vestigial structures

      This is an ostrich, and I found it at the LA zoo. The wings of an ostrich are vestigial structures because ostriches can not fly. Vestigial structures is an organ or part which is greatly reduced from the original ancestral form and is no longer functional or is of reduced or altered function.

stigma/style of carpal

This specimen is a groundhouse iris flower. I found it at Ralphs. The groundhouse iris has a stigma and a style. The stigma is the sticky tip of a flower pistil, on which pollen is deposited at the beginning of pollination, and the style is usually the slender part of a pistil, situated between the ovary and the stigma.

K- strategist

    The specimen is a tree. The tree was found in front of my house, and it's a K- strategist because it has a long life span. A K- strategist are the species of organism that uses a survival and reproduction strategy that is characterized by production of fewer offspring, long life expectancy, and large body size.

asexual reproduction

   The specimen is a starfish. I found the starfish at Dana Point. The starfish is capable of reproducing asexually. The starfish reproduces through the process of fragmentation, a type of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is a form of reproduction that doe not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction or fertilization, and the offspring is a clone of the parent organism because there is no exchange of genetic material.

mullerian mimicry

         This is a bumblebee and I found it at a nearby park. The bumblebee relates to the term, mullerian mimicry because the bumblebee is capable of using powerful stings as a defensive mechanism. A mullerian mimicry is a form of protective mimicry in which two or more poisonous or unpalatable species closely resemble each other and are therefore avoided equally by all their natural predators. 

Cuticle layer of a plant

      This specimen is a leaf. This leaf was found at my house. It's related to the term because the leaf contains a cuticle layer of a plant. The cuticle layer of a plant is a non-cellular, waxy protective layer that protects the epidermis of the green parts of the leaves.

homeostasis

         This is a human arm sweating. It was found at the gym in North Hollywood, and the sweating is an example of homeostasis. Homeostasis is the tendency of an organism or a cell to regulate its internal conditions, usually by a system of feedbackcontrols, so as to stabilize health and functioning, regardless of the outside changing conditions. Sweating is an example of homeostasis because it was done to cool off the heat.