1: This is a Hibiscus. The yellow part on the pistil, which is in the center of the flower, is the anther. The filament is the fiber that connects the anther to the pistil. The anther and the filament together are called the stamen. The stamen is the male part of the flower. The anther makes the pollen. The filament supports the anther.
2: This is a Zinnia. It is an example of an autotroph. In the food chain, zinnias are producers; they make organic molecules from inorganic material. Autotrophs make their own food through photosynthesis.
3: These are leaves of a mendevilla. These leaves have bilateral symmety. Bilateral symmetry is the same size and shape around a central point; in this case, the vein down the middle of each leaf.
4: These are the leaves of a hibiscus. The outer surface of each leaf has a waxy coating called the cuticle. Its purpose is to prevent the leaf from losing water. This layer is why lettuce does not wilt in the presence of water but does wilt in the presence of oils such as salad dressing.
5: Right above the word and is an ant. An ant is a segmented animal. It has three segments; the head, the thorax and the abdomen. The head has the eyes and the antennas. The abdoman has spiricals which the ant breathes through as well as the internal organs of the ant.
Nicely done, Kelly. I like how you pointed out several parts of a flower on the Hibiscus. So next question for you.... are these flowering plants eudicots or monocots?!
ReplyDeleteAll of these plants are eudicots. The flowers on a eudicots usually have petals in multiples of five. The leaves have veins that are branched out. If they were monocots the petals would be in multiples of three and the leaves would have veins that were parallel to one another. When looking at the zinnia, it looked like the veins were parallel but when I looked closer I saw smaller veins that were branched like the rest of the plants.
DeleteCorrect. Additionally, you can recognize monocots because they are typically grass looking and lily type flowers... go check out your mom's daylilies or if she has corn growing or another example might be orchids. :)
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