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Unit 5
Botany
Question | Answer |
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homotrophic | characterized by enzyme activity |
heterotrophic | able to make food |
anatomy | the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants |
physiology | the organic process or functions in an organism or in any of its parts |
photosynthesis | the process by which carbon dioxide + water + and sunlight + chlorophyll make food |
chlorophyll | the green coloring in plants essential to the process of photosynthesis |
stamen | the pollen-bearing organ of a flower |
xylem | vessels that transport upwards |
phloem | vessels that transport downwards |
pistil | produces ovules |
petiole | leaf stem |
chloroplasts | part of the plant that takes in sunlight to make food |
cellulose | material used to make cardboard and paper |
blade | the flat surface of a leaf |
anther | the pollen producing sac |
tropism | the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. |
phototrophism | the part of the plant that responds to light |
geotrophism | the growth of a plant that responds to gravity |