AP Biology: Biological Collection
Pollinator
Definition: to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
Relation: This bee pollinates flowers, as it is doing in the picture.
Found: In my neighborhood
Gymnosperm
Definition: a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad.
Relation: Gymnosperms have certain characteristics such as the way their leaves look. They also do not produce flowers, like the one above.
Found: In my neighborhood.
(Note: The purple flower petals come from the plant next to it)
Hydrophobic
Definition: Of or pertaining to hydrophobia. Having little or no affinity for water.
Relation: The water drops on the leaf's surface aren't soaked up therefore it is hydrophobic.
Found: At my house.
Dicot Plant With Flower & Leaf
Definition: Flowering plants whose seed typically has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons.
Relation: This is a dicot plant with flowers and leaves visible.
Found: In my neighborhood.
Vascular Plant
Definition: a plant having lignified tissues for conducting water, minerals, and photosynthetic products through the plant.
Relation: Some examples of vascular plants are shrubs and ferns such as the one above.
Found: In my neighborhood.
Hermaphrodite
Definition: An organism, as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female organs of generation.
Relation: Plants such as these are hermaphrodites because they contain both male and female reproductive organs.
Found: In my neighborhood
Mutualism
Definition: a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
Relation: This bee is on a flower, both are benefited.
Found: In my neighborhood.
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