Seed Dispersal

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The picture above shows seed dispersal from a dandelion. Seed dispersal is  the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. The patterns of seed dispersal are determined in large part by the dispersal mechanism and this has important implications for the demographic and genetic structure of plant populations, as well as migration patterns and species interactions.

Aposematic Coloring

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The picture above shows aposematic coloring from a butterfly. Aposematic coloring is coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators. Aposematic signals are beneficial for both the predator and prey, both of which avoid potential harm. For example, Monarch butterflies are distasteful and toxic. When they are caterpillars, they feed on milkweed plants, which contain a host of toxins and are largely immune to attack from other insect herbivores. Their coloring acts as a warning.

Pollinator

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The picture above shows a pollinator. The pollinator happens to be a bee. A pollinator is the biotic vector that moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization of the female gamete in the ovule of the flower by the male gamete from the pollen grain. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are very well known pollinators.

Pollen

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The picture above shows pollen on my nail. Pollen grains contain the male DNA of a plant. The grains are produced by division of mother cells along the inner edges of a plant's anthers, which are sac-like structures that sit atop long filaments in a flower's center.
Flowering plants depend on pollen for fertilization and reproduction. The pollen is carried from flower to flower by the wind and insects.

Mating Behavior

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I am not sure what these insects are called, but I see them in my yard all the time. The picture above shows, what I am assuming to be, mating behavior. Mating behavior is used to describe the ways in which animal societies are structured in relation to sexual behavior. The mating behavior specifies which males mate with which females, and under what circumstances. I am assuming they are mating because they are linked together, in a sort of bond.

Flower Ovary

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This picture above shows a flower ovary. A flower ovary is located in the innermost part of the center of the flower. The ovary acts as a protective chamber around the delicate ovules, which develop into seeds from which new plants grow.