...Golden Poppy The California poppy (Eschscholzia Californica) is a beautiful orange-golden flower well known in California not just by being common in our gardens but by being the state’s flower. Eschscholzia Californica is known by many names; La Amapola, the flame flower, and the golden puppy. In the past the golden puppy was valued by Native Americans for its oils, food source, and medical use. Even today it is a great importance in medicine by relieving stress and a great remedy to calm insomnia. The Eschscholzia Californica belongs in the kingdom Plantae, it is in the order Ranunculales, family Papaveraceae, genus Eschscholzia, and species Californica. It has a perigynous anatomy of the ovary and the sepals cover the bud except when it flowers. It has 2 functional carpels with 2 rudimentary ones, 4 stamens, 2 fused sepals located above the receptacle surrounding the bud, and has alternating branching blue-green foliage leaves. It does reproduction by seed dispersion. It has C3 photosynthesis meaning that it requires optimally 12 hours of sunlight to grow properly. The golden poppy is a plant that is: herbaceous, a basal dicot, drought tolerating, annual that grows from 5-60 inches tall, has intermediate flowering, and closes its petals at night and at cloudy nights. Its flowers are actinomorphic and exhibit radial symmetry (California Academy, 2007). The golden poppy is related to buttercups and mustard families. It is different from other species by having a pedestal...
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...This paper will discuss deforestation across the globe and how it affects the world’s ecosystems. Everyday, a piece of Earth’s ecosystem is demolished by human hands for the conquest for timber, minerals, and other resources. Forests cover 2% of the Earth’s surface, 6% of the landmass, and yet they house half the animal and plant species while rainforests cover twice that area. Deforestation is occurring across the globe on a scale that if it were continue at its present rate the forests could disappear within the next one to two hundred years. This raises concerns and questions. First, why should we be concerned? Second, what kind of damage could deforestation lead to animal and plant species, human existence, and to mother Earth and its atmosphere? Third, how and why the rainforests benefit the human race. To answer these questions, this paper will discuss where the most deforestation is occurring and the consequences of deforestation. Tropical rainforests are defined by two primary factors: location and amount of rainfall they receive. Rainforests receive from 4 to 8 meters of rain a year. Most of the rainfall is blocked by heavy vegetation, and water reaches the forest floor by rolling down branches and trunks. A distinctive characteristic is that the rainforests have no seasonality or no dry or cold season of slower growth. In addition, they are the Earth’s oldest living ecosystems. The rainforests are a priceless part of mother earth and their removal through deforestation...
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...Cannabis Sativa, also known as marijuana, is a preparation of the cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or used as a medicine. Scientists have identified 483 different chemical compounds in Cannabis Sativa. The main ingredient in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol, also abbreviated as THC. Cannabidiol, abbreviated as CBD, is a non-psychoactive oil derived from the Cannabis Sativa plant that is commonly used as a medicine; CBD comes from cannabinoids, one of the classes of chemical compounds that acts on cannabinoid receptors in cells that alter neurotransmitter release in the brain. Marijuana comes in many forms including oils, edibles, concentrates, etc. Marijuana doesn’t need to be smoked. The cannabis plant is one of the oldest...
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...problem because the Kudzu plant takes over the ground, and competes against other plants for sunlight, driving them out. Luckily enough, there are many different uses for the Kudzu plant, unlike the common dandelion. Firstly, the Kudzu plant can be used as animal feed. Secondly, the Kudzu plant can be used as fertilizer. It can also be used as food, and most importantly, scientists believe that the plant could be used to treat multiple illnesses, as well as alcoholism and depression. The plant has a large supply of isoflavones, and neurotransmitters. Some doctors say that it might even be a cure for cancer. There are many ways to get rid of the Kudzu plant. First, there’s burning them, which can be said true of nearly anything you have an abundance of. Then, there’s grazing, letting animals eat the plant. This is the method currently being used in parts of the Southern United States. There’s also removing the crowns, which is the flower on top of the plant that has all of the vines coming out. Mowing close to the ground regularly is also a proven weapon against the Kudzu plant. Herbicide has been used for a while, but is harmful for the environment, so it’s not being used much anymore. Finally, there is a specific kind of mold that eats up the Kudzu plant, killing it slowly as it devours it’s way to the root. The Kudzu Vine has the potential to be a devastating plant. But, we are working our hardest to turn it from a common weed, to a medical plant that could save millions...
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...An invasive species is a plant, animal, or microorganism that is not native to the environment. Just one invasive species in Ohio is the, Japanese Honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica. The Japanese honeysuckle is a semi-evergreen vine that can climb up to 10m and drapes creating dense patches. It has white - yellow flowers that grows in pairs. The flowers are very fragrant, with a sweet fruity smell. This plant is from Eastern Asia, including Japan and Korea. The damage is causes is the vines can wrap around trees, and killing them by, cutting off sap flow. It also can cover the native ground plants, killing them as well. Some scientist believe the Japanese honeysuckle releases chemicals onto the ground that can possibly inhibiting the growth of...
