A long-day plant is exactly what it sounds like. It is a plant that doesn’t need a lot of darkness. These plants tend to thrive in the summer when the days are long. Lettuce is a long-day plant.
A squirrel has a bushy tail for balance, long claws for climbing, and sharp teeth for opening nuts. All of these are adaptations the squirrel has to help it survive better in its environment.
A population is a group of organism of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time. The fish in this picture are a population.
Gymnosperms are plants in which the seeds are produced in open organs such as the cones on pine trees rather than inside fruit as with an apple. These pine needles are examples of gymnosperm leaves.
Lipids are a fatty or waxy organic compound that s readily soluble in non-polar solutions. Oil, such as the olive oil, is a lipid used for energy storage in animals.
A lichen is a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees. This moss is an example of a lichen.
All plants adapt to best survive their environment. In this picture the modification is thorns on the edge of the leaf because the thorns provides protection for the plant against predators.
