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The document discusses different types of patterns found in nature including symmetry, trees/fractals, spirals, meanders, waves, tessellations, and stripes. It provides examples of each type of pattern and notes that some patterns like symmetry and tessellations increase an organism's chances of survival through camouflage. The document also discusses different kinds of symmetries an object can have including translation, rotational, reflection, and glide symmetries. Finally, it defines regular and semi-regular tessellations.

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The document discusses different types of patterns found in nature including symmetry, trees/fractals, spirals, meanders, waves, tessellations, and stripes. It provides examples of each type of pattern and notes that some patterns like symmetry and tessellations increase an organism's chances of survival through camouflage. The document also discusses different kinds of symmetries an object can have including translation, rotational, reflection, and glide symmetries. Finally, it defines regular and semi-regular tessellations.

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LOZANA, MELINDA

BSHM – BLOCK A
1. Types of Patterns in Nature
• Symmetry - includes two types of patterns: radial and bilateral.
− Radial symmetry references the numerical symmetry referred to as the Fibonacci sequence (1,
2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 . . .)
− Bilateral (or mirror) symmetry, meaning they could be split into two matching halves.
• Trees/Fractal - are patterns formed from chaotic equations and form self-similar patterns of
complexity increasing with magnification. If you divide it into parts, you will get a nearly
identical copy of the whole.
• Spiral patterns - are attributed to complicated mathematical algorithms, sequences and
equations - and are common in plants and some animals like the fern and desert big horn sheep.
• Meanders - are represented by bends in rivers and channels but can also be seen in other forms
throughout the natural environment. For example, the salt pans of the desert and pattern
within the kelp leaves contain meanders.
• Waves - are disturbances that carry energy as they move. Wind waves are created as wind
passes over a large body of water, creating patterns or ripples. When wind passes over land, it
creates dunes. Dunes may form a range of patterns as well.
• Tessellations - are repeating tiles over a surface commonly seen in reptiles like snakes and
alligators.
• Stripe - pattern is evolutionary in that in increases the chances of survival through camouflage.
It is most commonly known in zebras, but other species contain stripes - even butterflies.
2. Symmetries in our surroundings.

- An object is symmetric if we can divide the object into two identical parts. Many things in our
surroundings are symmetrical objects. Some of them are Spectacles, Lock, Glass, Ball and Pot.

3. Different kinds of symmetries

- Symmetry may be viewed when you flip, slide or turn an object.

• Translation Symmetry - the sliding of an object about an axis.


• Rotational Symmetry - When an object is rotated in a particular direction, around a point.
• Reflection Symmetry - one half of the object reflects the other half of the object.
• Glide Symmetry - The combination of both translation and reflection transformations

4. Regular Tessellations

- A regular tessellation is one made using only one regular polygon. A semi-regular tessellation uses two
or more regular polygons. Triangles and squares, for example, form regular tessellations and octagons
and squares for a semi-regular tessellation.

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