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17, 32, 33
Chapters 17, ,32, and 33 of Campbells biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mycosis | Mycosis is a fungal infection. |
| Lichens | Lichens are associations of millions of green algae or cyanobacteria held in a mass. |
| Topsoil | The soil on the top of the ground. It is normally the richest and filled with rotting organic material. |
| Humus | The remains of partially decayed organic material. |
| Cation exchange | Is the way that plants take in charged particles from the ground. |
| Mycorrhiza | A way in which fungus wraps around a root and supplies it with extra nutrients. |
| Nitrogen fixation | The way in which nitrogen is fixed into the soil. |
| Nodules | Swellings on the roots that have been infected. |
| Herbivores | Are plant eating animals. plants are forced to come up with new ways to keep them off. |
| Systemic aquired resistance | Protection against pathogens. |
| Defenses | Certain plants have made a way to signal wasps, which come and lay eggs in catepillars which are eating them. |