grade we started learning about plants, and we learned the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees. I can remember sitting in my father’s car telling him about what I had learned about about , and he told me about the Tulip Trees that lined Woodward Ave. My friends are always amazed that I can hold onto information for such a long time. Of course my ability doesn’t impress me. What I find astonishing is the way that learning grows from itself, like a plant whose cutting you can put into
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to see plants and animals, some of which were boring and insignificant to look at. This practical has proven to me that forests are more than what they appear to be and certainly broadened up my understanding of plants as more than just a tool for photosynthesis. Before the trip to the forest, each person in my group was asked to randomly choose a plant presented on the table and explained about the main characteristics of the chosen plant to the rest of the group members. I picked the plant that
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underneath, leaving bare rock. Before plants were able to grow the arctic tundra had to develop soil. Soil forms very slowly on the tundra because the cold weather slows the rate at which chemical reactions occur. Only a thi layer of soil has formed in the thousands of years since the glaciers retreated. The Southern part of this tundra is mostly made up of bare rock. There is little plant life in the tundra biome because the soil there isn't nutritious for certain plants to grow. The soil there is very
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Monkeys are mammals, very similar to humans, evolution theories saying that humans evolved from these animals. Monkeys live in groups, this way they are stronger and able to fight against their enemies. These cute and intelligent animals were endangered and still are, as they are used in laboratories for tests and experiments, but the worst part is that many of them die after that. It is true that this meant important discoveries for us, but what about these creatures? Monkeys are also used at circus
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recorded with 6 weeks to full season weed-crop competition. Non significant reduction in seed yield was observed up to 5 weeks WCCP. Weed crop competition for a period of 3 weeks did not show significant decrease in straw yield, number of capsules plant-1, number of seeds capsule-1 and 1000 seed weight, whereas a significant decline in all these parameters was noted as WCCP exceeded 3 weeks. Weed density and dry weight did not increase significantly until WCCP was prolonged up to 3 and 4 weeks, respectively
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plant’s DNA are activated to wage system wide chemical warfare, the plants version of an immune response. Dr. De Moraes and her colleagues did labeling experiments to clock a plant’s systemic response time and found that, in less than 20 minute from the moment the caterpillar had begun feeding on its leaves, the plant had plucked carbon from the air and forged defensive compound from scratch. Some of the compounds that plants generate in response to insect mastication-their feedback, you might
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or pristine aquatic ecosystem there is the natural and balanced production of plants at a steady pace. New plants will biomass at a steady rate which is sustained by the nitrogen and phosphorus released as byproducts by microbial and animal metabolisms. Many times the balance of nitrogen and phosphorus is disrupted and changed due to human activity. With the increase of N and P comes the unnaturally high rate of plant production and organic matter (Cloern, Krantz, & Hogan, 2010). Many times this
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tentacles. Plants that are pollinated by insects have highly specialized flowers modified to promote pollination by a specific pollinator that is also correspondingly adapted. Many herbivores have mutualistic gut fauna that aid them in the digestion of plant matter. Coral reefs are the result of mutualistic symbiotic relationships existing between coral organisms and various types of algae that live inside them. Most land plants and land ecosystems rely on mutualisms between the plants which fix carbon
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levels of biodiversity as this determines what flora can survive. Factors such as temperature, water and CO₂ are all limiting factors for plants, places with very few limiting factors such as a tropical rainforest, have high biodiversity because the conditions are good, meaning many plants can grow such as the Atlantic forest, where there are over 20,000 plant species adapted in that specific area. Places with a lot of limiting factors, the levels of biodiversity is low due to harsh conditions. The
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The British Isles, located in the northern hemisphere, is home to a temperate climate in which a large variety of plants including deciduous tees grow. Species within heathland, forest and lake biomes make up the ecosystem of the country. In the British Isles, physical and human factors are changing vegetation in these ecosystems. Physical factors can be things such as succession, changes in climate, natural disasters and diseases. Human factors include cultivation, development, exploitation, tourism
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