Abstract In this lab I looked at different tissues of a plant in prepared and freshly prepared slides. Each of these slides showed the various tissues and cell types that make up a plant. I, specifically, looked at the angiosperm plants. I examined these plants by using the naked eye and dr...

To Burn or Not to Burn Every year, when fall arrives, most people have leaves fall from their trees onto their lawns. Many people decide that simply raking the leaves into a huge pile and burning them is far easier than raking them into several piles and putting them into bags. Those people who ...

Introduction Water is essential to plants in many ways. It first provides the major substance for living, to keep cells from shriveling up and dying. The second major function is to keep the plants rigidity. As plant cells become turgid, full of water, the cells expand, filling the extent of...

Irony in Nature The bittersweet cliche well represents the disaster and tranquility of the field where I stand. Nature itself brings several metaphorical expressions to mind due to the capacity to begin and end itself at any time. There is always a source of tranquility hiding and sprouting out ...