Genevieve's Biology Collection

1. Amniotic Egg
An Amniotic egg is any egg that has an amnion (a membranous sac that surrounds and protects and embryo) found in eggs such as reptiles, mammals, and birds, like in this chicken egg.

2. Animal with a segmented body

Animals with segmented bodies externally show that their bodies have been divided into two or more parts, like this bee. The bee has three body segments: the head, thorax, and abdomen.





3. Ectotherm
An ectotherm is any organism which has a fluctuating body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings. Cold blooded animals, such as this turtle, cannot regulate their own body temperature.




4. Endotherm
An endotherm is an organism that is able to regulate their own body temperature. Bird's and mammal's, like this cat's, body temperature is independent of the environmental temperature.







5. Exoskeleton
An exoskeleton is an external skeleton that protects the body of an organism. Shellfish, such as these craw fish, have exoskeletons.





6. Frond
Fronds are leaves with many divisions, like the leaves of this palm tree.

7. Gametophyte
A plant, or phase of a plant's life, in which the plant bears male of female gametes. This Plumeria is bearing gametes.










8. Gibberellins
Plant hormones that promotes overall growth of plants. Gibberellins are found in plants like this Schefflera.





9. Heterotroph
An organism that is unable to produce its own food source. All animals, like this horse, are heterotrophs because the must rely on other organisms to get their nutrition.







10. Lichen
Lichen is defined as "a large group of symbiotic associations between fungi and green and occasionally blue algae." It it am organism that grows on other objects, such as trees, leaves, exposed soil, rocks and walls. I could not actually find lichen, but it is said to grow of gravestones.


11. Niche
A niche is the specific area that an organism inhabits. This marmot is living in a rocky, mountainous area, were it is naturally found.









12.Parasitism
A type of symbiosis where two or more organisms from different species live in close proximity to one another and one organism depends on the other for nutrients. An ectoparasites are those that live on their hosts, such as the hundreds of fleas living on my dog.







13. Pollen
A structure produced by plants containing the male gamete to be used in reproduction.









14. Seed dispersal
The movement of seeds from the parent plant through animal, wind, or water. The seeds of this dandelion are blown through the air to spread seeds to different areas.




15. Sporophyte
A spore-producing plant generation. The moss growing on this tree is a kind of spore, making the tree itself a sporophyte.