Pterophyte

Athyrium x nipponicum

Ghost Fern

Harvey's Farm & Garden Center, 120 South Street, Westborough, MA, 01581

Storage Polysaccharides

This potatoe (Solanum tuberosum) contains the polysaccharide starch, a highly branched version of glucose.

Westborough Famers' Market, The Evangelical Congregational Church, 57 West Main Street, Westborough, MA, 01581

Plant adaptation for a specific environment

The Fragrant Water Lily, Nymphaea odorata, has adapted to its environment by floating on top of stagnant freshwater in order to compete for sunlight. Found in Lily Pond, South Kingstown RI

Detritovore

This Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, is a detritovore.

Viviparous organism

The North American Porcupine, Erithizon dorsatum, is a viviparous organism because it gives birth to live young.

The Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, is a viviparous organism because it gives birth to live young.

Both found at 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604

Bilaterally symmetrical organisms

This Ring-Necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, is bilaterally symmetrical.

This Great-Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, is bilaterally symmetrical.

Both found at 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604.

Gymnosperm

This Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus, is a gymnosperm. Found at 37 Byard Lane.