An autotroph, or producer, is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules using energy from the photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. This is a picture of an evergreen tree found in my backyard which is an example of an autotroph.
ATP, short for adenosine triphosphate, is a nucleotide that occurs in the muscle tissue of animals and the mitochondria and chloroplasts of plants and is used as a source for cellular reactions. This is a hydrangea plant found in my yard that contains ATPs in its cells.
C4 plants are plants that produce the 4-carbon compound oxalocethanoic (oxaloacetic) acid as the first stage of photosynthesis. This is a picture of crabgrass from my backyard which is an example of a C4 plant.
A C3 plant is a plant that produces the 3-carbon compound phosphoglyceric acid as the first stage of photosynthesis. This is a picture of a potato I found in my refrigerator which grows on a C3 plant.
A plant adaptation is a special adaptation that allows a plant to live in a certain place. This is a picture of leaves that changed color and fell off a deciduous tree in my backyard. Such trees save energy by losing their leaves in the fall which helps them better survive winter.
A stamen is the male organ of a flower that consists of a filament, which is the stalk of the stamen, and an anther, which bears pollen. This is a stamen that I took from a cousa-dogwood tree in my yard.
An animal adaptation is a change over generations that allows a species to better survive in its habitat. This is a picture of a chipmunk hole. Chipmunks hibernate in such holes, which is an adaptation that helps chipmunks live through the chilly winters.
