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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Tropism: sunflower (phototropism)

This specimen is a sunflower. I found this specimen at Ralphs. Sunflower relates to tropism because the sunflower rotates it's head by the position of the sun. Tropism is the tendency of an organism to turn or move toward or away from some stimulus. 
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      • Eukaryote: insects (roly-poly, fly)
      • Detritovore: snails
      • Hermaphrodite: snails
      • Pollinator: bees
      • Protein: egg whites
      • Sporophyte: pine trees
      • Xylem: tree rings
      • Phloem: tree bark
      • K-strategist: cats
      • Animals with segmented body: crabs
      • Flower ovary: middle of flower
      • Heterotroph: humans
      • C4 plant: corn
      • CAM plant: pineapples
      • Pollen: tulips
      • Vascular plant: sunflower, trees
      • Tropism: sunflower (phototropism)
      • Dicot plant with flower & leaf: roses
      • Hydrophilic: salt
      • Hydrophobic: oil
      • Introduced species: goldfish
      • ATP: trees
      • Epithelial tissue: skin
      • Cellulose: paper
      • Autotrophs: plants

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