Anwser to Second Final Question of Biology 11

Celebrity Named Organism- I talked about the Phialella Zappai:  http://shanvirsblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/phialella-zappai.html

 Amazing Organism- I talked about the Hydnora Africana plant:
http://shanvirsblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/extreme-plant.html

Amazing/Interesting Plant- I talked about the Skunk Cabbage plant:
http://shanvirsblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/skunk-cabbage-plant.html

 Porifera- I talked about the phylum Porifera:
http://shanvirsblog.blogspot.ca/2013/12/porifera.html

 Interesting Arthropod- I talked about the Black Widow spider:
http://shanvirsblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/black-widow-spider.html

 Out of all these posts I think the one about the Hydnora Africana is the best. I choose this one because I found it very interesting, as it is quite a unique plant. I have never seen another plant that does what it does. I learned that, basically, what this plant does is that it waits for a dung beetle to crawl into its mouth. Then, it traps the beetle inside itself for a short period of time, rather than eat it. Its goal is for the beetle to lose bodily fluids, because these fluids pollinate the plant. After it is pollinated it lets the beetle go. I found this very interesting.

I can relate this plant to:
1. Evolution and Natural Selection

This plant evolved and gained the ability to smell like dung, which is why the dung beetles are attracted to it. This is the trait that helps this plant survive and reproduce. So, when it comes to natural selection, the trait for smelling like dung, is its favourable trait, so it is more commonly passed onto the offspring, because it is the trait that helps it survive.