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Plant & Animal Resource Links
Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/
Plant Evolution Webquest
http://www.humboldt.edu/natmus/plants/index.html
Illuminating Photosynthesis
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/photosynthesis.html
The Great Plant Escape: Plant Webquest
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Missouri Department of Conservation:
Common plants and animals
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/common-plants-and-animals
(wildflowers & grasses:
monocot, dicot)
...If you locate your animal, scroll down through the information, you will find a section called "Ecosystem Connections". Here you will find information on predators for your native animal.
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide
(plant list)
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/common-plants-and-animals/trees-shrubs-and-vines
(tree, shrub, vine terms)
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/common-plants-and-animals
(animal and plant groups)
Turtle Systems
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Turtle
http://www.quijano.net/tq/digestive.html#top
http://www.infoturtle.com/turtle-anatomy/
http://www.orf.org/turtles.htm
http://www.welcomewildlife.com/?folder=pages/urban%20wildlife/reptiles/turtles/box
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/adaptation/libraryarticle.asp?ItemID=32&SubjectID=110&categoryID=2
http://www.britannica.com/animal/turtle-reptile
Bird Systems
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/66391/bird/251780/Other-external-features
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/anatomy.html
http://birds.about.com/od/birdhealth/a/birdanatomy.htm
http://www.all-birds.com/Anatomy.htm
Plant and Animal Systems
http://sjesci.wikispaces.com/Plant+and+animal+systems
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
http://animals.about.com/od/zoology12/a/bodysystems.htm
Life Cycles
(not plant)
http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/wildlife/programs/projectwild/pdf/PPT_pdfs/Life%20Cycles.pdf
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/15-educational/science/87-life-cycles.html
http://classes.entom.wsu.edu/348/Life_cycle.htm
http://museumvictoria.com.au/bugs/life/cycles.aspx
http://www.ehow.com/about_5312208_life-cycle-mammals.html
http://www.bird-friends.com/Life.html
http://seaturtlestatus.org/learn/lifecycle
http://www.nzdl.org/gsdl/collect/fnl2.2/archives/HASH0150.dir/p252a.gif
(grasshopper)
http://blpstom.global2.vic.edu.au/files/2012/05/bird_cycle_color72-1f164tw.jpg
http://www.nzdl.org/gsdl/collect/envl/archives/HASH0192.dir/p063a.gif
mouse life cycle
Animal Systems
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
http://animals.about.com/od/zoology12/a/bodysystems.htm
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-organ-systems.htm
http://www.fao.org/docrep/t0690e/t0690e04.htm
Insect Systems
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/nerves.html
http://insects.about.com/od/morphology/ss/internalanatomy_4.htm
http://www.biologyreference.com/Ho-La/Insect.html
https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/circulatory.html
https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/tutorial/digest.html
How Plants Respond to Environment Changes
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/raven6b/graphics/raven06b/other/raven06_41.pdf
http://leavingbio.net/plant%20responses.htm
http://leavingbio.net/Plant%20Responses.htm
http://www.nicholls.edu/biol-ds/Biol156/Lectures/Plant%20Hormones%202.pdf
http://faculty.uca.edu/johnc/plant%20environment.htm
Monocots and Dicots
http://online.morainevalley.edu/WebSupported/BIO112/monodicot.jpg
http://www.ehow.com/info_8446322_differences-monocots-dicots.html
http://www.backyardnature.net/monodico.htm
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/classification-of-vascular-nonvascular-monocot-dicot-plants.html#lesson
Nature Serve: Online Encyclopedia of Life
(plant & animal)
http://www.theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Plant Nutrient Absorption
http://www.ncagr.gov/cyber/kidswrld/plant/nutrient.htm
http://plantsinaction.science.uq.edu.au/edition1/?q=content/3-6-absorption-water-and-nutrients-roots
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-plants-get-water-and-nutrients.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/plaene.html
About Ferns & Fern Life Cycles
http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/summer2003/fernlifecycle.htm
http://www.naturehills.com/about-garden-plants/life-cycle-of-fern
http://www.home.aone.net.au/~byzantium/ferns/about.html
http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/pubDetail.cfm?pk_id=5996
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/204819/fern
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/fernsfaq2.html
http://www.amerfernsoc.org/lernfrnl.html
Waste Products in Plants
http://www.tutorvista.com/content/science/science-ii/excretion/excretion-plants.php
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http://www.ask.com/question/how-do-plants-excrete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excretion
(and animals)
Vascular and Nonvascular Plants
http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/water-uptake-and-transport-in-vascular-plants-103016037
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/biobookdiversity_5.html
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/classification-of-vascular-nonvascular-monocot-dicot-plants.html#lesson
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/science-homework-help/79105-characteristics-of-non-vascular-plants/
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookDiversity_5.html
Transport of Fluids in Plants
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/capillaryaction.html
http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/lecturesf04am/lect19.htm
http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/180
http://www.asknature.org/strategy/76818f0cc7fa20634e8465550ac7b696
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/X/Xylem.html
http://science.jrank.org/pages/1182/Capillary-Action.html
Plant Structure and Life Systems
http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/ISR/botzo/botanyintro.htm
http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/labs/plantanatomy.htm
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/sat2/biology/chapter9section2.rhtml
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_structure.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/parts.html
https://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/plantparts.html
http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Summaries/FloweringPlants.htm
https://www.ebiomedia.com/how-cells-obtain-energy.html
Plants: Plant Kingdom, Parts, Comparison to Animals
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
Comparison of Transport Systems in Plants & Animals
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/biology/transport/revise-it/comparison-of-transport-in-mammals-and-plants
Differences Between Plants & Animals
http://cosperscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/Life+processes.pdf
Grow Native!
