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    Legend of Banana Plant

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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

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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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    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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    Recognition of Patterns of Trait Inheritance in Plant Hybridization: Pisum sativum Daylan Hartranft‚ student Bachelor of Science in Biology Key words: Pea plant‚ Monohybrid‚ Dihybrid‚ Independent assortment‚ Dominant‚ Recessive Running title: Patterns of Inheritance # Figures: 3 # Tables: 2 Correspondence to: Daylan Hartranft Introduction Plants have noticeable trait inheritance; however‚ the method of transmission is unknown. Understanding this would allow creation

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    Water Movement In Plants Jason Ho Ms Butz Group Members: Daniel Turner‚ Long Nguyen 13/05/10 Abstract The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of one specific environmental condition on the rate of transpiration in plants. This particular investigation looked at the number of leaves in a plant and how it would affect the rate of transpiration in plants. The aim of this investigation was to find out if the larger the number of leaves a plant had‚ the higher the

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    Plant Growth; Varying Light Exposures Intro and Hypothesis: The problem that is going to be answered is: will plant seeds grow at differently if they are covered by different materials while exposing them to the same amount of light? Also‚ which material will allow the plants to grow the most‚ tin foil‚ saran wrap‚ paper or no covering? Before the lab took place‚ it was hypothesized that the less light a plant receives‚ the less it will grow and the more light it receives‚ the more it will grow

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    The Effect of Gray Water on the Growth of a Mongo Plant An Investigatory Project Presented to: Ms. Ailene Hijara Faculty of Science Department Statefields School Inc. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for CHEMISTRY By: Jonnah Bianca Hugo Mariel Faith Defensor Riciel Camille Frigillana Gabriel Joshua Palma Jean Paolo Paglicawan Acknowledgment The researchers are heartily thankful to their Chemistry teacher‚ Ms. Ai Hijara‚ whose encouragement‚ guidance and support from the initial to

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    Plant Adaptations and Responses to Salinity Stress Despite the high salt stress applied‚ higher plants are able to adapt to these conditions. Salt exclusion and inclusion by higher plants serve as a response to high salinity. With the capability to exclude the salts‚ negative effects on the entire plant and certain organs are prevented or reduced. Due to the selectively permeable membranes of the plant‚ K+ are absorbed rather than Na+ leading to low Na+ levels and Cl- content in the plant

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    Chapter 35 Plant Structure‚ Growth‚ and Development Lecture Outline Overview: Plastic Plants? • The fanwort‚ an aquatic weed‚ demonstrates the great developmental plasticity that is characteristic of plants. o The fanwort has feathery underwater leaves and large‚ flat‚ floating surface leaves. o Both leaf types have genetically identical cells‚ but the dissimilar environments in which they develop cause different genes involved in leaf formation to be turned on or off.

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    MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES: A GUIDE TO ITS COMMON USES Historically‚ early humans relied on medicinal plants for remedies of diseases. that were made Before the onset of medicinal science‚ into medicine. Medicinal plants are people searched for remedies for different illnesses by using plants various plants thought by people to have medicinal properties‚ but few plants or their phytochemical constituents have been proven by rigorous science or approved by regulatory agencies to have medicinal

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