Hi I'm your liaison, Ching-Yi. I'm here to answer your questions because your mentor hasn't posted yet. 
Matt and Cloe, thanks for sharing what you have learned. Great jobs!
Cole, not sure who were you asking but mine was taken in Iceland (Silfra in Thingvellir National Park). I did dry suit snorkeling there during the freezing December (yes I was insane.) and I wrote something about it on my website (https://jinsliferxiv.com/what-to-do-in-iceland/). 
Matt, resurrection plants are plants that can survive extreme dehydration for a long time (even years). Rhizosphere is the zone of soil surrounding a plant root. It plays an important role in regulating soil organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. 
Thanks for the description of the experiments! Well done:).
Maybe you guys can discuss the purpose of this experiment. What is your hypothesis? What results are you expecting? And how do you explain what you observed?
Let me know if you guys have any ideas about the experiment.

Cheers!

Hi I'm your liaison, Ching-Yi. I'm here to answer your questions because your mentor hasn't posted yet. 
Isabel, Megan, and Totus, thanks for sharing what you have learned about photosynthesis. 
Megan, because cell biology is awesome! I enjoy research because I like to observe things and think how things work. It's pretty much like a detective solving cases:). I also like drawing and wished to pick an art-related job, now I still keep this hobby and try to combine it with science. (you can see my works on: https://jinsliferxiv.com/)
Isabel, it's Iceland (Silfra in Thingvellir National Park). I did dry suit snorkeling there during the freezing December (yes I was insane.) and I wrote something about it on my website (https://jinsliferxiv.com/what-to-do-in-iceland/). 
Totus, I like to study plants and microorganisms. It is a brand new world if you observe them under microscope or think them from molecular perspectives. By the way I like Linkin Park:).
Let me know if you guys have any ideas about the plant biology.

Cheers!

Hi I'm your liaison, Ching-Yi. I'm here to answer your questions because your mentor hasn't posted yet. 
Ethan, Noah, and Emma, it sounds like you are all on the track. 
Emma, thanks for the description of the experiments! Well done:). If you mean Arabidopsis, I actually created a comic to explain what is it and why we study it (you can check it here: https://jinsliferxiv.com/scicomic-arabys-research-notebook/). 
Noah, plants actually share a lot of molecular features with other organisms (although I'm studying plants, my area actually share knowledge with human cancer studies). Studying cell biology can help us to know more about the molecular regulatory mechanisms of living organisms and has potential to solve many problems (cancer curing drugs, improve plant traits. etc.).
Let me know if you guys have any ideas about the experiment.

Cheers!