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Vocab Module 15
Module 15 Vocab Exploring Creation with Biology
Question | Answer |
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Physiology | Study of life processes in an organism |
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 |
Pore spaces | Spaces in the soil that determine how much water and air the soil can hold |
Loam | Mixture of gravel, sand, silt, clay, and organic matter |
Cohesion | Phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension |
Translocation | Process by which organic substances move through the phloem of a plant |
Hormones | Chemicals that circulate throughout multicellular organisms, regulating cellular processes by interacting with specifically targeted cells |
Phototropism | Growth response to light |
Gravitropism | Growth response to gravity |
Thigmotropism | Growth response to touch |
Perfect flowers | Flowers with stamens and carpels |
Imperfect flowers | Flowers with stamens or carpels, but not both |
Pollination | Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel in flowering plants |
Double fertilization | Fertilization process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells |
Seed | Ovule with a protective coating, encasing a mature plant embryo and a nutrient source |
Fruit | Mature ovary that contains a seed or seeds |