Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Biscayne Bay Plants and their chemical compounds - DUE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25

1. Find 5 examples of Biscayne Bay plants and their chemical composition. Use the following engines: 
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/, search by species 

2. Recognize 5 poisonous plants in Florida and components. Use the following engines: 

In order to search the chemical compositions at http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/, follow these steps:
Plant Searches
  • Chemicals and activities in a particular plant. 
  • Search by common or scientific name
  • Click on submit query
  • Then, check the boxes "Search based on non-ubiquitous chemicals only.", Print activities with chemicals." and "Include full references at end of document."
  • Finally, click on "submit query"