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ap bio ch 26 vocab
chapter 26 vocabulary for mrs gemmer's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscisic acid (ABA) | plant hormone that causes stomata to close and initiates and maintains dormancy |
| abscission | dropping of leaves, fruits, or flowers from a land plant |
| alkaloid | bitter-tasting nitrogenous compounds that have a basic pH (e.g., caffeine) |
| apical dominance | influence of a terminal bud in suppressing the growth of axillary buds |
| auxin | plant hormone regulating growth, particularly cell elongation; also called indoleacetic acid (IAA) |
| biological clock | internal mechanism that maintains a biological rhythm in the absence of environmental stimuli |
| cellular response | response to the transduction pathway in which proteins or enzymes change a signal to a format that the cell can understand, resulting in the appropriate response |
| circadian rhythm | biological rhythm with a 24-hour cycle |
| coleoptile | protective sheath that covers the young leaves of a seedling |
| cyanogenic glycoside |