Lab 2 Journal Entry
One organism I observed was the common nettle of the family dioica and the branch Urtica. Most of my observed species have adapted green leaves from the chlorophyll inside of their cells in order to perform photosynthesis as a metabolic function. However, there is no one common adaptation between all of the organisms I observed as one of them was a beetle while the rest were plants. One unique adaptation is that of the common nettle that I observed, which is the tiny hair-like structures on the underside of its leaves, which deploy venom upon contact, causing pain and a rash. These are adapted to deter predators from consuming the leaves.
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