a wide variety of plants and their uses‚ among them the Agave plant. The agave plant was as important to barbacoa as was the fungus Ustilago maydis to the dish Huitlacoche‚ only this plant had several uses beyond the kitchen. Using my own experiences‚ the vast resources online‚ and a quick call to my parents‚ I set out to learn more about the other aspects of this plant‚ such as it’s role in the everyday life of Indigenous people. Like many other desert plants‚ the agave plant is built to survive
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http://newmetode.Sharestiforp.com Plant tissue culture is a collection of techniques used to maintain or grow plant cells‚ tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium of known composition. Plant tissue culture is widely used to produce clones of a plant in a method known as micropropagation. Different techniques in plant tissue culture may offer certain advantages over traditional methods of propagation‚ including: • The production of exact copies of plants that produce particularly
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Are cell phones dangerous? Cell phones are a wonderful thing. You can talk. Take pictures. Listen to music. Converse over email or text messaging‚ and browse the Internet among a handful of other things. I love to use my cell phone and actually use it more then any other phone at the office or at home. However‚ I use it with immense concern. I have concern about the use of the phone causing health issues‚ like cancer and brain tumors over time. Are these concerns warranted? I have studied technology
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ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CONSTITUENT IN ESSENTIAL IN PLANTS AND NUTRIENTS REQUIRED TO PLANTS Organic constituent DEFINITION An organ‚ system‚ or other discrete element of an organism the part of the plant that carries out photosynthesis. EXPLANATION: The chemical compounds of living things are known as organic compounds because of their association with organisms. Organic compounds‚ which are the compounds associated with life processes‚ are the subject matter of organic chemistry. Among the numerous
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also anchor the plant. Some roots have mycorrhizae‚ which increase the surface area and therefore increase the absorption. The endodermis‚ which is the innermost layer of cells in the root cortex‚ surrounds the vascular cylinder. It is the passage of minerals from the cortex into the vascular tissue. The stem has a system of nodes where leaves are attached. They have a waxy coating (epidermis) that prevents water loss. The stem and the roots are the 2 main axes in a vascular plant. Fluids are transported
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Cell Fusion Introduction: The fusion of cells is a fundamental biological event that is essential for a variety of developmental and homeostatic processes. The importance of cell-cell fusion during development and disease is displayed in a variety of biological processes including‚ but not limited to‚ fertilization‚ development of tissues‚ the immune response‚ and aspects of tissue regeneration due to stem cells (Chen and Olson‚ 2005). Fertilization‚ which is the fusion of sperm and egg‚
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Plant Kingdom * Bryophyta * Non-vascular (no xylem or phloem) * Reliance on diffusion and osmosis * Ergo‚ size restriction to damp areas * Reproduce via haploid spores * No roots; rhizoids * No true stems * Possible earliest colonists of land. * Moss‚ liverworts‚ hornworts * Filicinophyta * Seedless (male gamete meets female gametes) * Vascular (xylem carry water and phloem carry nutrients) * Ferns‚ club mosses‚
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Engineering in Plants In the 1920’s‚ a man named Henry Wallace founded a company called “The Hi-Bred Corn Company.” He began selecting corn plants that flourished in certain aspects and bred them with other prosperous plants to make a hybrid. After pollenating the female silk of one plant with the pollen of another; the resulting offspring displayed both traits. This idea of ‘selective breeding’ would go on to become the norm in that era of agriculture because it produced bigger and better plants. Because
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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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STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPYAND ITS IMPACTS ON SOCIETY Abstract There are several types of stem cells being used in stem cell research and therapy today. They are embryonic‚ adult and induced pluripotent stem cells. Each will be discussed further. This topic has stirred much moral‚ ethical and political debate as whether cells from fetuses should be used in this research. This impacts governmental policies on laws and funding. Another issue that must be analyzed is the
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