Monday, January 21, 2013

Big Idea 3

2. This ripening mango is an example of ethylene. Ethylene is a type of flammable gas that occurs in coal and crude oil. The reason why the ripening mango is an example of ethylene because it produces ethylene during the ripening process in which the fruit softens. 

3. These cockroaches is an example of a eukaryote. A eukaryote is a type of organism that contain cell where DNA is found in the form of chromosomes. These cockroaches are an example of a eukaryote because they have cells that contain chromosomes.

4. This nice red flower is an example of double fertilization. Double fertilization is a process where one sperm fertilizes an egg forming a diploid zygote, while another sperm fuses with two other nuclei. This rose contain ovaries and a pollen tube. The ovaries contain the eggs that are fertilized by the pollen collected by the pollen tube.

5. These 2 grapefruit seeds are an example of gametes. Gametes are reproductive cells that come together to form a zygote.These grapefruit seeds are example of a gamete because they can be fertilized to form a plant.

9. These coy are an example of a school. A school is a large group of fish. These coy are considered a school because they are a large group of fish.

11. This tasty piece of meat is an example of GMO. GMO stands for a genetically modified organism. This piece of meat is an example of GMO because it shows how poor little cows are injected with hormones to make them bigger rather than feeding them food. 

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15. This tree root is an example of mitosis. Mitosis is a process where a cell is divided into two similar daughter cells containing the same amount of chromosomes as the parent cell. The cells in this tree root continuously multiply in order for the root to grow.

20. This small tree seed is an example of seed dispersal. Seed dispersal is the way a tree or plant disperse their seeds. This seed was dropped from a tree in order to be turned into another tree.

17. This red rose gives an example of a phenotype. A phenotype is a certain trait of an organism such as flower color and height. The phenotype of this rose is red, while other roses may be pink or white. 

21. This vine is an example of tropism. Tropism is where an organism can be changed due to an external stimulus  such as heat, light, or gravity. Due to the fact that the stems of the vine are weak, they cannot support the weight of the plant which makes it grow upside down.

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