Flowers for Algernon

Description The common look for the malurus cyaneus would be a small , fluffy bird. This type of bird has a light blue and black color on its throat and also a little bit above the throat. The belly of the bird has a light grey and brown color on it and the beak is a very dark black. On the other hand the female malurus had a brownish color for it’s soft fur and a orange gaping beak. The shape of the malurus is a oval , round shape. The typical weight for the male is 8 through 13 grams but ,…

Bumblebees and Blueberries Many plants require insects for pollination, and therefore reproduction. Blueberries are one such species of plant. They are also one of the main products of Maine. In 2007 alone, Maine gained around 250 million dollars from their blueberry industry (University of Maine 2007). One of the key pollinators of Maine blueberries are the native bumblebees. There are 17 known native bumblebee species in Maine, but there seems to be a problem. It is well known that there has…

should not be feared and that humans need to stop killing. Both are important to the ecosystem, and without them, the world would be much worse off. Bees are disappearing, and without them, Earth is in trouble. Bees are responsible for most of the flowers and fruit that humans enjoy. They spread pollen so plants can reproduce. If bees disappeared completely, much of our food would disappear as well. This would cause serious problems for everyone. In addition, bees are an indicator species,…

locations (New Zealand, Australia) to control the population of the boneseed plant (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp.monilifera). The bonseed plant is a destructive plant that overtakes and damages native plants. The plant is thick with daisy like yellow flowers, leathery leaves and black clustered fruit. This plant produces large amounts off seeds that quickly over take the surrounding resources before other plants 4. Following a program noted in Plant Protection Quarterly, the article A…

Increasing carbon dioxide levels are causing the bees to potentially have to find a new source of food. Pollen gives bees their only source of protein. This means that if pollen is somehow changed the bees could be affected by it directly. Supposedly the rising carbon dioxide levels “sap the nutritional quality of pollen”(Millius). Protein in the goldenrod plant species has gone down from eighteen percent to twelve percent over the last 172 years. During this time is is said that carbon…

something that is pushed to the back burner. There’s a great deal of things us as citizens on this planet can do to help bees. The first main thing one single person can do is simple, plant flowers! A main cause of the incline of bees is loss of habitats around the globe. You can find a list of native flowers here to plant in your garden. The second big thing to help bees is buying locally grown organic food from your local farmers. This way you know your food isn’t coming from a monoculture.…

especially if it is a flowery scent. When this happens you are not supposed to swat at it, but let’s face it we all do it. To avoid being stung by a bee you should not wear bright colors or eat outside. Definitely do not bring the woman you love flowers which will attract the bees the most. Those are the main things people love about the summer time. If you are a bee hater you probably already know these things. To avoid being stung wear dark colors at all times and only eat tofu outside. Avoid…

Bees are one of nature’s greatest gifts; they pollinate flowers, they make honey, and they keep many ecosystems healthy. I believe that we should be putting more effort into saving bees for those very reasons, and I believe that we couldn’t do it without them. The first reason we need bees is that we can’t do what bees can do. Bees have special bodies and body parts to do the job that they were meant to do. Humans can’t pollinate flowers because, even with special equipment, humans would…

Sunlight. The sole item that is vital for life all around the world. Here at Berry Patch Farms sunlight is the one thing that is constantly being fought over. Every strawberry here is trying to take in more than the next, hoping that they will be chosen first at the next strawberry picking and going on to greater and grander things. I've seen strawberries thrive under the sun creating large and curvy strawberries, those are the ones usually picked first. I’ve also seen strawberries that have…

addition, the species has tiny flowers that are clustered into showy heads which contain white, red, or sometimes pink stamens (Renvoize 1981). Plants found in tropical regions of the world, like C. haematocephala, are usually pollinated with the help of animals such as birds, moths, and bats (Baker 1961). In tropical rainforests, where hundreds or even thousands plant species exist, green is the dominant color. Plants like C. haematocephala has to have showy and colorful flowers that helps…