looking through a microscope at different bacterias:)

Bacteria Growth! yucky!

pond water hmmm

flagellum!

spirogyra from the pond!

Lizards Tails Do WHAT?!

A while ago my friend was talking about a lizards tail falling off and it amazed me. I was so shocked because I did not know this occured in reptiles. As i researched more on this topic i found the answer to why this phenominon happeneds.

The answer is because theyre scared! Generally when they want to escape a predator. CRAZY RIGHT? Even though the tail is not attatched to the body of the lizard anymore; it moves just as if it was... in a wiggly motion. The wiggling motion of the tail distracts the predator away from the lizards body so it can escape.

You may think the lizard would die from  the detachted tail but thats false. It actually benefits the lizard. The only con of the lizard losing it tail is that it is unable to run as fast as a lizrd whos tail is attachted. Eventually the tail will grow back but it may not be as 'pretty' as the one before. Some may grow back deformed, smaller or bigger, and some different colours.

Reflecting On Your Progress

So far in Bio 11 it has been such a great experience. We've learnt a lot in this past month using creative learning techniques ex.) using the IPADS, watching YouTube Videos, doing fun cut and paste projects. One thing i am proud of was the project where we cut and pasted how organisms change with time that i did with Shimmi; it was a lot of fun and was a good visual of what actually happens. I wouldnt say im 'proud' of a lot of things we've done in Bio but many of them i can't remeber the names of them because we handed them in.

When I look in my binder most of the work is complete but a little messy.. it could definetly be more organized but i know where everything is. I plan on improving this and cleaning it up at the end of every week.

The comments on my blog that mean to most to me is the comments that are feed back. They help me improve and give ideas on what to improve the next time i do such an assignment. I find comments benefit greatly and really help individuals to improve.

I listen in class decently.. i do talk a bit when unnessary but i try not to when Mrs. Phillips is talking. I like how the class is so free spirited and 'chill'. It is a good learning envirnment and a class that i look forward to coming too, which says a lot because who really wants to be in class for 5th period!

I have many goals for Bio forsure. One in which is to maintain a B the whole semester. Also study to recieve passing marks on tests/quizes. I generally lack in handing work in which is a big negative in the mark department so i hope i can pull my weight for the next couple of months and make somebody proud about a grade i recieve which usually doesnt happpen...

Ant Eaters

Ant eaters are similar to the sloths and armidillos. Anteaters are specialized to feed on ants, termites and sometimes spiders, each anteater species having its own insect preferences: small species are specialized on arboreal insects living on small branches, while large species can penetrate the hard covering of the nests of terrestrial insects.
The anteater's tongue is covered with thousands of tiny hooks called filiform papillae which are used to hold the insects together with large amounts of saliva. Swallowing and moving the tongue are by side-to-side movements of the jaws.

Ant Eaters

The animal I selected was an ant eater. I wonder why the ant eater is the only animal that has a nose like that, used for one certain thing; in this case ants. Elephants have similar noses but are not quit the same. I wonder if any other animals have been passed this trait. Also, what other Genus created a nose such like that, that was passed to the ant eater. I'm also curious too

 why the nose is only used for ants?