organic materials which are used for cellular function (Wikipedia). Plants are an example of this kind of organism. A current scientific topic in regard to photoautotrophs is the topic of non-native invasive plants. When a plant is non-native‚ or exotic‚ it means that it is not originally from the United States. They are often brought to an area by accident‚ possibly for agricultural or horticultural purposes. An invasive plant is one that is established‚ then expand and reproduce on their own
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crowding have on bean plants? My prediction was that crowding would have no effect on them. I predicted it this way because plants are made to grow in tough conditions and I dident think crowding would have any effect. Materials needed to experiment. 2 Planting pots Planting soil 4 Bean seeds Water Ruler Support stick Notebook Procedure: Take your planting pot fill with planting soil a little above half way. Take your seeds but before you plant them weigh them for
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Introduction There are both virulent and non-virulent bacteria and fungi that grow on plants. It is difficult to distinguish between the two without proper inspection and diagnosis of the diseased plant to know whether the bacteria or the fungus in question is the virulent or non-virulent one. Therefore pure cultures need to be isolated to know with absolute certainty which is the causative bacteria or fungus. Potato dextrose agar is a good nutrient agar for mycelia to thrive on which is present
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Some of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the natural world are undoubtedly carnivorous plants. Carnivory‚ defined as the consumption of animal tissue‚ is often only associated with the animal kingdom. However the existence of carnivory is widespread and diverse in the plant and fungi kingdoms as well. Specifically carnivorous plants‚ which originally descended from exclusively photosynthetic plants‚ have evolved elaborate‚ efficient‚ and diverse methods to capture‚ digest‚ and metabolize
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Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes Sanguinolenta) also known as "freckle face" is an attractive decorative ornamental plant with velvety green leaves and splashes of color. Its color spectrum consists of red‚ white‚ purple‚ lavender‚ purple scarlet rose. The striking leaves also come in solid colors with dots. Other common names for this plant are the flamingo plant‚ the pink dot plant‚ and the measles plant suggest spotted leaves. This bushy‚ colorful plant is native to Madagascar where it can grow up
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DISCUSSION Bryophytes are seedless plants without specialized water conducting tissues. Bryophytes include mosses (phylumBryophyta)‚ liverworts (phylum Marchantiophyta Hepatophyta)‚ and hornworts (phylum Anthocerophyta). They are plants that virtually everyone has seen‚ but many have ignored. The most commonly encountered group is the green mosses that cover rotting logs‚ anchor to the bark of trees‚ and grow in the spray of waterfalls‚ along streams and in bogs. Even though mosses often thrive in
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PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Aloe‚ Indian aloe Hindi : Gheekaumar‚ Ghikumari Distribution – Cultivated in the dry areas of India PLANT DESCRIPTION a perennial shrub with fleshy leaves and short stem. Leaves fleshy‚ sessile‚ with prickles on margins; flowers in long spikes‚ fruits capsules‚ often sterile. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata‚ pitta‚ amenorrhea‚ wounds‚ ulcers‚ burns‚
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Effects of Allelopathy on Plants Dates experiment was conducted: Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to design a controlled experiment to see if a plant could survive living in eucalyptus tea. Allelopathy is when a plant gives off a bio-chemical that kills that plants around it‚ such as eucalyptus trees‚ black walnut trees‚ etc. My class went to the a eucalyptus grove and observed the eucalyptus trees. We noticed that there was a small circle around the tree that had nothing growing
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The Devils Plant Kudzu is a perennial vine of the legume family. It was first introduced to the United States from Japan in 1876 by the United States government to be used as a fast growing ground cover and as a forage crop. It is also very high in nitrogen and actually replaces nitrogen into the soil. A couple things kudzu is good for is to be used as livestock feed‚ in fertilizer‚ herbal remedies‚ teas‚ honey‚ or even some paper products. Although kudzu seemed like a wonder plant‚ the introduction
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Study Sheet for Plant Diversity List the characteristics of land plants. Terms you should be using in that list: multicellular‚ eukaryotes‚ cuticles‚ photoautotrophic‚ cellulose‚ vascular tissue (most have but not all)‚ protection of the embryo‚ alternation of generations lifecycle. All plants are thought to have evolved from a green algal- like ancestor. The first land plants evolved approximately ____________ million years ago. Alternation of Generations lifecycle. Label
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