P6 PCC Biology Plant 3

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Memorial

By Unknown - January 04, 2018

In memorial of Plant 3, a cherished friend and a piece of AP Bio history. Even if at the start we thought of you as the ugliest plants we've ever seen and did not know what to do with you, we are grateful that you came into our lives. You will be missed, thank you for the memories. May you eat all the small flying bugs up in Plant in heaven. There will be a modest reception in the AP Bio room at lunch. Thank you. (Photo Credits to Administrator Helen Grimes)

Light Microscope Pictures of Plant 3

By Unknown - January 04, 2018

Dead Anther (100x) Dead Anther (40x) Dead Bulb (100x) Dead Bulb (100x) Dead Bulb (400x) Dead Flower (40x) Dead Flower (40x) Dead Flower (100x) Dead Flower (400x) Dead Stem (100x) (Photo Credits to Administrator Helen Grimes)

Concluding Remarks

By Unknown - January 04, 2018

Based off of our observations, we believe the sticky nature of the spindly branches are able to trap small flying bugs (gnats, mosquitoes, ect.). The layout of Plant 3 was coily; the flowers with pollen were woven near the middle of this plant, while the sticky branches were on the outside. The flowers with UV signatures were able to attract bugs and the sticky branches and stem could trap them. Although most of the flowers, upon microscopic investigation, were revealed to lack seeds. This points to the likely explanation that these flowers evolved solely for luring bugs to their death. Although, at least one flower appears to have been fertilized. Initially we believed that after the bugs were caught, the acidity of the sticky branches would deteriorate them. However, after doing a pH test we discovered that the sticky branches were neither acidic or basic, it was just neutral.