How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

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orchids35x no texto
“But even “normal” orchids, ones that photosynthesize, dip into supplies from the fungal bank more than once thought.”
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Frase de exemploBut even “normal” orchids, ones that photosynthesize, dip into supplies from the fungal bank more than once thought.
orchid20x no texto
“In most cases the fungus receives sugars made from photosynthesis in return for the nutrients it provides the orchid.”
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Frase de exemploIn most cases the fungus receives sugars made from photosynthesis in return for the nutrients it provides the orchid.
species11x no texto
“He was particularly keen on a related species, the marsh helleborine, and had specimens sent to him for study.”
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Frase de exemploHe was particularly keen on a related species, the marsh helleborine, and had specimens sent to him for study.
fungal9x no texto
“But even “normal” orchids, ones that photosynthesize, dip into supplies from the fungal bank more than once thought.”
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Frase de exemploBut even “normal” orchids, ones that photosynthesize, dip into supplies from the fungal bank more than once thought.
flowers7x no texto
“If you examine the orchid flowers, you’ll find a sort of shield stopping the pollen falling from the male parts of the flower onto the female parts, preventing self-pollination.”
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Frase de exemploIf you examine the orchid flowers, you’ll find a sort of shield stopping the pollen falling from the male parts of the flower onto the female parts, preventing self-pollination.
trees7x no texto
“At one time, all orchids were thought to be parasites on trees.”
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Frase de exemploAt one time, all orchids were thought to be parasites on trees.
fiction6x no texto
“In 1827, when she was twenty, she published an extraordinary science fiction novel, The Mummy!”
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Frase de exemploIn 1827, when she was twenty, she published an extraordinary science fiction novel, The Mummy!
made6x no texto
“In most cases the fungus receives sugars made from photosynthesis in return for the nutrients it provides the orchid.”
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Frase de exemploIn most cases the fungus receives sugars made from photosynthesis in return for the nutrients it provides the orchid.
plants6x no texto
“And in his woods are some plants he would be fascinated by.”
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Frase de exemploAnd in his woods are some plants he would be fascinated by.
published6x no texto
“The next year, 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection .”
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Frase de exemploThe next year, 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection .
insects5x no texto
“He knew of the bee orchid and the fly orchid, mimics of insects, even if he got the explanation wrong.”
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Frase de exemploHe knew of the bee orchid and the fly orchid, mimics of insects, even if he got the explanation wrong.
symbiosis5x no texto
“Even then, the orchid-fungal symbiosis was seen as a quirk of their nature.”
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Frase de exemploEven then, the orchid-fungal symbiosis was seen as a quirk of their nature.
pollen5x no texto
“When they drink it, becoming dusted with pollen as they do so, the wasps seem to get drunk.”
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Frase de exemploWhen they drink it, becoming dusted with pollen as they do so, the wasps seem to get drunk.
sent5x no texto
“He was particularly keen on a related species, the marsh helleborine, and had specimens sent to him for study.”
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Frase de exemploHe was particularly keen on a related species, the marsh helleborine, and had specimens sent to him for study.
roots5x no texto
“DNA analysis of the fungi in the orchid roots and the bark of trees shows that orchids on the same tree are connected by the same fungal mass.”
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Frase de exemploDNA analysis of the fungi in the orchid roots and the bark of trees shows that orchids on the same tree are connected by the same fungal mass.
network5x no texto
“Some orchids shirk their green nature completely, becoming albino and relying completely—parasitically, one might say—on food from the fungal network.”
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Frase de exemploSome orchids shirk their green nature completely, becoming albino and relying completely—parasitically, one might say—on food from the fungal network.
lab5x no texto
“Through painstaking experiments in 2023, botanists at the University of Sheffield grew common spotted orchids in a growth medium in the lab.”
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Frase de exemploThrough painstaking experiments in 2023, botanists at the University of Sheffield grew common spotted orchids in a growth medium in the lab.
inspired4x no texto
“(Possibly she was inspired by the example of Mary Shelley, who had published Frankenstein , aged twenty, in 1818.) She was also a trail-blazing writer on gardening, and especially orchids, which at the time was not considered a pastime for women (well, nor was studying, nor voting, nor having the rights afforded to men).”
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Frase de exemplo(Possibly she was inspired by the example of Mary Shelley, who had published Frankenstein , aged twenty, in 1818.) She was also a trail-blazing writer on gardening, and especially orchids, which at the time was not considered a pastime for women (well, nor was studying, nor voting, nor having the rights afforded to men).