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...RAINFORESTS Kyle Faulkner AIU Online Environmental Science Laura Stepp March 25, 2012 Abstract This article focuses on the rainforest’s and its structure, both biotic and abiotic and the the cycles that gives us the ability to live on this Earth. There are a several different types of biomes that cover the vast surface of our planet, but one in particular is very important. The Tropical Rainforest can be described as a forest of tall trees that is located in areas that receive year-round warmth. 50 to 250 inches of rain fall on these areas on average and almost all Rain Forest are located in the equator region. Tropical Rainforest are extremely important because of the oxygen that they provide to our planet, about 40% and the types of plants that have cured diseases and have helped fight ailments. Sadly, only about 6% remains of the world’s tropical forest due to deforestation (Rainforestsos.org, 2012) Scientists estimate that over half of the world’s species inhabit the Rain Forest and this is why it is so import that this biome remains intact and preserved. The Amazon Rain Forest and the Rainforests in Costa Rica are examples of the biome that shelter thousands of plan t and animals species that have just as much of a right to be on Earth as we do. The structure of the Tropical Rainforest has many layer that shelter both biotic and abiotic forms. The emergent layer is at the very top, even above the canopy and is home to birds, insects, snakes and monkeys. The next layer...
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...Marajuana has finally been legalized, which is going to be very good for portland, making it a safer place, make it have happier people that now don't have to hide the fact that they can appreciate a plant that some may call a “drug”. Others, like myself like to think of it as a cure, a medicine, an all natural and organic plant that is less harmful then cigarettes and alcohol. those two things right there are the real drugs; cigarettes tar and feather your lungs, and they do cause cancer. alcohol eats your liver and can permanently delay your synapse. not to mention the fact that alcohol can make you violent, recluse, and depressed. But medical/recreational marajuana makes you happy, relates pain, and the effects on a fully developed brain are so little. people often look at this plant the wrong way. They don't have respect for what it does for people and how it makes them feel. and unlike alcohol and cigs, marajuana is not addictive. it produced a few chemicals that help with chronic pains, anxiety, and also helps recover from more major medical conditions. Some people don't like to find out that there nabbores had an illegal indoor grow going on so that they can sell is illegally, which is why now that its legalized the crime rate for marajuana use is going to go down. because its easier to just walk into a building that supports and more regulated and pure “weed”. i do agree that is should be more like controlled in the way of how its used in public. i think that cigarets...
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... strong smelling plant containing cannabis. It can be smoked, eaten, drink or use as an oil to rub on needed area. When this done it induces euphoria. The use of marijuana started in the 1600 they used it to make clothing, paper and other materials such as that, then around the 1800 they stopped using marijuana for those items. It was still around after that but it was not until the 1900’s when the mexicans started migrating to the United States that it became popular again, this was around the time that people started using is for medical use, along with recreational use. There were many different foundations that felt based of of their research marijuana was bad, and this helped outlaw hemp and other marijuana items. It was not until 1944 the La Guardia committee was able to...
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...is to communicate ideas clearly. Identify the following statements as observations (O), hypotheses (H), or predictions (P). j. ___h__ Tropical rain forests have high species diversity k. ___o__ Mesquite trees have thick, dry bark to prevent water loss in the desert. l. ___p___Large-billed parrots will eat large seeds and small-billed parrots will eat small seeds. m. ___h___ Social insects will help their relatives raise offspring rather than produce their own because they actually achieve higher indirect fitness by helping. n. __o____ Many species of birds inhabit a single tree. 4. In an experiment examining vitamin C as a cold treatment, students with cold symptoms who visited the campus medical center either received vitamin C or were treated with over-the-counter drugs. Students then reported on the length and severity of their colds. If you were the researcher that designed this experiment, what could you do to minimize bias in this experimental design? What are the independent and...
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...Blunt. Hippie’s Lettuce. Devil’s Grass. Broccoli. However, you may identify it as it originated from a tall plant with a rigid upright stem. How did this unseemly unharmful plant created by Mother Nature become twisted into a manmade psychoactive drug meant to disorient the brain? Many contribute the conception of recreational cannabis to the hippie generation but that is not completely accurate they merely facilitated it to become mainstream. Others claim the herb was used as far back as 2727 B.C when the Chinese emperor Shen Nung prescribed it to treat diseases and strangely, poor memory. Eventually, the drug spread like wildfire until it reached America in the 18th century. As the mainstream culture became more herb friendly (much to the...
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...Humans, animals, and the environment are forced to interact with each other due to the cycle of the ecosystem. Green plants are the producers since they produce their own food. On the other hand, humans and animals are both consumers. Not being able to produce their own food, they are ought to use other creatures to survive. If a species could not find food, it would extinct. These food-haunter relationships led researchers to define the “speciesism” phenomenon---a prejudice or attitude of bias in favor of the interests of members of one’s own species and against those of another species. Speciesism is a necessary prejudice for any species to survive. The real question is whether humans have become too speciesist and cruel toward animals. Even though...
