Thursday, May 5, 2011

OLE-OLE FROM TAMAN BOTANI NEGERI, SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR

LET'S CLASSIFY THESE FLOWERING PLANTS INTO MONOCOTYLEDON AND DICOTYLEDON





Kacip fatimah (Labisia pumilia)




Edible gynura (Sambung nyawa hitam) - (Gynura crepidioides)



Kayu manis (cinnamomum zeylanicum)



Asam gelugor (Garcinia atroviridis)




bamboo



Coconut tree




Lime





orchid




Firebrand cordyline (Cordyline fruticosa 'Firebrans')






Note: Refer to post "FLOWERING PLANTS" to study characteristics of monocotyledon and dicotyledon

Friday, May 21, 2010

OLE-OLE FROM PUSAT SAINS NEGARA AND PLANETARIUM


PLANETARIUM NEGARA

Guess what???


Looking for.......


ISS

Optical illusion 1

Optical illusion 2

Growth of a frog


HUMAN SKELETON


Germination of seed (DICOTILEDON AND MONOCOTILEDON)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

FLOWERING PLANT

CHARACTRISTIC OF MONOCOTYLEDON PLANT

Has 1 seed leaf (1 cotyledon)


Has fibrous root



Has parallel vein leaf

Maize plant - example of monocotyledon plant

The largest seed in the world!


CHARACTERISTIC OF DICOTYLEDON PLANT

Has 2 seed leaves (2 cotyledonous)
Has tap root

Has network vein leaf
Hibiscus plant - example of dicotyleon plant


Balsam plant - dicotyledon plant



Monday, April 12, 2010

FOOD TEST

1. To test presence of glucose:
Glucose solution + Benedict's solution, then heated in the water bath

Glucose + Benedict's solution before being heated

2. To test presence of protien
Albumen solution (protein) + Millon's reagent, then heated in the water bath

Albumen + Millon's reagent before being heated

Mixture of Glucose+ Benedict's and albumen+Millon's are heated
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OBSERVATION

Brick red precipitate is formed- glucose is presence





A dark red precipitate is formed - Protien is presence

Sunday, March 28, 2010

NUTRITION

DEFICIENCY OF :
VITAMIN D OR CALCIUM
- Rickets
PROTEIN
- Kwashiorkor

IODNIE
- Goitre

VITAMIN B
-Beriberi

VITAMIN C
- Scurvy

RESPONSE IN PLANTS

1. PHOTOTROPISM



2. HYDROTROPISM


3. GEOTROPISM


4. THIGMOTROPISM


5. NASTIC MOVEMENT





Tuesday, October 20, 2009

CONVECTION

Hot water (less dense) eises to the top while the cold water (denser) descends to the bottom.

- Heat flows in water ( and gas) through convection.