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Bio Standard B.10(B)
describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions...
Term | Definition |
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Interactions | mutual or reciprocal action or influence |
Systems | a group of organs that work together to perform an important function of the body |
Transport | The act or means of moving molecules or ions across (cell membrane) or through (bloodstream) |
Reproduction | young seedling trees in a forest |
Response | the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of its parts resulting from stimulation |
Epidermal cell | any of the cells making up the epidermis |
Guard cell | One of the paired epidermal cells that control the opening and closing of a stoma in plant tissue. |
Stomata | a minute opening in leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged. |
Cellular reproduction | The process of a cell splitting and becoming two similar cells. |
Xylem | vascular plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals away from the roots throughout the plant and is composed of vessel elements and tracheids. |
Phototropism | a tropism in which light is the orienting stimulus |
Geotropism | (Botany) the response of a plant part to the stimulus of gravity. Plant stems, which grow upwards irrespective of the position in which they are placed. |