Thursday, July 31, 2008

10 Things Collected

Fleshy fruit with seed- this growing tomato has a fleshy outside with seeds inside
Gymnosperm cone- from a Plant that produce seeds that are not enclosed within plant tissue
Woody stem- tree trunk is an example outer layer of stem or trunk covered in har protected bark
Tendril of a plant-coiling stem from a plant that twines around objects for support
Pollinator- this bee helps transfer pollen between plants
Arthropod- the phylem including insects with segmented body
Cnidarian- group of aquatic species that all have stinging cells, including jellyfish and sea anemones.
Conifer leaf- from a tree that bears cones with needle like leaves
Cuticle layer- outermost covering that is waxy and waterproof
Deciduous leaf- from a tree that looses its leaves at the end of a season

2 comments:

KB Foglia said...

Monica,

GREAT, GREAT photos! I loved them!

Hmmm, if tomatoes are fruits, why do we call them vegetables? What's the relationship between those terms?

Hmmm, what's the relationship between the green gymnosperm cone and the brown ones we see in the winter?

Love that tendril photo!
How does that bee feel about you taking a picture of her butt!
And, OH, that poor Cnidaria!

Excellent work!

monica said...

Some people define tomatoes as vegetables because of the way they are served. Fruits are supposed to be defined as plants having seeds, yet cucumbers have seeds? Vegetables seem to be defined as the edible parts of plants roots, leaves and stems. Tomatoes can be seen as vegetables because they are used in savoury cooking, not sweet like fruits are. I actaully read that by Supreme Court law, tomatoes are defined as vegetables over a Tarriff act on imported vegetables.