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Dictionary » P » Petals Petalspetal 1. (Science: plant biology) A member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and coloured conspicuously. 2. (Science: suffix) Seeking; movement toward the part indicated by the main portion of the word. Origin: L. Peto, to seek, strive for ![]()
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Results from our forumHelp please... than vegetative reproduction Ans; depend on outside agents. Eg pollination and dispersal Slow growth of the young plants to maturity Wasteful( petals, nectar, pollen, fruit) Explain why seed-grown plants often show more resistance to disease than plants that arise from vegetative propagation. ...
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Re: Gene TechnologyYou are correct that if no enzyme is present, the petals will remain white. The interesting part of this question is that there are two enzymes, each catalyzing a step in the biosynthetic pathway for the blue pigment, and that the biosynthetic pathway ...
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Gene Technology... white I have absolutely no idea why the second and third are correct. I have presumed that with no enzyme there will be no colour change so the petals will remain white (as per the mark scheme)
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modes of Pollination?... of a feature of a flower that aids pollination of this type. I came up with animals, wind, and water. For the animals; nectar and brightly colored petals attract them, wind; large amounts of loose pollen and accessible stigmas would be helpful and water...I"m not sure... my book doesn't seem ...
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The man is the same as hundreds of millions of years ago... the savage killed by the person. In the course of studying of the bitten subjects the trace of thorns which corresponds to the form of the flower petals located on a surface of a jaw of a dinosaur has been found out. The given test is absolutely specific to identification of a teeth of a dinosaur ...
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