1. Hermaphrodite

A hermaphrodite is an organism that has the reproductive organs of both female and male. The most common examples include slugs, some snails, and some fish. These two slugs are examples of hermaphrodites since they have both female and male reproductive organs.

2. Basiodiomycete

 Basiodiomycete refers to any organism from the Basiodiomycota phyla. This phyla consists of fungi. A mushroom is a typical example of a basiodiomycete because it is composed of hyphae and uses spores to reproduce.

3. Amniotic Egg

The Amniotic Egg is lain on land by reptiles, birds, and mammals. The main components of the egg include eggshell, outer and inner membrane, chalaza, albumen, germinal disk, yellow and white yolk, and air cell. These chicken eggs represent an Amniotic Egg because chickens are birds. They also include all the components of the Amniotic Egg.

4. Animal that has a Segmented Body

An animal that has a segmented body has a body that's divided into many separate parts. An earthworm is the most common example of an animal that has a segmented body. The earthworm has about 100-150 segments.

5. Anther & Filament of Stamen

There are 4 main parts of a flower including sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. The stamen is the reproductive component of a flower and is composed of the anther and filament. Pollen in developed in the anthers. This flower contains multiple stamen where the anther and filament are visible.

6. Autotroph

An Autotroph is an organism that generally uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis to produce it's own food. They synthesize complex organic compounds like carbohydrates, fats, and proteins from inorganic substances. This common house plant uses photosynthesis to produce food for itself. Therefore, it is an Autotroph.

7. Bilateral Symmetry

Bilateral Symmetry is a type of symmetry where the body has two corresponding halves. My dog, Shilee, demonstrates bilateral symmetry because her body includes two symmetric halves, left and right.

8. C3 Plant

A C3 Plant uses Carbon Dioxide through the Calvin Cycle. They usually use photosynthesis in wet, cool climates to produce a 3-carbon compound. Rice is one of the many examples of a C3 Plant because it grows in a wet, cool climate and produces a 3-carbon compound.

9. C4 Plant

A C4 Plant uses carbon dioxide in the Calvin Cycle to produce a C4 molecule. C4 plants generally use photosynthesis in hot, sunny climates. Corn is an example of a C4 plant because it is grown in a hot, sunny climate and produces C4 molecules.

10. CAM Plant

CAM stands for Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. CAM Plants collect carbon dioxide at night and are adapted to hot weather because of their ability to avoid water loss during photosynthesis. Pineapples are examples of CAM Plants because they collect carbon dioxide at night, grow in hot weather, and don't lose much water.

11. Connective Tissue

Connective Tissue is one of the four types of tissues and connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs. This fat embedded throughout the meat represents one of the many types of connective tissue. Fat is called Adipose Connective Tissue and is used to store energy and supports and insulates the body.

12. Cuticle Layer of a Plant

The cuticle layer of a plant is the protective cover of leaves. It is made up of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers and wax. It also prevents the loss of water. Most plants have a cuticle layer, including this one. On the leaves of this plant you can see that they aren't shiny, but have a matte covering. The leaves look like this because of the wax in the cuticle.

13. Detritivore

Detritivores are organisms that consume decomposing plant and animal parts including feces. A fly is a common example of a detritivore. Flies eat leftover food and feces so they are considered detritivores.

14. Ectotherm

An Ectotherm depends on the environment to regulate their body temperature. Jawed fish are examples of ectotherms because they use their environment, the ocean, to regulate their body temperatures. Therefore, this fish is an example of an Ectotherm.

15. Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that protects and supports an animal's body. Exoskeletons are also known as shells for some animals. Some organisms that have exoskeletons are crabs, lobsters, snails, spiders, cicadas. This spider is just one of the many examples of an organism with an exoskeleton.

16. Frond

A frond is the large, divided leaf of a plant or fern. This plant has many fronds, that are connected to stalks, which are used to collect sunlight. This plant is small because it is just a baby, but when it grows older, it's fronds will become very large.

17. Gymnosperm Cone (male or female)

Gymnosperms are seed producing plants. This pinecone is a cone that fell from a pine tree, which is a gymnosperm. This pinecone in particular is a female because it contains ovules, the little thorn-like pieces, and it doesn't contain pollen.

18. Heterotrophy

A Heterotroph uses organic carbon to grow, unlike autotrophs, which use sunlight to grow. My dog, Prince, is an example of a heterotroph, as are most animals. He eats food to use energy and grow and doesn't use sunlight. Therefore, he is an example of heterotrophy.

19. Long-day Plant

A long-day plant is dependent on day length for flowering. They flower when the day length is longer than a critical length. The most common examples include wheat, barley, rose, iris, clover, and spinach. This clover here is a long-day plant because it flowers when the night is shorter.

20. Mullerian Mimicry

Mullerian Mimicry is a type of mimicry that occurs natually and happens when two or more species mimic each other's warning signals to scare off the same predator. The most common example is the Viceroy and Monarch butterfly. The bumblebee in this picture is another common example. The bumblebee mimics the wasp to avoid predators.

21. Pollen

Pollen contains the microgametophytes of seed plants and produces the male gametes. Honey is made when bees take pollen and put it through a long process. Honey contains pollen and other ingredients such as nectar, monosaccharides fructose, and glucose.

22. Pollinator

A pollinator moves pollen from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. The most common examples are bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, bats, and birds. Another organism that is not commonly thought of as a pollinator is the ant. Although ants may not pollinate as much as these other organisms, they still contribute their part of pollinating to the environment. There are two pictures included so that the ant can be seen up close.

23. Population

A population is the sum of all the organisms in the same group or species that lives in a particular area. These turtles all live together in this lake at the Noland Trail and are all part of the same species. Therefore, they make up a population.

24. Rhizome

A rhizome is the stem of a plant that is found underground. Some common examples include bamboo, asparagus, ginger, irises, and turmeric. These ginger roots are considered rhizomes because the part of the plant that grows underground in the ginger.

25. Tropism

Tropism is when part or all of an organism turns in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. This house plant can be seen growing towards the window where sunlight enters. The external stimulus, the sunlight, is a source of food for the plant.