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SALICIN (MW: 286.28)

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chemistry

C13H18O7

SOURCE: White Willow
USE: precursor to Aspirin. antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory.
PLAY: Place under source card for + 5 points.

Graphic by Stephen McNeilpeople.ok.ubc.ca/wsmcneil/
Salicin is an alcoholic β-glucoside. Salicin is an anti-inflammatory agent that is produced in willow bark.[2]Salicin is also commonly found in the bark of Populus species, and the leaves of willows and poplars. It is also found in castoreum, which was used as ananalgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic. The activity of castoreum has been credited to […] read more

White Willow

Salix alba
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

2 POINTS

Fact: The drug Salicin is isolated from the bark of the White Willow.

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Graphic by Julia K. Kreutzjuliakreutz.com/
Photo by MPFcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salix_alba_leaves.jpg
Salix alba (white willow) is a species of willow native toEurope and western and central Asia.[1][2] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning […] read more

Water Pollution

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Event

Play: Place this card on any ocean or freshwater based SPECIES card.

Effect: The SPECIES card is IMMEDIATELY discarded.

Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifersand groundwater). This form of environmental degradation occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. Water pollution affects the entire biosphere – plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. In almost all […] read more

Research Card

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Event

Play: You can play this card immediately after your opponent has played an EVENT card on one of your SPECIES cards.

Effect: Negates the effect of the EVENT card. Does not work on EVENT cards that are not played specifically on top of a SPECIES card.

Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
Research comprises “creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock ofknowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.”[1] It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support […] read more

Lepocinclis

Leponcinclis genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Protozoa, Euglenozoa, Euglenophyceae

2 POINTS

Play: Leponcinclis has a MOVE of 1, and is considered both a MIXOTROPH.

Fact: Leponcinclis is photosynthetic but can also feed off smaller pond organisms.

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
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Netrium

Netrium genus
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Charophyta, Conjugatophyceae

2 POINTS

Play: Netrium is considered an AUXOTROPH.

Fact: Netrium is an algae of the desmid family.

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
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