Scavenger Hunt Post Number 6

These flowers contain gibberellins. Gibberellins are plant hormones that regulate things such as growth, flowering, and dormancy.

 This is a stuffed black squirrel. This is an example of a genetic variation within a population. This explained by organisms of the same species having different physical properties. Some squirrels are black, some or gray, and some are brown.

These are alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a product of fermentation. Fermentation is the process where sugars are converted to acid, gas, or alcohols.

These delicious banana pancakes have wheat in them. In certain cases, wheat has been a genetically modified organism. Geneticists can alter the properties of organisms to affect their growing and reproducing. In some instances, it is beneficial to the success of a species.

This is plate of sliced mango and pineapple. These have ethylene in them. Ethylene is a plant hormone that has a lot to do with the ripening of fruit. The fruit on the plate is ripe.