Collection Terms

PARENCHYMA CELLS

Parenchyma cells are usually depicted as the "typical" plant cell because they are not very specialized. These cells synthesize and store organic products in the plant. Most of the plant's metabolism takes place in these cells.

EPITHELIAL TISSUE

My skin is epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue covers the whole surface of the body. It is made up of cells closely packed and ranged in one or more layers. This tissue is specialized to form the covering or lining of all internal and external body surfaces.

ACTIN

Actin is the most abundant protein in the typical eukaryotic cell. The protein is highly conserved, and forms a huge variety of structure in cells in concert with a huge numbers of actin binding proteins.

VASCULAR TISSUE

Vascular tissue is composed of xylem and phloem. These two types of vessels run side-by-side, extending from roots to leaves. They provide channels for the transport of water and nutrients.

GYMNOSPERM LEAF

This is a picture of a conifer tree’s leaves. The needlelike shape of the leaf makes it a gymnosperm leaf.

DECIDUOUS LEAF

This particular type of deciduous leaf is called elliptic. Deciduous leaves fall off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth.

GIBBERELLINS

The substance, named gibberellin, is found to be produced in small quantities by plants. It has many effects on a plant, but primarily stimulates elongation growth. Spraying a plant with gibberellins will usually cause the plant to grow to a larger than expected height, i.e. greater than normal.

KERATIN

This is my hair. Keratin is a tough, insoluble substance that is the main protein found in hair and nails.

R-STRATEGIST

This grasshopper is an r-strategist, like most insects are. R-strategist are usually small in size, can only reproduce once and they have a short life expectancy.

FLOWER OVARY

In the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower and it is the organ that bears the ovules of a flower.

DIPLOID CHROMOSOME NUMBER

All animals have a characteristic number of chromosomes in their body cells called the diploid (or 2n) number.

K-STRATEGIST

I am a K-strategist. K-strategists are usually large in size, they take a while to fully mature, and they can reproduce more than once.

LIGNIN

Lignin is a complex polymer, the chief non carbohydrate constituent of wood, that binds to cellulose fibers and hardens and strengthens the cell walls of plants.

FIBROUS CARBOHYDRATE

Fibrous carbohydrates include asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, mushrooms, spinach and peppers and can also be found in most varieties of dark green leafy vegetables. It is basically any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals.

BASIDIOMYCETE

This is a mushroom. A basidiomycete any of various members of a large group of fungi bearing sexually produced spores on a basidium. This group includes puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, smuts, and mushrooms.

XEROPHYTE

This cactus is a xerophyte. Xerophytes are a type of plant that is well-adapted to water shortages and exhibits adaptations that enable it to store or conserve water. Xerophytes often live in regions where evapotranspiration (the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration) is greater than precipitation for the region during all or part of the growing season

ABSCISIC ACID

Abscisic acid (ABA), also known as abscisin II and dormin, is a plant hormone. ABA functions in many plant developmental processes, including plant bud dormancy.

MONOCOT PLANT WITH FLOWER AND LEAF

This is a picture of a lily. Lilies are monocots because their leaves have parallel veins and the petals are in multiples of three.

CONIFER LEAF

This is a conifer leaf. Conifer leaves are needlelike as opposed to being broad and flat.

DICOT PLANT WITH FLOWER AND LEAF

This is a dicot. The petals are in multiples of five and the leaves have netted veins.