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...on ships’ ballasts. Since their initial invasion in the 1940s, the species has spread throughout fourteen states. Red imported fire ants impose substantial negative impacts on people, animals, rural and urban environments culminating in massive economic costs every year. RIFA sting their prey or perceived prey and inject venom which causes a painful pustule to form at the site of injection. Red imported fire ants have the ability to multiply and spread very quickly as one queen may spawn up to 30,000 individual workers, eggs, larvae and pupae (TDA 2013). Red imported fire ants may spread through natural mating flight activity or through artificial movement of infested plants or vehicles. Eradication was attempted in the 1950s and 1960s with no success because of biological factors. In 1958, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) enacted a federal quarantine to slow and prevent the artificial spread of imported fire ants from fire ant infested areas to non-infested areas. There are numerous management options for red imported fire ant invasions which include both chemical and non-chemical treatment options. Management and treatment of mounds may be done through single mound methods or broadcast spreading of insecticides. II. Identification Red imported fire ants must be properly identified in management or eradication is desired. It is not beneficial to eliminate competing species of ants, such as black ants or forelius ants.RIFA may be identified by their mounds...
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...consumption are sunlight, temperature, precipitation, water, and soil. Sunlight and temperature are both contributions to energy consumption. By using the sunlight and the temperature we can use other renewable resources for sources of light and energy instead of using the nonrenewable resources we currently use. Water and soil are affected by sunlight and temperature already. Living factors that may contribute or be affected by energy consumption are herbivores (animals that only eat plants), carnivores (Animals that feed on other animals or material of animal origin), and omnivores (Animals that feed on material of both plant and animal origin). When the plants are affected by energy consumption that means that there are less of them for the herbivores to eat and stay alive. If these herbivores don’t have food to eat and stay healthy they will die and the carnivores which feed off of them may get sick and pass on themselves. Omnivores are affected because they may also get sick from eating plants and other animals which are unhealthy due to lack of...
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...the most diverse ecological community and habitats found in the state. The Shut-In Mountain Fens preserve features of more than 15 types of fen communities ("Missouri Shut-In Fens", 2010). It is located in the Ozark Mountains in the southern central part of the state. In 2010, researchers found the rare carnivorous palnt called the Small Bladderwort growing here. The plant is an aquatic plant species that floats on the ponds, lakes and marshes with almost no root system. This animal eating plant feeds off of aquatic invertebrates, such as mosquito larvae, protozoans and tiny crustaceans. That is not the only thing that has been found in the plants traps though. Small tadpoles and newly hatched fish have also been found to fall prey to this carnivorous plant. The Small Bladderwort is Missouri’s only carnivorous plant. A plant eating animals is a rare quality, so to find one around where you live is an exciting thing. The plant does not really have an intrinsic value. It is mainly just about what they are and what they are about. It is not thought that this plant has any beneficial use to humans, other than the plant is hughly unique. The Shut-In Mountain fen is also the only home to the Current River Saddled Darter. This fish species is only founf here, in the Current River watershed. This fish is a federally endangered species due to it only having one place in the world that it can be found. This fish is not really unique, only that it is only fooun here. I do not think that it...
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...SPECIES DESCRIPTION SIZE €PRICE(PER TREE) Bare Rooted Our trees are quoted for bare rooted unless otherwise stated. Alders Common Alder Quick growing up to 20m, for shelter. Grows well in heavy or wet soils. Wind resistant. Suitable for costal locations. 1-2ft 5ft 10ft 10ft €1-2 €8 €30 €50 (potted) (Alnus glutinosa) Italian Alder Quick growing up to 20m. More decorative than other alders; tolerating drier and limey soil, wind resistant; For shelter and avenue planting. (Alnus cordata). 1-2ft 5ft 10-14ft 10-14ft 15-20ft - €1-2 €10 €25 €40-50 (potted) €75-125 Red Alder Initially very quick growing up to 20m; withstands wind and coastal conditions; for shelter belts, copses etc. (Alnus rubra) 9ft 9ft 15-20ft 15-20ft - €18 €30 (potted) €75 €130-140 (potted) Ashes Common Ash Grows up to 30m, on most soils even limey; vigorous root system, withstands wind and coastal conditions. 2-3ft 3-5ft 9ft 10-14ft 10-14ft €2-3 €6 €18 €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus excelsior) Fine Leaved Ash Grows quickly up to 25m. Decorative foliage, wind resistant, grows anywhere. 12ft+ 12ft+ €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus angustifolia) Manna Ash Grows up to 15m in most soils; decorative, snowy white flowers in May. 8-9ft €30 (Fraxinus ornus) Beeches Copper Beech Up to 30m. Very decorative, needs some shelter; good growing, used as specimen and hedging. . 3ft €3 3ft €8-9 (potted) 5ft €15 5ft €20 (potted) 8ft €20-25 8ft €30-35 (potted) 9ft €25-30 9ft €35-40...
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