Scavenger Hunt # 1 - Ansley Dieckmann

This is a chipmunk which represents a heterotroph.  A heterortroph is an organism that is unable to obtain its carbon from carbon dioxide. Heterotrophs must obtain carbon by feeding on organic material found in other organisms. 

This leaf contains phloem. Phloem is the tissue that transports nutrients in vascular plants. The phloem plays a huge role in photosynthesis because it moves the glucose and starches that are necessary for photosynthesis. 

This is an example of commensalism. Commensalism is the relationship between two organisms in which one benefits but the other is not harmed. This lichen grows on trees because it can get sunlight but it does not take any of the nutrients from the tree. The tree acts as a medium for the lichen.

On these flowers there is pollen. Pollen is the fertilizing element of flowers. The pollen is found at the end of the plant in the stamen. Pollen is necessary for the reproduction of the plant. 

In all plants there are xylem cells which form the xylem tissue. Xylem transports mostly water, but also some nutrients, throughout the plant. This tissue is vital to the plants survival because the water is needed for photosynthesis.