User:Heidi90189676415M/Plant arithmetic

Article Draft
In this draft, I am planning to add information to the article, "Plant arithmetic." I will add my draft as new information under the "Venus flytrap" sub-heading in the article.


 * I have copied the text under the "Venus flytrap" sub-heading from "Plant arithmetic," added an edit summary, and bolded my changes.
 * The "References" section is currently missing two of its original sources, but I will fix this when I move my draft to the article.
 * The graphic was included in the copying of the text under the "Venus flytrap" sub-heading within "Plant arithmetic."
 * I have decided to not add any images since the article already has a graphic related to my draft.
 * I found one way I could update the "Lead" to better reflect the article as a whole. The "Plant arithmetic" part of the "Lead" was already bolded.
 * I will be updating my changes to the article in pieces, but this sandbox will reflect the changes as if they were made all at once.
 * Step 1: Add the addition to the "Lead."
 * Step 2: Add the addition to the first bolded portion of "Venus flytrap."
 * Step 3: Add the first new portion under "Venus flytrap."
 * Step 4: Add the second new portion under "Venus flytrap."
 * Step 5: Make changes to the "References" if the sources did not transfer.
 * I have listed one Wikipedia articles that I could link my draft to after I have added it to the article below. I have added a sandbox containing these edits below. These, however, will not be published.
 * "Carnivorous plant" → Sandbox draft link: User:Heidi90189676415M/Carnivorous plant
 * "Cilium" → Sandbox draft link: User:Heidi90189676415M/Cilium

Below, I have provided the original look of the "Lead" with bold for the additions, except for the "Plant arithmetic" part.

Plant arithmetic is a form of plant cognition whereby plants appear to perform arithmetic operations – a form of number sense in plants. Some such plants include the Venus flytrap and Arabidopsis thaliana .

Edit Summary: Copied from Plant arithmetic.

Below, I have provided the original look of the "Article body" with bold for the additions, except for the title of the portion I edited.

Venus flytrap
The Venus flytrap can count to two and five in order to trap and then digest its prey.

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. '''A Venus flytrap's reactions can occur due to electric and mechanic, or movement-related, changes. ''' When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if a second contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption.

'''There are two steps, which are a closed and locked state, that a Venus flytrap undergoes after its open state and before digestion, which differ due to the formation of the trap.  A closed trap occurs when the two lobes close or catch prey.  A locked trap occurs when the cilia further trap the prey.  The trap can possess a strength of four Newtons. In addition, the cilia can further hinder a creature's ability to escape. '''

The mechanism is so highly specialized that it can distinguish between living prey and non-prey stimuli, such as falling raindrops; two trigger hairs must be touched in succession within 20 seconds of each other or one hair touched twice in rapid succession, whereupon the lobes of the trap will snap shut, typically in about one-tenth of a second.

'''The number of days that the trap remains closed will depend on whether or not the plant has caught prey. Furthermore, the size of the prey can affect the number of days needed for digestion. If a creature is too small, then the Venus flytrap has the ability to release it, which means that it can start the stage of becoming semi-open. The transition from closed to open will take two days and can result after the plant has finished digesting or realizing it has not caught anything worthwhile. One day will be needed to become semi-open, which creates a concave look, and the other day will allow the Venus flytrap to become fully open, which creates a convex look.  The angle of a Venus flytrap's lobes when they are open can be impacted by the water within it.'''

Edit Summary: Copied from Plant arithmetic.

Below are the drafts without bolded additions.

Lead
Plant arithmetic is a form of plant cognition whereby plants appear to perform arithmetic operations – a form of number sense in plants. Some such plants include the Venus flytrap and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Edit Summary: Copied from Plant arithmetic.

Venus flytrap
The Venus flytrap can count to two and five in order to trap and then digest its prey.

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches its prey with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. A Venus flytrap's reactions can occur due to electric and mechanic, or movement-related, changes. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if a second contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption.

There are two steps, which are a closed and locked state, that a Venus flytrap undergoes after its open state and before digestion, which differ due to the formation of the trap. A closed trap occurs when the two lobes close or catch prey. A locked trap occurs when the cilia further trap the prey. The trap can possess a strength of four Newtons. In addition, the cilia can further hinder a creature's ability to escape.

The mechanism is so highly specialized that it can distinguish between living prey and non-prey stimuli, such as falling raindrops; two trigger hairs must be touched in succession within 20 seconds of each other or one hair touched twice in rapid succession, whereupon the lobes of the trap will snap shut, typically in about one-tenth of a second.

The number of days that the trap remains closed will depend on whether or not the plant has caught prey. Furthermore, the size of the prey can affect the number of days needed for digestion. If a creature is too small, then the Venus flytrap has the ability to release it, which means that it can start the stage of becoming semi-open. The transition from closed to open will take two days and can result after the plant has finished digesting or realizing it has not caught anything worthwhile. One day will be needed to become semi-open, which creates a concave look, and the other day will allow the Venus flytrap to become fully open, which creates a convex look. The angle of a Venus flytrap's lobes when they are open can be impacted by the water within it.

Edit Summary: Copied from Plant arithmetic.