Echinoderms

A echinoderm is a marine invertebrate that is part of the phylum Echinodermata. 

This is a photo of the Ocean. The Ocean is host to many echinoderms like star fish.

Ectotherm

 

A ectotherm is an organism that can’t provide enough body heat to live by itself so relies on an outside heat source.

This is a tortoise. A tortoise doesn’t have enough natural body heat to keep itself alive in the colder months. They have to hibernate in the ground for a couple weeks a year to keep themselves warm.

Xerophyte

 

Xerophyte is a plant that doesn’t require much water.

This is a photo of cactus. Cacti don’t require much water because they are a dessert plant. They have adapted to need little to no water.

Tropism

 

Tropism is when a plant is growing at an angle due to an outside source like the sun or wind.

Even though it may be hard to see, the tree in this photo is growing at an angle due to where the sun hits it. For part of the day the sun is shining on this plant at an angle but because of other trees in this area the sun is never directly above this plant, so it is growing slanted.

Tendril of a Plant

 

A tendril of a plant is a part of a plant that curls up. It acts aa a support for climbing plants that coil themselves around things.

This is a photo of a plant tendril.

Radical Symmetry

 

Radical Symmetry is naturally occurring symmetry around a central dot or axis.

This is a photo of flower that has radical symmetry. All the pedals come out symmetrically from the center of the plant.

Parasite

 

An organism that lives inside other organisms and takes their nutrition. Parasites can be very harmful.

This is a photo of a goat named Baggy. He has parasites. He had brother who died from parasites early February but before he died he passed the parasites on to Baggy who is being treated to get rid of them.

Lichen

 

Lichen is a plant that slowly spreads on walls, trees, rocks, etc. Its flat and flaky.

This is a photo of lichen on a tree branch.

 

K strategies

 

A K strategies is a species that produces few offspring that last longer than R strategies who have multiple babies and shorter lives.

This is a photo of a goat which is a type of K strategies. They have few babies that live long.

Insects

An insect is a small organism with multiple legs (officially 6) and usually has one or two pairs of wings.

This is a photo of a dead yellow insect.

Flower Ovaries

Flower Ovaries are the reproductive organ on female flowers. They are the stems from the center where the pedals connect.

In this photo you can see the ovaries coming out from the center of the flower.

Ethylene

 

Ethylene is a flammable gas that is in natural gas, coal gas, crude oil, and is admitted by over ripe fruit.

This is a photo of fermenting fruit that is admitting ethylene.

Long-day Plant

 

A long-day plant is a plant that only flowers after being exposed to sun light for more than necessary.

This is a photo of lettuce. Lettuce is a type of long-day plant.

Bryophyte

 

Bryophyte is green flowerless plant type that included moss and liverworts.

This is a photo of moss which is bryophyte.

Chitin

 

Chitin is the fibrous substance that form the exoskeleton for cell walls of fungi and invertebrates.

This is a photo of a crab shell. Crabs exoskeletons are made mostly of chitin.

Pollen

 

Pollen is the powdery part on flowers that is carried by bees to fertilize other plants.

This is a photo of a flower. The pollen is on the inside of all the pedals on the outside center of the flower.

Pine Cone (female)

 

A pine cone is a woody cone with scale like “leaves” that are open to allow the seeds to go out, that grows on a pine tree.

This is a photo of a pine cone.

Frond

A frond is a large long leaf with many divided parts like a fern or a palm leaf.

This is a photo of a long fern leaf that has all the little divisions that make it a frond.

Conifer Leaf

A conifer leaf is a needle or scalelike leave on a tree or shrub.

This picture shows the scale like conifer leaves on a tree together.

Deciduous Trees

Deciduous trees are trees that shed there dead leaves annually.

This photo is a photo of the dead leaves on the ground that have been shed from a deciduous tree.

Commensalism

Commensalism is when two organisms use each other and one benefits well the other is unharmed but isn’t benefitting either.

This is a photo of barnacles on a shell. The barnacles are benefiting by having a habitat on the shell, well the shell is unharmed but isn’t gaining anything from the barnacles.

Eukaryotes

 

Eukaryotes are organisms who’s cells have a nucleus with a membrane and the DNA is help together with proteins.

This is a photo of grass. Grass is a eukaryotes because it’s cells are more complex than a prokaryotes.