Why plants grow towards the light. 1  Botany: A Stem's 'Sense of Self' Contributes to Shape. 2  Scientists Discover C4 Photosynthesis Boosts Growth by Altering Size, Structure of Plant Leaves, Roots. 3  Cellulose Goes Off the Rails: Without Microtubule Guidance, Cellulose Causes Changes in Organ Patterns During Growth.
Tasting hairs on the legs of a roach can not only help it determine a food source, but help it avoid pesticides as well. Glycocides -- poison baits mixed with glucose -- were traditionally used to dose the sweet-loving cockroach with lethal toxins.
1 Amoeba possesses false feet called as pseudopodia. 2  Pseudopodia are used to capture food as well as for locomotion. 3  An amoeba can move in all directions using temporary feet-like structures called pseudopodia.4  It can change its shape with the help of these pseudopodia to exhibit locomotion. Amoeba possesses false feet called as pseudopodia. 2  Pseudopodia are used to capture food as well as for locomotion. 3  An amoeba can move in all directions using temporary feet-like structures called pseudopodia.