PLANT RESPONSES TROPISM is a biological phenomenon‚ indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism‚ usually a plant‚ in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms‚ this response is dependent on the direction of the species. The word tropism comes from the Greek trope ("to turn" or "to change"). Tropisms are usually named for the stimulus involved and may be either positive (towards the stimulus) or negative (away from the stimulus). Phototropism is the growth response
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Chapter 6: Children’s Peer Cultures and Interpretive Reproduction I. Examining Peer Culture From Children’s Perspective A. Children and their peer cultures are worthy of documentation and study in their own right. B. Children’s culture is not something kids carry around in their heads to guide their Goffman‚ 1974). C. Childrens peer culture as a stable set of activists or routines‚ artifacts‚ values‚ and concerns that children produce and share in interaction with peers (Corsaro‚
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The “Hollyhocks” and “Flowering Cherry Tree and Peony” stained glass windows in the museum are from the Frederick Ames house on Dartmouth Street. The two windows which had as their subject a favorite LaFarge theme. Flowers. They were originally placed on the two sides of the hall to let the light go through. Their height are 7 feet‚ 3-1/4 inches‚ and width are 3 feet. 1-1/4inches. Made by Layers of translucent glass‚ opalescent white glass‚ a cascade of irregular pebble-like bits‚ and a molded
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CHAPTER 36 PLANT CELLS The first barrier to form between daughter cells is the middle lamella. Daughter cells expand to their final size and make polysaccharides for a primary wall. After expansion stops waterproofing materials are added for a secondary wall. Water and dissolved materials move from cell to cell by way of pit pairs. A pit is a thin spot in the primary wall where the secondary wall is absent or separated from the primary wall by a space. Strands of cytoplasm called
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Fertilizers are essential in plant growth due to the lack of some nutrients in the soil. They contain three distinct categories which are the primary nutrients‚ secondary nutrients and metals. (hazri). In order for a plant to develop growth‚ the basic needs of carbon (C)‚ hydrogen (H)‚ and oxygen (O) are required which are available in the air and water. Also‚ a boost of macronutrients are also essential for plant growth which are obtainable from chemical fertilizers mainly nitrogen (N)‚ phosphate
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HERBAL PLANTS Bayabas or Guava Scientific name: Psidium guajava Uses: • Antiseptic‚ astringent & anthelminthic • Kills bacteria‚ fungi and amoeba • Used to treat diarrhea in children • For Hypertension‚ diabetes and Asthma • Promotes menstruation Preparation: • Boil one cup of Bayabas leaves in three cups of water for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. • To use as mouthwash‚ gargle. • To use as wound disinfectant‚ wash affected areas 2 to 3 times a day. • For toothaches‚ chew the
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TOMATO PLANT 1) Seed: Tomato seeds are small‚ flat and disk shaped and about 1/8 inch wide. They contain two energy storage organs called cotyledons and an embryo encased in a hard outer shell called the seed coat. The seed is the dormant or resting stage of the plant life cycle. When young tomato plants are damaged‚ they tend to go into a dormant‚ survival stage in which plant growth is delayed for a while. Frost damage is something to look out for when planting tomatoes early on in the season
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Mechanical Reproduction in the Age of Art Paul Mattick Jr Theory‚ Culture & Society (SAGE‚ London‚ Newbury Park and New Delhi)‚ Vol.10 (1993)‚ 127-147 The enormous impact of Waller Benjamin ’s famous essay on ’The Work of Art in the Age of its Mechanical Reproduction ’ is largely due to his claim that photography has ’transformed the entire nature of art‚ destroying its semblance of autonomy in relation to social and political processes‚ and liquidating ’the traditional value of thc cultural
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Plant Adaptation Investigation Observations Samples of plants were obtained during the campus tour. In order survive in the harsh climate of deserts‚ plants must adapt in function‚ reproduction‚ support‚ and defense. Although plants on campus are watered frequently‚ they live in a mostly xeric environment. Three types of cacti were observed: organ pipe‚ prickly pear‚ and saguaro. The organ pipe contains no leaves and has narrow stems that carry out photosynthesis and store water. Neither the
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NAME:-PUDINA This plant is related to the menthe genus and its aromatic herbs. Many more species grows wild; some of there cultivated. The chief constituent for which these plants are valued are menthol and pappermint oil. this medicinal plant is an erect branched herb upto about 55 cm high. Leaves upto 6 cm long. Flowers small‚ in small brunches‚ borne on axile leaves‚medicinal seeds are also very useful. MEDICINAL USES of pudina :- THE DRIED LEAVES AND FLOWERING TOPS OF THE PLANT MAKE THE DRUG PAPPOERMINT
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