Lab 2 Journal
On September 14, I went on a hunt for different types of leaves and I was glad to find some unique adaptations. Firstly, most leaves during this time of the year in Canada are green in colour. This is a unique adaptation of many leaves that dates way back, since leaves produce chlorophyll (their own food) with the help of photosynthesis, and chlorophyll gives the leaves their green pigment. In a specific group of leaves I found, an adaptation is for them to produce poison/toxins. These leaves were determined to be eastern poison ivy by going through a dichotomous key and suggestions from iNaturalist. Lastly, again through a dichotomous key, I was able to determine the phylogeny of one of the types of leaves I've found. I was able to find the species level of the goldenrods I spotted: solidago canadensis var. canadensis. All 10 observation photos (including the poison ivy and goldenrods) are included in this journal entry,
