Thursday, July 7, 2011
Eubacteria
Eubacteria are a type of bacterium that typically have simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. Some eubacteria can cause diseases and are supposedly killed by this hand sanitizer found at my house.
Ethylene
Ethylene is a flammable hydrocarbon gas, C2H4, of the alkene series. It occurs in natural gas, coal gas, crude oil, and is given off be ripening fruit such as the ones from my kitchen pictured.
Epithelial Tissue
Epithelial tissue is the membraneous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body. This is a picture of my leg which is covered in such tissue.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Commensalism
Commensalism is an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit or harm. A bird living in a tree branch from my yard as shown in this picture is an example of commensalism.
Ectotherm
An ectotherm is an organism that regulates its body temperature with its surroundings. Fish, like these shrimp from my freezer, are ectotherms.
Endotherm
An endotherm is an organism that generates heat to maintain its body temperature. All mammals, such as my dog in this picture, are endotherms.
Endosperm
The endosperm is the nutritive tissue within seeds of flowering plants. The endosperm surrounds and is absorbed by the embryo. Coconut water is an example of endosperm and is found in coconuts. This is a picture of coconut shells found at my house.
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