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Using Holly in the Lab

Practicals Teaching topics Description Growing and sourcing Curriculum links

 

The prickly leaves of holly are an impressive defence against herbivores - and a useful resource for investigations in the science lab. 

 

 

Practicals

  • Plant defences - Resource: Investigating adaptation and defence: spines on a holly leaf
  • Plant defences - How to video: Investigating adaptation using holly leaves
  • Stomata - Holly make good subjects for stomatal peels. Resource: Measuring stomatal density.
  • Leaf structure - Stiff holly leaves make good transverse sections.

 

Teaching Topics

  • Spines
  • Leaves
  • Plant defences
  • Herbivory
  • Adaptation
  • Stomata
  • Leaf structure

 

Description

Holly, Ilex aquifolium

Holly trees are distributed throughout North-West Europe, although dense populations of these trees mainly occur in Britain. The leaves are dark green and leathery, often with spines. The berries are usually red, although sometimes can be found in a yellow form.

 

Growing and sourcing

Obtaining: Holly is often found growing in school grounds, local parks and woodland.

Healthy and Safety Note: Care should be taken when investigating these leaves as some have a substantial number of sharp spines

 

 

Curriculum Links   

Scottish Highers Unit 3 Sustainability and Interdependence

 

Tags: 7 -11 (KS2), 11 -14 (KS3), 14 -16 (KS4), Post 16, Adaptation, Ecology and evolution, Plant cells and tissues, Plant growth, health and reproduction

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