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Module 15 Vocab Exploring Creation with Biology

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Physiology   Study of life processes in an organism  
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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  
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Pore spaces   Spaces in the soil that determine how much water and air the soil can hold  
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Loam   Mixture of gravel, sand, silt, clay, and organic matter  
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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  
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Translocation   Process by which organic substances move through the phloem of a plant  
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Hormones   Chemicals that circulate throughout multicellular organisms, regulating cellular processes by interacting with specifically targeted cells  
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Phototropism   Growth response to light  
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Gravitropism   Growth response to gravity  
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Thigmotropism   Growth response to touch  
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Perfect flowers   Flowers with stamens and carpels  
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Imperfect flowers   Flowers with stamens or carpels, but not both  
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Pollination   Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the carpel in flowering plants  
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Double fertilization   Fertilization process that requires two sperm to fuse with two other cells  
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Seed   Ovule with a protective coating, encasing a mature plant embryo and a nutrient source  
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Fruit   Mature ovary that contains a seed or seeds  
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