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Unit 5
Botany
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |