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I'm Aisling. I'm a "dorkerella," on the never ending quest to be the world's greatest know-it-all. This is my story.12 September 2007
Photosynthesis and Flowers
Hey guys. It's me. And today, I am here to speak with you about the wonderful world of photosynthesis!
Plants use the light from the sun to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar, which they eat. Photosynthesis occurs in the palisade and spongy cells, where chloroplasts are found. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which makes leafs green.
Interesting, kind of weird, fact: The green Excel gum contains chlorophyll. Some people (my ex-PL Fred, for example) drink chlorophyll. Now there are drinks on the market packaged like soda pop, that are actually chlorophyll drinks. I've never tried these drinks, and I don't really want to.
Anyway, photosynthesis helps plants create food so they can grow. The tallest flower in the planet is the titan arum which can grow to be 2.5m. It smells like rotting meat to attract insects to pollinate it. (That doesn't seem very attractive to me). In Indonesia it is called "Bunga Bangkai" which means "corpse flower."
The biggest flower HEAD is the puya raimondii. The plant's first flower takes 150 years to grow, and then it dies!
Stapelia flowers smell AND look like rotting meat.
And there you have it! I hope you've learned something!
Plants use the light from the sun to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar, which they eat. Photosynthesis occurs in the palisade and spongy cells, where chloroplasts are found. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll which makes leafs green.
Interesting, kind of weird, fact: The green Excel gum contains chlorophyll. Some people (my ex-PL Fred, for example) drink chlorophyll. Now there are drinks on the market packaged like soda pop, that are actually chlorophyll drinks. I've never tried these drinks, and I don't really want to.
Anyway, photosynthesis helps plants create food so they can grow. The tallest flower in the planet is the titan arum which can grow to be 2.5m. It smells like rotting meat to attract insects to pollinate it. (That doesn't seem very attractive to me). In Indonesia it is called "Bunga Bangkai" which means "corpse flower."
The biggest flower HEAD is the puya raimondii. The plant's first flower takes 150 years to grow, and then it dies!
Stapelia flowers smell AND look like rotting meat.
And there you have it! I hope you've learned something!
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posted by Aisling # 2:21 p.m. 
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Is this part of the road to becoming a know-it-all? Educational blog posts about photosynthesis?
I remember learning about it a long time ago in school, and I was the smartest kid because I could spell photosynthesis...
I remember learning about it a long time ago in school, and I was the smartest kid because I could spell photosynthesis...
# posted by 
: 12 September, 2007 15:34
: 12 September, 2007 15:34
Ah brings back memories of high school science. Good times, good times.
# posted by : 12 September, 2007 17:56
: 12 September, 2007 17:56
@Kaylee: Yes, yes it is. :P
@Belinda: Photosynthesis was the bane of my existence in high school, but now I find it a bit more interesting.
And flowers that smell like rotten meat = WOW.
@Belinda: Photosynthesis was the bane of my existence in high school, but now I find it a bit more interesting.
And flowers that smell like rotten meat = WOW.
Science lessons online? Whoa, it's a whole new type of browsing! :P
I never did like science, hah...
I never did like science, hah...
# posted by : 13 September, 2007 03:09
: 13 September, 2007 03:09
Interesting, but the sensation of being back in highschool is a little overwhelming and I now feel the need to go out and buy Clearasil...
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