1.Most plants exhibit some type of symmetry. Examine leaves and flowers. What type of symmetry do they illustrate? Why do you think symmetry is so prominent in the natural world?

2. Flowering plants also exhibit numerical patterns. Count the petals on several flowers. Does the number adhere to a number in the Fibonacci sequence, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8? How many other plants can you find that conform to the Fibonacci sequence?