Plants That Can Move Inspire New Adaptive Structures http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/02/23/plants-that-can-move-inspire-new-adaptive-structures Summary: Researchers at the University of Michigan and Penn State University have been studying a species of shape-changing plant that they believe can help them develop a new breed of structures that can twist‚ turn‚ bend‚ stiffen‚ and otherwise adapt to their environments. The Mimosa plant‚ which folds its leaves on contact through a phenomenon
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reactions must take place for the substances of photosynthesis to be transported around the plant. energy is supplied to plant cells through respiration movement of substances occurs by diffusion‚ osmosis and active transport. Water and mineral ions must be supplied and conserved in the plant. cell wall makes plants have no mobility cell wall bring turgor pressure. Turgor pressure increased in ‘woody plants’ - with lignin. photosynthesis - is the process whereby radiant energy from the sun is
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Plant Tissues A mature vascular plant (any plant other than mosses and liverworts)‚ contains several types of differentiated cells. These are grouped together in tissues. Some tissues contain only one type of cell. Some consist of several. Meristematic The main function of meristematic tissue is mitosis. The cells are small‚ thin-walled‚ with no central vacuole and no specialized features. Meristematic tissue is located in • the apical meristems at the growing points of roots and stems. • the
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ammonia or nitrate dangerous 4. Nitrate reductase d. e. Describe the structure f. How is it activated g. How does it perform its job h. How is it regulated 5. How are the levels of nitrate diff in parts of a plant 6. What are steps of the assimilation of nitrogen 7. What are the two types of GOGAT and what’s the difference between each 8. What are the equations for the reactions that are catalyzed by i. j. GS k. GOGAT
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How to Plant & Grow Moringa The Moringa is a fast growing tree that can reach up to 3 meters in its first year. Moringa is an ideal plant to grow in your own backyard. Get a little Moringa in your diet‚ you can grow your own multivitamin! The Moringa tree grows to about 10 tall‚ with drooping branches. It thrives in subtropical and tropical climates‚ giving fruit and flowers continually. However Moringa grows best in dry‚ sandy soil. This makes it an ideal tree to grow in semi-desert conditions
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Plants grow when put under a sunlight. If a plants is placed under a red light‚ a blue light‚ a green light‚ and sunlight then which will grow the most? The hypothesis was if a plant is placed under a blue‚ red‚ green and sunlight‚ then the plant under the green light will grow the tallest of all plant. The experiment’s independent variable was the type of light the plant is placed under. The dependent variable was the growth of plants (in cm). Some variables that were ceped the same was the amount
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Legend of the Banana Plant In the early days when the world was new‚ spirits and ghosts lurked everywhere. They lived in gloomy caves‚ they hid in anthills and tree trunks they frolicked in nooks and corners under the houses. In the dark‚ sometimes their tiny voices could be heard dimly‚ or their ghostly presence be felt. But they were never seen. It was during these days of phantoms and unseen spirits that a young and beautiful girl lived. Her name was Raya‚ and she was a girl bold and daring
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Genetically Modified Plants and Animals Why should we know about the genetic modification of plants and animals? In this world today we are seeing different labels on our foods but does anyone even really know what they mean? For example what is the difference between a regular tomato and an organic tomato? We should know what foods we are consuming and how they affect our bodies. I believe that more regulations should be put into place by the Food and Drug Administration so that we are better
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ABSTRACT Three times situ surveys were conducted during Mar. and Sep. 2013. The result showed that: biomass reached the peak of 2627±920g/m2‚ it has significant difference between variety site; there are ten main species of aquatic macrophyte in the investigated area and the aquatic phytocoenosium can be divided as Myriophyllum spicatum-Trapa maximowiczii‚ Nymphoides indica-Elodea nuttalli‚ Trapa maximowiczii-Limnanthemum nymphoides‚ Elodea nuttalli-Limnanthemum nymphoides. Lake East Taihu community
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phototropism affects pea plants. The purpose of this is to see how much the growth of the plant is affected by sunlight. Many years ago the scientist Charles Darwin discovered what today we called phototropism. I intend to create my own small experiment except this time I will be using artificial light instead of natural light (the sun). The definition of tropism is "a growth movement whose direction is determined by the direction from which the stimulus strikes the plant" and "photo" means relating
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