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Apologia Biology Module 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Physiology? | The study of life processes in an organism. |
| What is Nastic Movement? | A plant's response to a stimulus such that the direction of the response is preprogrammed and not dependent on the direction of the stimulus. |
| What are Pore Spaces? | Spaces in the soil that determine how much water and air the soil can hold. |
| What is Loam? | A mixture of gravel, sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. |
| What is Cohesion? | The phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attached to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension. |
| What is Translocation? | The process by which organic substances move through the phloem of the plant. |
| What are Hormones? | Chemicals that circulate throughout multicellular organisms, regulating cellular processes by interacting with specifically targeted cells. |
| What is Phototropism? | A growth response to light. |
| What is Thigmotropism? | A growth response to touch. |
| What is Gravitropism? | A growth response to gravity. |
| What are Perfect Flowers? | Flowers with both stamens and carpels. |
| What are Imperfect Flowers? | Flowers with either stamens or carpels, but not both. |
| What is Pollination? | The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel in flowering plants. |
| What is Double Fertilization? | A fertilization process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells. |
| What is a Seed? | An ovule with a protective coating, encasing a mature plant embryo and a nutrient source. |
| What is Fruit? | A mature ovary that contains a seed or seeds. |