Sentences with phrase «plant shapes such»

Artists and artisans often based the asymmetrical patterns on plant shapes such as flowers, vines, leaves and seaweed.

Not exact matches

Stefanie Covino, Coordinator of the Shaping the Future of Your Community program notes, «Our water resources are increasingly stressed, but conserving and restoring the natural landscape with native plants can offer social, environmental, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, property values, energy savings, and habitat — both locally and downstream.»

If you've ever taken a biology class, you may recall seeing a portrait of Mendel next to a picture of pea plants that vary in traits such as their height and the color and shape of their seeds (round or wrinkled; green or yellow).

They analyzed 24 nest characteristics, including shape, material, and building behaviors — such as tree - hollowing, leaf - stripping, or plant - macerating — looking for common materials or methods shared by different species that would point to a recent common ancestor.

In addition, many of Madagascar's plants have evolved defenses against large herbivores, such as spines and multiple leaf shapes that protect young sprouts from browsing tortoises.

Such fields — which form from the imbalance of charge between the ground and the atmosphere — are unique to each species, based on the plant's distance from the ground and shape.

«By controlling the geometry and growth rates of groups of cells, you could then scale this up to control the size and shape of an organ such as a leaf, which is crucial for plant productivity.»

By oxidizing iron, these microorganisms likely helped shape the chemistry of Earth over billions of years, ultimately leading to the evolution of more complex life such as plants and animals.

Why It Matters: The findings, published in Science, have implications for decades - old questions in science and technology such as how animals and plants grow minerals into shapes that have no relation to their original crystal symmetry.

Over many centuries metal has been combined with elements such as plants, gems and bones, to shape one of the oldest archaeological artefacts.

Though Fibonacci's question concerning the rabbits is an unrealistic scenario, the sequence can be observed in nature, such as in the array of sunflower seeds and other plants, and the shape of galaxies and hurricanes.

Today's litter box designs include new shapes, such as corner boxes; alternate entry points, like top - access boxes; options that come disguised as end tables or plants; and those with more functionally - focused upgrades.

Potential exchange items may include: clothes, curtains, blankets, artworks, photographs, paintings, frames, nondescript items of undetermined function, objects that resemble parts of the human body such as wigs or mannequins, costume jewelry and accessories, mirrors and reflective items, potted plants, colorful items and / or those with interesting shapes and forms, transparent materials such as shower curtains, lingerie, or X-rays, books, and trinkets.

His work, which is shaped by historical, mythological and spiritual themes, is always large - scale and uses materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead and dried plants.

His work often involved the juxtaposition of objects, materials, and actions antithetical to one another; geometric metal shapes are contrasted with such materials as cotton, earth, plants and animals.

And the larger the plant, the greater the impact of such external forces in shaping the investment outlay and potential return on income.

• Cleaned grounds by performing sweeping and raking duties • Collected debris and garbage and ensured that they were properly disposed off • Planted grass, trees and flowers according to set instructions provided by the head gardener • Applied mulch to designated areas and pulled weeds around bushes and flowers • Operated lawn mowers to perform grass cutting and shaping work • Performed preventative and regular maintenance on equipment and tools such as mowers and clippers

Garden buildings, sheds and structures come in all shapes and sizes and can serve multiple functions, from adding valuable extra living space to providing garden design solutions, such as screening and support for those favourite climbing and rambling plants.