Plant Defenses by Alyssa Nichols https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant Showcase of Plants and their defenses en-us 2019-04-04 15:45:20 UTC 2026-02-05 21:51:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png For Title: Write the name of the plant you are researching. alnichols https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350763750 Write Something: List the function of one defense structures of the plant you researched. (What does the structure do to help the plant?)]]> 2019-04-11 13:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350763750 the acacia plant (change share settings, please) ddarne4579 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350833732 the acacia plant uses mutualism when it houses ants in little bulbs and it uses thorns ]]> 2019-04-11 15:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350833732 Stinging Nettle cgibbs1102 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350886956 Has hairs that inject chemicals into its foes]]> 2019-04-11 17:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350886956 Screw Pine jabarc0171 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350887065 A Screw Pine uses sword-like leaves to defend against predators]]> 2019-04-11 17:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350887065 Dumb Cane hsmith7432 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350887320 It uses idioblasts that fire barbed calcium oxalate  crystals that release poisons similar to reptile venom called raphides into a predators mouth and this helps the plant defend itself from predators . ]]> 2019-04-11 17:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350887320 the barrel cactus kruff9196 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350889511 the barrel cactus defense structures are it's thornes. The thornes help the structure defend itself for insects and animals. ]]> 2019-04-11 17:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350889511 The Dieffenbachia aka the "Dumb Cane" ebell0052 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350891603 The Dieffenbachia, when bitten, emits specialized chemicals that can cause paralysis and loss of speech.]]> 2019-04-11 17:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350891603 Sundew cscott3326 https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350893450 2019-04-11 17:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alnichols/plant/wish/350893450