Sunday, November 15, 2009

I don't understand the poem Departmental by Robert Frost. Do you?????

An ant on the tablecloth


Ran into a dormant moth


Of many times his size.


He showed not the least surprise.


His business wasn't with such.


He gave it scarcely a touch,


And was off on his duty run.


Yet if he encountered one


Of the hive's enquiry squad


Whose work is to find out God


And the nature of time and space,


He would put him onto the case.


Ants are a curious race;


One crossing with hurried tread


The body of one of their dead


Isn't given a moment's arrest-


Seems not even impressed.


But he no doubts report to any


With whom he crosses antennae,


And they no doubt report


To the higher up at court.


Then word goes forth in Formic:


"Death's come to Jerry McCormic,


Our selfless forager Jerry.


Will the special Janizary


Whose office it is to bury


The dead of the commissary


Go bring him home to his people.


Lay him in state on a sepal.


Wrap him for shroud in a petal.


Embalm him with ichor of nettle.


This is the word of your Queen."

I don't understand the poem Departmental by Robert Frost. Do you?????
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I don't understand the poem, "Departmental" by Robert Frost. Do you?????

An ant on the tablecloth


Ran into a dormant moth


Of many times his size.


He showed not the least surprise.


His business wasn't with such.


He gave it scarcely a touch,


And was off on his duty run.


Yet if he encountered one


Of the hive's enquiry squad


Whose work is to find out God


And the nature of time and space,


He would put him onto the case.


Ants are a curious race;


One crossing with hurried tread


The body of one of their dead


Isn't given a moment's arrest-


Seems not even impressed.


But he no doubts report to any


With whom he crosses antennae,


And they no doubt report


To the higher up at court.


Then word goes forth in Formic:


"Death's come to Jerry McCormic,


Our selfless forager Jerry.


Will the special Janizary


Whose office it is to bury


The dead of the commissary


Go bring him home to his people.


Lay him in state on a sepal.


Wrap him for shroud in a petal.


Embalm him with ichor of nettle.


This is the word of your Queen."

I don't understand the poem, "Departmental" by Robert Frost. Do you?????
What you have to see is that the ant is an analogy - for ant, read soldier. The soldier dies for his country without questioning the authority that sends him there and who will bury him with great pomp and circumstance once he's dead.





This is a good explanation of the poem: http://www.articlemyriad.com/211.htm


Biology!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Different parts of plants do different jpbs.Write the name of the plant structure next to the job for which it is best qualified.


(1.Cambium,2.petals,3.guard cells,4.stamen,5.phloem,6.pistil,


7.root cap,8.chloroplast,9.sepals,10.taproot,10... xylem).


__Bodyguard:help needed to protect buds.Apply before spring.


__Conductor:individual needed to carry water.Rapid advancement.Start at the roots and work up to thr top!


__Waiters/Waitresses:deliver food to hungry plant cells.Work in busy roots, stems and leaves.


__Chemist:person needed who can convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.Must wear a green uniform to work and enjoy working in the sun.


Pollen production assistant:help needed to produce pollen.Season work only in the spring.


__Plumber:vascular specialist needed to lay new plumbing each growing season. Experience making new xylem and phloem necessary.Potential for growth.

Biology!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
9_Bodyguard:help needed to protect buds.Apply before spring.


10_Conductor:individual needed to carry water.Rapid advancement.Start at the roots and work up to thr top!


5_Waiters/Waitresses:deliver food to hungry plant cells.Work in busy roots, stems and leaves.


8_Chemist:person needed who can convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.Must wear a green uniform to work and enjoy working in the sun.


4_Pollen production assistant:help needed to produce pollen.Season work only in the spring.


1_Plumber:vascular specialist needed to lay new plumbing each growing season. Experience making new xylem and phloem necessary.Potential for growth.

What are some of the best hotels

BIOLOGY HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!hurry!WILL DO BEST ANSWER!?

3.Although all plants produce spores only___produce flowers.


Anthophytes


Anthocerophytes


Coniferophytes


Ginkgophytes





5.The fronds of ferns are divided into leaflets called_______.


rhizomes


pinnae


cycads


sori





11.Which of the following cells would be found in xylem tissue?


sieve tube members


tracheids


companion cells


guard cells





14.What is the most likely seed-dispersal mechanism for a walnut?


eaten by animals


catch in animal fur


wind


water





15.Where does the process of double fertilizationoccur in flowering plants?


in the pollen tube


in the stigma


in the centeral nucleus


in the ovule





17.A flower that has sepals,petals,stamens, and pistils is called a ____ flower.


female


male


complete


incomplete





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BIOLOGY HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!hurry!WILL DO BEST ANSWER!?
Study for your test beforehand using the textbook and your notes that you took in class.


