Study Module 15 Flash Cards

 
Pile Management Card
Module 15

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