Perfect Paragraph

Using labels can make a multipanel figure easier to follow. I selected the text tool to mark each panel of the figure with a letter. Using the letter 'a', I created a label for the first panel in my figure. To create labels 'b' through 'd', copy and paste were used next. A font size of 144 was used to make my labels visible on my panels. I used the fill and stroke tool to create a black outline around each letter. The internal color was white. Starting in the upper left corner, I labeled each photo 'a' through 'd' moving in a clockwise direction. I positioned each letter flush with the corner and used the shift and arrow keys to move them two spaces to the right and two spaces down.

Today we looked websites of information literacy where we all had to report reliability, validity, and trustworthiness of the site. There are 14 groups. Group 1 is a Wikipedia site that I feel people can edit, yeah, the information is there but I feel that the information is edited. Eventually, you can look at the revision history to see who edits them. Group 2 is an .com website where maybe information can be reliable but I would prefer looking at .org websites. Group 3 looks precise. Group 4 is also a good resource for looking at articles. Group 5 is also interesting because it shows news that are currently around. Group 6 does look like it would have some good information but I feel if I am writing a journal or scientific publication I feel I wouldn’t use this website. Group 7 and 8 looks more of joining a club but I feel I would just call the company instead. Group 9 is awesome and definitely a trustworthy website. Group 10 seems like a kid’s section. Group 11, 13, and 15 are all .org websites so I feel that it would be precise. Group 12 seems a little hard to believe because the edits. People can edit websites but when it comes to academics I feel .org websites are a good to reference to. On top of all my observations, Wikipedia seems like a good starting point for a term of no understanding. Other sites seem like a good stepping point because you will get information out of them whether it be accurate or not. Although, cited information is always accurate more.

Observation of Leaf Infected with Leaf Miner

The leaf of a local weed was collected for study due to the irregualar presence of an unknown white streak throughout the leaf. The streak appears on the sun facing side of the leaf. The streak has no particular pattern, following the veins of the leaf in some areas, and crossing a series of veins in others. The streak has two obseravable ends where it may have began and ended. One end of the streak measures about 1mm and gradually narrows to approximately 0.2mm. The thicker end has higher concentration of blackened areas within the streak, and within the thickest point of the streak there appears to be withered and dead patch measuring 5mm. The streak is faintly visable on the underside of the leaf, and cannot be easily removed from the top of the leaf. This suggests that the streak lies just underneath the surface of the leaf.

This 165mm leaf was observed with a <1mm trail approximately 235mm in length. Within this trail are black specks that are deposits left behind by the leaf miner as it passed through the sub-layers of the leaf. The trail begins very narrow and ends about double in width at the point the leaf miner emerges from the leaf. The trail appears to be random at first then the line ends in an almost straight line. Its presence within the leaf does not appear to affect the structure or function of the leaf.

As expected at this time of the year, the leaf is green on both sides. Despite it being flimsy and rather weak to the point where it felt like it could rip easily at first, the leaf now appears stronger and firmer after having its stem submerged in water for a certain period of time. The leaf has a greater length than width, the length being approximately 14.40 cm and the width being roughly 3.9-4.0 cm. The leaf’s shape sort of resembles the shape of a feather as it starts narrow towards the stem and widens out before narrowing down again towards the tip. However, the leaf’s edges are not smooth but instead they have tips. The right side of the leaf has 23 tips while the left side has 22 tips. The stem which can be seen on the bottom part of the leaf has small white hairs which feel a bit rougher compared to any other part of the leaf. On a side note, the top part of the leaf has a couple of interesting features. The first and most obvious one is a line that sort of resembles an outline that takes up two thirds of the leaf. On the left side the is a small cut in the leaf about 6.0 cm up from the stem and in the middle, there is a small dot which also might be a small hole about 0.6 cm from the leaf’s tip.

Today we had the task to find and study a leaf with an uncommon white rimmed trail throughout the leaf. The leaf itself is a serrated oval shape with the small stem sticking out the bottom. The leaf is approximately 15 cm long and 5 cm wide and only about a tick mark of the ruler wide with a darker green top fading to a lighter green color towards the stem. The white trail surrounds about 2/3 of the leaf starting slim and growing thicker as it goes on to an eventual small opening in the surface. It can not be wiped off which means that is must be atleast one layer under the surface of the plant.
 

The leaf has a stem that attaches the leaf to the plant. The petiole (the stalks that joins a leaf to a stem) is extended into the leaf and divides equally into two. The leaf has an unknown line going through the leaf like a bunch of scribbles making it seem as if an insect has left its trial on it. Chlorophyll is definitely present in the leaf giving off the green color as it absorbs light energy.The leaf is very long with a bunch of veins through it. The structure of the leaf on the outside is very spiky. There’s a minor cut on the bottom of the leaf not going all the way to the stem but close enough. The leaf feels very smooth but can feel the veins the make the leaf. The bottom of the stem is very thick because its ripped off the plant. It has a small brown patch near the base of the leaf. The leaf is 18.5 cm long. The width of the leaf varies anywhere from 1-5cm wide. The leaf has parallel margins meaning a mirror image. It portrays a long line with spikes coming out in the center probably known as the midrib.

This specimen is a green, serrated edged leaf. The leaf is approximately 155mm in length with an elliptical shape. One end has the base of the stem where the leaf was attached to the mother plant. The other end is pointed. At the widest part, the leaf measures about 50mm. The stem is about 5mm across. There appear to be 2 lighter green "tracks" on the leaf. They take on a drizzled appearance. Almost as if someone drizzled icing on the leaf. The widest part of these tracks measures approximately 2mm. The thinnest part the track measures less than .5mm. These tracks only appear on the right vertical half of the leaf. They only appear on the top surface of the leaf and don't appear to permeate the bottom. The length of the tracks in total measure about 105mm and 145mm. On the left vertical half of the leaf there is an oddly shaped hole that has the shape of a fidget spinner. This hole has yellowing around the edges and is about 70mm up from the base of the stem. The stem of the leaf has fine, hairlike structures. There are some shiny dots on the leaf that are able to be washed away with water.