Friday, July 5, 2013

Scavenger Hunt Post 3

 This dog exhibits bilateral symmetry which, in biology, means that an organism can be divided into identical, but opposite halves.
 Glycogen is a type of multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy for both animals and fungi like this mushroom.
 Fermentation is a metabolic process in which sugars are converted into acids, gases and/or alcohol through the use of Yeast or bacteria. This process is commonly used in the making of beer, liquor, vinegar, and rubbing alcohol.
 A keystone species is a species that greatly effects the ecological community of which it is a part of. Humans can be looked at as a keystone species for the entire world.
Lichen is a type of composite organism that consists of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, usually green algae or a cyanobacteria. The lichen on this rock is formed from a type of cyanobacteria called Nostoc, which is the most common found in lichen.

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