Missouri Prairie Foundation: Plants of Missouri
http://grownative.org/native-plant-info/plant-picker/
Missouri
Native Plant Guide: Conifers and Other Plants
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/view_default.asp?curGroupID=10&source=&parkid=&fromWhere=&searchText=&allSpecies=yes&shapeID=0&lshapeID=0&curAbbr=&lgFromWhere=natives&curPageNum=1&lastView=default&lastGroup=10&lastRegion=1662&lastFilter=4&lastShapeName
Missouri Weed Guide
http://weedid.missouri.edu/
Missouri Wildflower Guide
http://www.missouriwildflowerguide.com/
Mosses
& Missouri Mosses
http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2001/08/missouri-mosses?page=full
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/10639/life-cycle-of-a-moss
http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/mosses/Sphagnum_subsecundum.pdf
http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdfs/mosses/Dicranum_scoparium.pdf
http://www.ohio.edu/plantbio/vislab/moss/ference.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/393741/moss
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_moss.html
USDA PLANTS On-Line Data Base
http://plants.usda.gov/java/
The Plant Encyclopedia
http://www.theplantencyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Explaining Angiosperms and Gymnosperms
http://www.ehow.com/info_10053472_angiosperm-gymnosperm.html
http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/godwin/strauss_s/sscwebpage/tutorials/plant%20tutorial.pdf
http://vaguer8619.edublogs.org/files/2010/01/Gymnosperm-and-Angiosperm-Seeds.JPG
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep14f.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24667/angiosperm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/250316/gymnosperm
Life Cycles of Angiosperms & Gymnosperms
http://www.exploringnature.org/graphics/life_cycle_gymnosperm72.jpg
http://www.nicerweb.com/bio1903/Locked/media/ch38/38_02AngiospermReproduct.jpg
http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=32&detID=1896
Life Cycles and more about Mosses (Bryophytes)
http://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/10639/life-cycle-of-a-moss
http://bryophytes.plant.siu.edu/bryojustified.html
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/hcol/bryo/bryogen.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/plants/plantclassification/section1.rhtml
Missouri Ecosystem Boundaries
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/EcosystemConservation/images/eco_map.gif
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/EcosystemConservation/images/eco_map.gif
http://zarkinprincess.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/mohardinesszonemap.jpg?w=500&h=440
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropmap/missouri/maps/MOhardy.jpg
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Plants
http://www.biotopics.co.uk/genes1/asexual_and_sexual_reproduction.html
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/plant-reproduction.html
https://www.boundless.com/biology/plant-reproduction/asexual-reproduction/asexual-reproduction/
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_reproduction.html
Respiration in Plants
http://assoc.garden.org/courseweb/course1/week2/page7.htm
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/Gardennotes/141.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/revision/4/
Plant Experiments
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects/botany/photosynthesis.html
http://www.education.com/science-fair/botany/
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/search.shtml?v=ia&ia=PlantBio&d=4,5,6
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category50p2.html
http://biology.about.com/od/biologysciencefair/p/plantprojectideas.htm
https://www.agclassroom.org/teen/science/idealab.htm
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/projects/plants.html
More About Snap Peas
http://store.underwoodgardens.com/Cascadia-Sugar-Snap-Pea-Pisum-sativum-var-sativum/productinfo/V1086/