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Apologia Biology
Apologia Biology Module 15
Question | Answer |
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Cohesion | The phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension |
Fruit | A mature ovary which contains a seed or seeds |
Gravotropism | A growth response to gravity |
Hormones | Chemicals that affect the rate of cellular reproduction and the development of cells |
Imperfect flowers | Flowers with either stamens or carpels, but not both |
Loam | A mixture of gravel, sand, silt, and clay |
Nastic movement | Movement in a plant caused by changes in turgor pressure |
Perfect flowers | Flowers with both stamens and carpels |
Phototropism | A growth response to light |
Physiology | The study of life processes that occur in the daily life of an organism |
Pollination | The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel in flowering plants |
Pore spaces | Spaces in the soil which determine how much water and air the soil contains |
Seed | An ovule with a protective coating, encasing a mature plant embryo and a nutrient source |
Thigmotropism | A growth response to touch |
Translocation | The process by which organic substances move down the phloem of a plant |
Double fertilization | A fertilization process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells |