http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/comment-page-1/#comment-65654 Mark Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:31:39 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/#comment-65654 The also provide food for a variety of insects, and it is those insects that are the delivery men for all the genetic material. The also provide food for a variety of insects, and it is those insects that are the delivery men for all the genetic material.

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/comment-page-1/#comment-37198 Researchers Learn What Sparks Plant Growth Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:49:57 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/#comment-37198 "How do organisms decide when to grow and when to stop growing? These questions are especially important in plants because they are rooted in the ground and must alter their shape and size in response to their local environment..." “How do organisms decide when to grow and when to stop growing? These questions are especially important in plants because they are rooted in the ground and must alter their shape and size in response to their local environment…”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » How flowering plants beat the competition Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:09:33 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/15/what-are-flowers-for/#comment-3548 as the world headed into a cooler, drier climate around 250 million years ago, the early seed-bearing plants had a distinct advantage over their simpler, spore-releasing relatives that then flourished in moist, warm swamps... as the world headed into a cooler, drier climate around 250 million years ago, the early seed-bearing plants had a distinct advantage over their simpler, spore-releasing relatives that then flourished in moist, warm swamps…

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