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Sarracenia Pitcher plant from seed. In order to grow a Sarracenia pitcher plant from seed, you need to have time, and patience. Sarracenia has to be watered with rain or purified water every day or every other day. Never allow the soil to get dry, but you also never want your plant to sit in water. Too much water can make a plant mold causing it to die, or be very difficult to take care of. Sarracenia is a carnivorous plant. Therefore it likes soil with little to no nutrients. The plant gets nutrients from insects! Sarracenia traps water into its pitchers turning it into a digestive juice that bugs get trapped in. Sarracenia is a very attractive plant, and this is why it catches so many bugs. They have been known to trap birds, humming birds, frogs,…

Why do unrelated plants often assume the same growth form in different parts of the world? Unrelated plants often assume the same growth form in different parts of the world because of similar environmental conditions, physical structure of the plant, myriad interactions of species, chance and history, evolution leading to unique biomes. 2. Which types of environmental conditions limit the distributions of plants? Cold and dry temperature makes it hard for plants to grow. Tundra, located at the…

Plants and Gardening The thematic unit, I’m so excited about and would like to create will be on plants and gardening for preschoolers. There are so many reasons why I chose this particular thematic unit, students and teacher interaction with one another, students will get the experience of learning, through using their fine and gross motor skills as they begin to grow plants and vegetables using their hands and interacting with other students to pick what they…

Plant Growth Lab The world is full of variety of species that help make the Earth a unique place to live in. Many of the species that live on Earth are plants. Plants can be Bryophytes or Tracheophytes. Bryophytes are non vascular and lack roots, stems and leaves. Tracheophytes can be spore producing or seed producing. Seed producing Tracheophytes can be Gymnosperms or Angiosperms. Gymnosperms have seeds that are enclosed in a cone and would include Pines and Coniferous trees. Angiosperms…

A raised plant bed is elevated and sits higher than the its surrounding ground. Many things can interrupt the ability of plant growth in a raised garden bed: materials, bugs, and even the products that are being used. To some extent, we can control how strong we want our plants to grow. The most modern stage in the development of plant bed design today for raised beds filled with fast draining planting mix, which are ideal growing environments for vegetables. Therefore, using a deeper plant bed…

check divides the thought processes of her family. Her and her children want to use it for different purposes, and this causes conflict, and much tension. Mama, in the midst of the conflicting ideas and discussions, keeps a house plant that is close to her for many reasons. The plant is a prominent symbol because it is symbolic of the hope that she still has in her family’s success. The author brings up the plant repeatedly in the play as it radiates symbolic messages at every step of the…

Introduction Invasive or non-native plants pose a threat to ecosystems throughout the United States. In California alone, approximately 3,000 invasive plant species have been introduced (17, Dowell and Krass). These plants cause damages to native vegetation and often out compete their native counterparts (17). One species of slender oat, Avena barbata, is threatening native plants in California (Cal- IPC). This paper will focus on current research on the effects of invasive plants including…

In order to properly grow, plants need certain macronutrients and micronutrients. They need the macronutrients: nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, sulfur, magnesium; and the micronutrients: boron, chlorine, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and nickel. (3). Fertilizer enhances the growth rate of plants. Fertilizer adds nutrients and modifies the water retention and aeration of plants. Fertilizer contains three main macronutrients: nitrogen for leaf growth; phosphorus for the…

Minerals are the building blocks of plant growth. Plants need these minerals to make complex molecules. If a plant shows poor growth, it may be due to a lack of or an excess of a mineral(s) in the soil. Efficient and successful plant growth depends on a set of factors: the minerals, the amount of minerals present, the pH of the soil, light quality and quantity, temperature, and the overall rate of photosynthesis. Although there are other factors that affect plant growth, these are the most…

From the experimental results, we have concluded watering rapid-cycling brassica rapa with Gatorade negatively affects growth. The growth difference was very obvious as seen in the results, as the tallest plant water with Gatorade grew only a fifth of what the smallest plant watered with water. However, it is unknown if the Gatorade directly affected the plant or had more affect on the soil. The soil was obviously affected by Gatorade, as the soil became tough and more rock like. The Gatorade…