Brianna Scavenger Hunt: 1-25

25. Amniotic Egg

An amniotic egg is a water retaining egg where birds and reptiles (and egg laying mammals) are capable of completing their life cycles on dry land. This is an amniotic sac from a chicken egg in which once enclosed an embryo to provide nutrition from an outside source.

24. Lichen

Lichen is any of the many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae. It can often be found on old walls and places. This is a picture of moss growing in between old sections of concrete.

23.Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton is a hard outer structure that provides protection and support for insects as well as crustacea. Although a bit blury, this is the exoskeleton of a cicada.

22. Animal with Segmented Body

This lobster is an example of an animal that contains a segmented body. The segmented body of the lobster consists of a large cephalothorax (made up of 14 segments) and a moveable, muscular abdomen (composed of 7 segments).

21. Different Species in Same Family

This is a growing spider plant which displays different species within the same family. It may be difficult to see, but some leaves contain white lines while others do not. The ones with lines indicate a male while the ones without indicate a female.

20.Predator

A predator is an organism that is hunting which feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked). In this picture, a spider is making a web to catch insects to feed off of.

19. Population

A population is a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area. There is an ant hill near by this piece of bread which contains groups of the same species of ants. This picture shows a population.

18. Commensalism

Commensalism is the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it. This is a butterfly bush. Butterflies sometimes feed off this bush and the bush goes unchanged while benefitting the butterflies.

17. Proteins

Meat is one of the many foods that contain protein. Protein is a molecule composed of amino acids linked together in a particular order specified by a gene's DNA sequence. Proteins perform a wide variety of functions in the cell, including serving as enzymes, structural components, or signaling molecules.

16. Redox Reaction

This is rusting iron which displays a redox reaction. A redox reaction is where the atoms in a chemical reaction change their oxidation numbers and there is a loss of electrons resulting in rust.

15. Seed Dispersal

Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and rely upon a variety of ways to disperse its seeds. These include water, wind, and even animals. This pine cone contains seeds in which will eventually disperse to create a new tree.

14. Niche

A niche is the role a particular species plays in its environment and how it can adapt to its surroundings. This is a bird nest located by my pool. Although this is not a usual place for a bird nest to be, it shows how the birds adapted to their environment using the natural surroundings.

13. Long Day Plant

This Iris plant is an example of a long day plant. A long day plant is stimulated by short nights to induce flowering in the spring.

12. Homeostasis

This is John and he is maintaining homeostasis. Homeostasis is the ability of a living organism to maintain an internal equilibrium despite external conditions. His body temperature remains constant while the heat outside is constantly changing.

11. Frond

Frond is the term used to describe the branch and leaf structure of a fern or members of the palm family. This plant is made up of big compound leaves which apply to those of palms.

10. Ethylene

Ethylene is a colorless gas with a sweet ether-like odor that is produced by many fruits and vegetables. It is a hormone that accelerates the ripening of many fruits. This picture is of a very ripe mango.

9.Epethelial Tissue

This picture is an arm which displays epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue contains cells in animals that are closely packed in either single or multiple layers, and which cover both internal and external surfaces of the animal. It forms an outer layer of body surface such as skin.

8. Autotroph

An autotroph is an organism that is capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules using energy from light (by photosynthesis) or inorganic chemical reactions. This is a picture of a dandelion which undergoes the process of photosynthesis to produce its own nutrients.

7. Heterotroph

This is my dog and she is an example of a heterotroph. She is an organism which depends on an external supply of complex organic substances for nutrition. Since she cannot carry out the process of photosynthesis or retain her own food source, feeding her is necessary.

6. Fermentation

This a cup of alcohol fermenting (alcoholic fermentation). Alcoholic fermentation is the process in which sugar converts to alcohol using yeast under anerobic conditions.

5. Ectotherm

This is my turtle. Since a turtle is a reptile, it is an ectotherm. An ectotherm is a cold-blooded organism which regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its surroundings.

4. Connective Tissue

This ear is an example of connective tissue. Connective tissue is a framework of fibers that holds various body structures together; cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels.

3. Carbohydrates

Both bread and pasta are form of carbohydrates which contains starches and sugars turned into a simple sugar called glucose. They fill numerous roles in living things, such as the storage and transport of energy.

2. Bilateral Symmetry

Bilateral symmetry is a basic body plan in which the left and right sides of the organism can be divided into approximate mirror images of each other along the midline. This leaf shows two symmetrical sides both left and right of the midline.

1.Basidiomycete

This is a mushroom, fungi, or basidiomycete. These are members of a group of fungi called Basidiomycotina, which includes mushrooms and puffballs. They produce spores that are formed on the outside of a special cell called the basidium.