Pollinator

Honey comes from bees, who are pollinators. Pollinators are insects that carry pollen from one flower to another. Other pollinators include birds.

taken at the coordinates of 16.47.09

Autotroph

An autotroph is an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. Most plants are autotrophs as they make their own food using energy from the sun.

taken at the coordinates of 18.55.38

Exoskeleton

This is a picture of a spider hanging on a web, representing the term exoskeleton. An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body.

Seed Dispersal

This photo represents seed dispersal. The pine cone fell from the tree, and will be planted into the ground. Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. 

Introduced Species

 This photo represents introduced species. The tag on the plant tells us that it came from somewhere else and planted in front of my apartment. The plant is placed where it does not naturally occur.

Animal with a Three-Segmented Body

This picture shows an animal with a three-segmented body. It is an ant, found on a sidewalk near my house. 


taken on 08-05-12 at the coordinates of 19.07.10

Adaptation In a Plant

These photos represent adaptation in a plant. In the first one, it shows how despite having concrete put on it, the grass continues to grow through the cracks. In the second one, the tree has messed up a sidewalk by continuing to grow.