reproduction. Bryophytes: are plants that lack vascular tissue and require environmental water to reproduce. General characteristics of this group include: a waxy cuticle to slow down water loss and gametangia that protect developing gametes. The male gamatangium is called the antheridium which produces flagellated sperm. The female archegonium produces a single egg. Bryophytes need water to reproduce. They do not contain any vascular tissue for up right support. These plants usually form mats of horizontally
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poor plant has lost most of its leaves altogether. No longer looking strong and regal, it has developed a very sickly appearance. The plant looks as though it is on the brink of death. For there are three main reasons your plant may be on the verge of its demise, it could be that it is being incorrectly watered, it could need transplanting, or locating it to a new setting is necessary. How much water to give a houseplant can be one of the most frustrating aspects to its owner. When a plant gets
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allows us to live free of any pollutants or hazards that we might introduce into our environment. That leaves us free to try to survive in the "natural" environment which includes things like sharks, poisonous insects and reptiles, pollen, poisonous plants, viruses, bacteria, thousands of parasites, and other animals that compete for food and land. Protecting the environment allows future generations of humans to grow and live without having to deal with anything we've done to contaminate the environment
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is a tropical rainforest. A tropical rainforest biome primarily consists of warm weather, wet plants, and fungi ridden soils. There are three important layers of a tropical rainforest. The emergent layer, 50 m up; where vegetation grows in full sunlight. The canopy (middle) layer, 3-40 m up; provides protection of too harsh of sun to low light plants below. Finally the understory (ground level) where plants and animals only receive 2-3 percent of light from above. 2. What changes happening in
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had a poor method of communication; our only record of their trials and existence are the drawings that have been preserved in caves. Yet, despite their inability to comprehend complex ideas, their paintings contain innumerable images of animals and plants. The Native Americans believed that they were spiritually connected to the earth, using pieces of nature as symbols in their writing and performing ceremonies that honored animals and “Mother Earth.” As time passed, people forgot these things, believing
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centered, and biocentric, meaning life centered. Anthropocentric is the thought that humans have a more important role in the universe than any other plant or animal. Humans are the most intelligent and humanity is the center focal point of life. Humans are considered the main role in the circle of life. Humans are believed to be the reason plants and animals survive due to the work humans provide back to the earth. Biocentric is the contrast to anthropocentric. Biocentric is the belief that
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diversity. From the coast to the mountains and the forests to the deserts, California is full of a wide array of plant life. California is the third largest state in the United States and thus has a major variation in climate resulting in the many plants found. Not only are there many plants found here, but many of those plants cannot be found anywhere else. There are also many nonnative plants that have become a part of the scenery in California. The best way to understand the state’s vegetation is to
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cleaned, mostly because the site still contained contaminated deep underwater deposits of toxins and by this time all the clean up was funded by taxpayers, The United State E.P.A Superfund. O.M.C closed their doors for good in the year 2000, the huge plant sitting on a 1,000 acres is still consider highly toxic, but the E.P.A stated that there is no public health hazard because access to the site is limited. The city of Waukegan’s original plans was to transform the site into a recreational area, native
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Gravatai Plant in Brazil. This plant has revolutionized the auto industry in Brazil by becoming the first plant to sell cars directly from the customer. The plant uses an online ordering system to facilitate sales directly to consumers at a lower cost than before. The plant utilizes a make to order system and has all of its suppliers housed at the GMBG plant working together to produce the vehicles. The case study highlights the history of the Brazilian automotive industry, the GMBG plant itself,
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of the work of humans. For example we create pollution, we chop down rainforests and create many buildings which all severely destruct animal habitats so they have nowhere to live and nothing to eat. Another huge problem is humans introducing new plants and animals on to small islands. This can result in older species being completely wiped out. In addition many people overexploit animals. For example they buy and sell rare and exotic animals for their skins such as crocodiles. Even though this
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