Every now and then, you start to wonder... how did plants really come about. After studying Biology The Dynamics of Life I have come to a conclusion. Plants are much smarter than we think they are. And they sure have a whole lot more fun than we think!
"Remember that in non-seed plants, the sperm must swim through a continuous film of water in order to reach the egg in the archegonia of a gametophyte." ~Biology The Dynamics of Life
I can see it now... they’re at the edge of the pool... the sperm is lining up... it’s a race to the finish. All the eggs are on the side liens cheering on their favorite sperm. The announcer speaks, "On your marks... get set... GO" BANG the gun goes off, the sperm leaps into the pool and swims for all they’re worth!"
The announcer comes on, "They’re doggy paddling along at a fast rate folks, oh wait... no... I think it’s a butterfly stroke. No... hmmm. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, they’re sure moving fast"
The eggs go crazy!!!! Faster faster and then! The race is over. The sperm give up their rights to swim, in order to make another plant. Ahh, but it was so much fun, and that water felt so good.
Seed plants on the other hand, don’t get to ever swim. Unless there’s a flood, in which case they are just to stupid to swim and they die. But they get to have a seedling! Instead of being able to swim they have a seedling. Awwww how sweet!
"A seed consists of an embryo and its food supply enclosed in a tough protective coat" ~Biology The Dynamics of Life
Yay! It sounds just like an egg! We’re going to have chicks! No wait.. Its going to be a plant. Oh well. :-( Maybe we’ll have chicks some other day.
Moving on... plants can also be devious. Gymnosperms and anthophytes. The difference between them is, well... first let me tell you what gymnosperms laterally means. "Naked seed" So basically the difference between those plants is gymnosperms are naked seeds while anthophytes are "clothed" with fruit. How lovely.
Now that we’ve spent some time talking about young plants, lets get down to the heart of the matter. Why I know these plants are so genius. So wise. So smart. So well thought out.
"The life span of a plant reflects its strategies for surviving periods of cold, drought, or other harsh conditions." ~Biology The Dynamics of Life
I can see it now... the plants have gathered around the table, with maps of the world, with their special high tech internet computers, mapping out where the best places on earth are to live. Then the psychologist plants make schedule appointments with the different species. They talk about their straights and weaknesses. Eventually the physiologist tells them where in the world they’d be suited for the best, and so the plant sends out its little seeds, begging the birds to eat them and carry them to that part of the world. And that is how all the plants are right where they are best suited for.
And that, my dear friends, is why plants are so much smarter than we think they are.
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I get in such weird moods by reading sutpid stuff in my text book. :-P hahahaha. Have a great day guys.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was the most amazingly hysterical thing I've ever heard come based on a textbook, though it's got compitition with Ethan's assigned reading book. The guy who wrote it just kept going on and on about how young men are so un-godly, disruptive, irresposible, but in such a way that he sounded absolutely ridiculous. It didn't seem that way on purpose, but it doesn't have to be on purpose to be funny.
Quote: "The guy who wrote it just kept going on and on about how young men are so un-godly, disruptive, irresposible, but in such a way that he sounded absolutely ridiculous."
Oh dear. I think that the guy is talking about "normal" young men, whatever that means. :-P I haven't come across any of those.. noramlly the guys I meet are pretty unique, origional, different, weird, non-existant, etc.
Am I the only one who is suddenly required to use Blogger Beta? You'd think with all the horrible problems it has that they'd keep it an optional thing but noooooo! it's now mandatory. bleh :P
Well when I got mine I didn't get a choice between which I got. so I don't have to do anything. I sure hope that yours doesn't crash like John's did. I have a feeling that John isn't updating his cause he's just lazy. :-P (well, he admitted it to me..) so I don't know if he's still having trouble or not.
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