Carnivorous Plants In a world where plants are at the bottom of the food-chain‚ some individual plant species have evolved ways to reverse the order we expect to find in nature. These insectivorous plants‚ as they are sometimes called‚ are the predators ‚ rather than the passive prey. Adaptations such as odiferous lures and trapping mechanisms have made it possible for these photosynthesizers to capture‚ chemically break-down and digest insect prey (and in some cases even small animals.) There
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from the aerial parts of plants‚ especially leaves but also stems‚ flowers and roots. Leaf surfaces are dotted with openings called stomates that are bordered by guard cells. Collectively‚ the structures are called stomata.[1] Leaf transpiration occurs through stomata‚ and can be as a necessary "cost" associated with many processes such as the opening of the pistil and allowing the diffusion of carbon dioxide gas from the air for photosynthesis. Transpiration also cools plants and enables mass flow
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UMUC Biology 102/103 Lab 3: Cell Structure and Function INSTRUCTIONS: On your own and without assistance‚ complete this Lab 3 Answer Form electronically and submit it via the Assignments Folder by the date listed on your Course Schedule (under Syllabus). To conduct your laboratory exercises‚ use the Laboratory Manual that is available in the WebTycho classroom (Reserved Reading or provided by your instructor) or at the eScience Labs Student Portal. Laboratory exercises on your CD may not be
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OCCASION MARKET SURVEY MATERIAL PRODUCT TECHNIQUE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART AND DESIGN Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap.[1] It is widely assumed pitfall traps evolved by epiascidiation (infolding of the leaf with the axadial or upper surface becoming the inside of the pitcher)‚[2][3] with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over evolutionary time. The pitcher trap evolved
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PLANT RESPONSES TROPISM is a biological phenomenon‚ indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism‚ usually a plant‚ in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms‚ this response is dependent on the direction of the species. The word tropism comes from the Greek trope ("to turn" or "to change"). Tropisms are usually named for the stimulus involved and may be either positive (towards the stimulus) or negative (away from the stimulus). Phototropism is the growth response
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Experiment 1 Background Diffusion is a process‚ in relation to the spontaneous movement of molecules from an area of high concentration‚ to an area of low concentration down a concentration gradient. It is a type of passive transport method‚ that requires no cellular energy (ATP). This movement occurs‚ until a state of equilibrium has been established on both sides of the membrane. The diffusion of molecules happens at cellular level‚ through a cell membrane via the pores. The cell membrane
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Title Antimicrobial properties in different type of plants. Introduction A substance that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms for example bacteria‚ fungi or protozoans is called an antimicrobial. This substance has 2 major roles which are to either kill microbes (microbiocidal) or prevent the growth of microbes (microbiostatic). Disinfectants are antimicrobial substances used on non-living objects outside the body. This substance included antibiotics‚ antifungals‚ antiprotozoals and
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INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS An insectivorous plant‚ also called a carnivorous plant‚ captures prey items‚ such as insects‚ spiders‚ crustaceans‚ mites‚ and protozoans‚ as a nitrogen source. Many insectivorous species live in freshwater bogs‚ where nitrogen is not present in available form‚ because the pH of the water is extremely acid. The forms of entrapment by these types of plants are modified leaves. Five basic trapping mechanisms are found in carnivorous plants. 1. Pitfall traps (pitcher plants) trap prey
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Examination Timetables for 2013 Printed copies of your examination timetable‚ as displayed in myUnisa‚ will be accepted at Examination Venues together with identification documents. To print a copy: 1. Go to your "My Admin" site 2. Click on the link for "Examination Timetable" 3. Ensure that your mouse cursor has identified the correct part of the page (frame) 4. Click on the print function/icon of your Internet browser It is very important that you pay special attention to the dates and times
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Experiment 6 :Observation | KA2 | KA3 | Weight of test-tube + solid / g | | | Weight of empty test-tube / g | X1 | X2 | Weight of solid / g | | | Initial temperature of acid / °C | | | Final temperature of mixture / °C | θ1 | θ2 | Temperature change / °C | | | Discussion :[In the experiment sheet‚ the is an error where questions in (c)(i) should be "the heat change involved the reactions involving KA2 and KA3] (c). i : q1 = mcθ1 ; q = (30.00)(4.18)( θ1) = q1 q2 =
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