Thursday, July 30, 2009

Fermentation

This is a picture of sauerkraut which is fermented cabbage. Fermentation is a catabolic process that makes a limited amount of ATP from glucose without an electron transport chain and that produces a characteristic end product.

Pollen

The fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.

Echinoderm

Sessile or slow-moving animals that include sea stars, sea urchins, brittle stars, crinoids, and basket stars.

Annelid and Hermaphrodite

Annelids are any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. Hermaphrodites are organisms, such as an earthworm or plant, having normally both the male and female reproductive organs.

Ectotherm

Ectotherms are reptile, fish, or amphibians that must use environmental energy and behavioral adaptations to regulate its body and temperature.

Anther and Filament of a Stamen

The anther and filament are positioned in the middle of the flower. The filament is the stalk of a stamen and the anther is the terminal pollen sac of a stamen inside which pollen grains with male gametes form in the flower of an angiosperm.

Pteridophyte

This pteridophyte is a fern. It is a seedless plant with roots that contain lignified vascular tissue.