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Biology Unit 5
MAA Biology U5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Malthus | predicted world-wide starvation |
| Borlaug | created the dwarf wheat variety |
| chlorophyll | has a magnesium center |
| ATP | energy for living |
| Entropy | degeneration, disorganization, wearing out; the natural degeneration of the universe which causes increased disorder and energy loss |
| Enzyme | organic catalyst |
| Endosperm | seed food storage |
| DNA | makes up chromosomes |
| vacuole | contains water, crystals, poisons |
| phloem | food conduction tissue |
| Wheat | the most widely grown food |
| chromosomes | threadlike objects in the nucleus |
| photosynthesis | occurs in green plants |
| respiration | occurs in 3 stages: glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and electron transport |
| meristems | cells that stay young and continue to produce new cells |
| xylem | another name for wood |
| drupe | a type of fruit |
| umber | a type of inflorescence |
| anatomy | the study of parts of a plant |
| Earth | synonym for stewardship |
| the art of crop production | has been part of the work of man since the time of Adam |
| respiration | the transfer of chemical energy or the release of cellular energy |
| dicots | have 2 seeds & netted leaves |
| mitochondria | the rod-shaped bodies in which respiration occurs |
| the equation for photosynthesis | 6CO2 + 12H2O >>light+chlorophyll>> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O |
| differentiation | maturation of a cell from the meristem to specific cell type and function |