte is a plant division that consists of plants that have xylem and phloem, but do not have flowers or seeds. They produce via spores, just like ferns. The photo above is a picture of a type of fern, which is a type of pteridophte.

Pollen



Pollen consists of microgametophytes which is essentially sperm. This pollen travels to flowers and tends to make a canal to the flower's ovary. In the picture above, the pollen is all around the leaves of the flower. The anthers of a flower are especially sticky in order to capture the pollen.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Ethylene



Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone especially associated with fruit ripening. So, I took a picture of a banana ripening. Ethylene can also induce a pineapple to bloom flowers and a leaf to age.

Eukaryote




Eukaryotes consist of plants, animals, fungi, and protists. The photo is a of a lemur and a gibbon. These animals have an enclosed nucleus and several organelles, some of the main factors that distinguishes eukaryote from prokaryote.

Fermentation



Fermentation is the conversing of a carbohydrate to an acid or an alcohol. Fermentation can be referring to the use of yeast to convert sugar into alcohol. Speaking of alcohol, the photo above includes wine. The grapes of wine are fermented to form wine. The other object in the photo is yogurt. Yogurt is made by fermenting milk to create lactic acid.

Flower Ovary



The flower ovary is the female reproductive system of a flower. The photo above the purple arrow is pointing to the ovary. Attached to the ovary is the stamen, filament, and anthers.

Frond



A frond is another word for large, split up leaves. The photo above is a picture of a fern, which is a frond. The leaves of the fern are very separated and luxurious. Frond can also be extended to describe palm and cycad leaves.