Please help me with biology!Thanks?

Different parts of plants do different jobs. Write the name of the plant structure next to the job for which it is best qualified.


(1.Cambium, 2.petals, 3.guard cells, 4.stamen, 5.phlomen, 6.pistil, 7.root cap,8. chloroplasts,9. sepals, 10.taproot, 11.cuticle, 12.xylem).


__Advertising executive:colorful personality needed to advertise availability of pollen and nectar. Must have experience working with bees.


__Anchorperson:intersted in holding a plant in place? If you have experience digging deep in search of water, we're looking for you. No branching necessary.


__Hardhats: construction workers. Drill for water. Protect other members of water-search team will drilling. Aplly at root tip.


__Outdoor work:protect and cover upper and lower leaf surfaces. Must be able to prevent water loss and seepage.Aplly at the leaf.


Door attendant:full-time positions avaiable at entrance to stomates.


__Egg farmer:female needed to damge egg production and receive pollen.

Please help me with biology!Thanks?
2. petals - advertising executive


10. taproot - anchorperson


7. root cap - harhats


11. cuticle - outdoor work


3. guard cells - door attendant


6. pistil - egg farmer
Reply:2_Advertising executive:colorful personality needed to advertise availability of pollen and nectar. Must have experience working with bees.


10__Anchorperson:intersted in holding a plant in place? If you have experience digging deep in search of water, we're looking for you. No branching necessary.


7__Hardhats: construction workers. Drill for water. Protect other members of water-search team will drilling. Aplly at root tip.


11__Outdoor work:protect and cover upper and lower leaf surfaces. Must be able to prevent water loss and seepage.Aplly at the leaf.


3_Door attendant:full-time positions avaiable at entrance to stomates.


6__Egg farmer:female needed to damge egg production and receive pollen.


Could you identify this flower? sorry i know i asked this before but this time i have pictures!?

Ok so i have this flower project where i need to key out and then press flowers for my Highschool. I found this one flowerand it is about 1 and a half feet tall, it has red leaves that when you look lower down into the stalk there is green. it has tiny white flowers that you cant see hardly unless you look through a magnifying glass...I am not certain on the following info!:


i am pretty sure it has...:5 petals, more than two sepals


oh and i live in northern california and the flower was in my backyard among easter lillies and ferns and other various wildflowers and grasses. it is in mostly shade but it is out int he open...and...i picked it today so it is out in the spring and in april...


here is a picture of it:


http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn186...


here is one of the leaves up close:


http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn186...


here is the flowers sort of up close:


http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn186...

Could you identify this flower? sorry i know i asked this before but this time i have pictures!?
I posted on your other question, and there are links to local wildflower ID sites. BUT off of the top of my head, it looks like a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae (although it is not a carrot, sorry!), which was formerly known as Umbelliferaceae. If it smells nice when you crush the leaves it is probably an herb which is naturalized, in which case I would look up "coriander" or 'chervil" and explore their genuses.





Edit: It may be a wild chervil. If it's not, it's probably in the same genus. It's hard to tell with fuzzy pictures.


Wild chervil: Chaerophyllum procumbens
Reply:could be a type of angiosperm {monocot}...A plant that produces fruits....Ive seen the leaves before but the pics are kind of fuzzy.
Reply:Haha! Thats quite scary ending up on another question. Anyway...Anthriscus sylvestris? I don't think the red on the leaves is normal. Looks like a nutrient deficiency possibly.


Monday, May 11, 2009

Bio questions?

4. In a woody twig (section of stem), a year’s worth of growth is marked by;


A) The interval between two successive axillary buds


B) The interval between two successive sets of bud scale scars


C). The interval between two successive branches


D) The interval that includes 5 nodes and 6 internodes


E) Twigs grow continuously; thus, it is impossible to determine what region grew





11. In which floral organs does meiosis occur?


A) Sepals


B) Petals


C) Stamens


D) Pistils


E) Both C and D are correct


14. Growth of the pollen tube after pollination is directed by gene expression in which of the following?


A) The tube nucleus


B) The embryo sac


C) The style


D) The sperm


E) The ovule


15. Which of the following would not contribute to water uptake by a plant cell?


A) an increase in the water potential of the surrounding solution


B) a decrease in pressure on the cell exerted by the cell wall


C) the uptake of solutes by the cell

Bio questions?
1. b


2. e


3. b Water flows from an area of high potential to an area of low potential.

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