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Tree Biology Key Terms Quiz
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Sapwood
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is best defined as:
The outer wood (xylem) with living cells that are active in the longitudinal transport of water and solutes.
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A portion of an annual ring (growth ring) that forms after a period of dormancy, characterized by large-diameter cells and thin walls (in ring-porous species). Also called Springwood.
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A central, vertical root growing directly below the main stem or trunk that may or may not persist into plant maturity.
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The portion of an annual ring (growth ring) that forms during summer characterized by small-diameter cells with thick walls. Summerwood.
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Evergreen
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is best defined as:
Plants with exposed seeds, usually within cones. The classes Ginkgopsida and Coniferopsida are members of the group.
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The red or purple pigment responsible for those colors in some parts of plants.
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A tree or other plant that sheds all of its foliage progressively over a period of years rather than annually.
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The area at the base of a petiole, small branch, or flower where cellular breakdown leads to leaf, flower, or fruit drop.
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The substance produced by a plant that, in low concentrations, affects physiological processes such as growth and development, often at a distance from the substance's point of origin.
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Calcium-binding Protein
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Transmembrane Receptor
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Plant Growth Regulator
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Plant Hormone
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The distension in a plant cell that is caused by its fluid contents.
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Cell Division
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Guard Cells
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Cell Nucleus
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Cell Turgor
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Cytokinins
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plant hormones involved in cell division, leaf expansion, and other physiological processes. Compounds with cytokinin-like activity may be synthetically produced.
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A plant's vascular tissue that transports photosynthates and growth regulators bidirectionally (up and down). Situated on the inside of the bark: just outside the cambium.
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A plant with seeds borne in an ovary. Consists of two large groups: monocotyledons (grasses, palms, and related plants) and dicotyledons (most woody trees, shrubs, herbaceous.
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Plant hormones that promote or regulate the growth and development of plants. Produced at sites where cells are dividing, primarily in the shoot tips. Auxin-like compounds may be synthetically produced.
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Branch Union
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is best defined as:
Growing point in buds and at the tips of shoots and roots.
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Process of increasing plant numbers, both sexually and asexually.
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The point where a branch originates from the trunk or another branch.
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Pattern of wood development in which the large-diameter vessels are concentrated in the earlywood.
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The movement of water, minerals, or photosynthates longitudinally within a tree.
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Axial Transport
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Osmosis
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Apical Meristem
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Symbiosis
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A dense network of roots. In palms, near the base of the stem.
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Root mat
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Root initiation zone
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Included bark
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Branch bark ridge
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Apical Dominance
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The condition in which the terminal bud inhibits the growth and development of the lateral buds on the same stem formed during the same season.
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A root that arises by cell division in the pericycle of the parent root and then penetrates the cortex and epidermis.
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the swollen area where a branch joins the trunk or another branch and is created by overlapping vascular tissues from both the branch and the trunk.
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Bark that becomes embedded in the union between the branch and trunk or between codominant stems. Lacks wood connections, resulting in a weak structure.
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Apical Meristem
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Distension in a plant cell caused by its fluid contents.
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The shoot arising from a dormant bud or newly formed adventitious tissue.
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A condition in which the terminal bud inhibits the growth and development of the lateral buds on the same stem formed during the same season.
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The growing point in buds and at the tips of shoots and roots.
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Lignin
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The acronym for compartmentalization of decay in trees. Sometimes interpreted as compart mentalization of damage or dysfunction in trees.
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Diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water potential (lower salt concentration) to a region of lower water potential (higher salt concentration).
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The portion of an annual ring (growth ring) that forms during summer characterized by small-diameter cells with thick walls. Summerwood.
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The organic substance that impregnates secondary cell walls that thickens and strengthens the cell and: at times, reduces susceptibility to decay and pest damage.
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The increase in root and stem girth or diameter. Occurs at lateral or secondary meristems in some vascular plants, such as dicots.
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Primary growth
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Secondary growth
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Xylem
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is best defined as:
The main water and mineral-conducting (unidirectional up only) tissue in trees and other plants. Provides structural support. Arises (inward)from the cambium and becomes wood after lignifying.
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A plant with seeds borne in an ovary. Consists of two large groups: monocotyledons (grasses, palms, and related plants) and dicotyledons (most woody trees, shrubs, herbaceous.
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The waxy layer outside the epidermis of a leaf that slows water loss and helps protect the leaf from insects and diseases.
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Plant vascular tissue that transports photosynthates and growth regulators bidirectionally (up and down). Situated on the inside of the bark: just outside the cambium.
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A rounded or spreading growth habit of the tree crown.
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Apical Dominance
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Taproot
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Decurrent
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Node
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A symbiotic association between certain fungi and the absorbing roots of plants.
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A point on a stem from which leaves, branches, and aerial roots are attached.
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The point where a branch originates from the trunk or another branch.
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A leaf's stalk or support axis between the stem and the blade.
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Root crown
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The region at the base of a palm stem where lateral roots emerge.
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The area where the main roots join the plant stems, usually at or near ground level. Root collar.
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The process in developing cells in which they become specialized for various functions.
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A pattern of wood development in which the large-diameter vessels are concentrated in the earlywood.
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Deciduous
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An area where the main roots join the plant stems, usually at or near ground level.
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A tree or other plant that sheds all of its foliage annually.
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The region of the stem between two successive nodes.
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The red or purple pigment responsible for those colors in some parts of plants.
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The stalk or support axis of a leaf between the stem and the blade.
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Petiole
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Node
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Internode
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Cuticle
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Source
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is best defined as:
Diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water potential (lower salt concentration) to a region of lower water potential (higher salt concentration).
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The chemical compound, combining carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a proportion of C:2H:0, that is produced by plants as a result of photosynthesis (sugars) or derived from assimilates (starches, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin).
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In physiology, the plant part that produces carbohydrates. Most green parts are sources because the presence of chlorophyll is indicative of photosynthesis, including mature leaves and green bark.
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Plant hormones that promote or regulate the growth and development of plants. Produced at sites where cells are dividing, primarily in the shoot tips. Auxin-like compounds may be synthetically produced.
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Phloem
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Plant vascular tissue that transports photosynthates and growth regulators bidirectionally (up and down). Situated on the inside of the bark: just outside the cambium.
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A substance produced by a plant that, in low concentrations, affects physiological processes such as growth and development, often at a distance from the substance's point of origin.
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Separation of wood at the growth rings (ring shake) or rays (radial shake), often along the barrier zone that forms in the compartmentalization process (CODIT).
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The main water and mineral-conducting (unidirectional up only) tissue in trees and other plants. Provides structural support. Arises (inward)from the cambium and becomes wood after lignifying.
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A shoot arising from a dormant bud or newly formed adventitious tissue.
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Epicormic Shoot
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Adventitious Bud
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Tropism
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The region between the tropics and permafrost zones where temperature ranges and conditions permit plant growth.
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A thin layer(s) of meristematic cells that give rise (outward) to the phloem and (inward) to the xylem: which results in secondary growth(increasing diameter) of stems and roots.
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The tendency of growth or variation of a plant in response to an external stimulus, such as gravity or light.
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The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water potential (lower salt concentration) to a region of lower water potential (higher salt concentration).
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Carbohydrate
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A chemical compound combining carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a proportion of C:2H:0 (CH20), that is produced by plants as a result of photosynthesis (sugars) or derived from assimilates (starches, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin).
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The central wood in a branch or stem is characterized by being composed of dead cells, more resistant to decay, generally darker, and harder than the outer sapwood. Trees may or may not have heartwood.
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A substance produced by a plant that, in low concentrations, affects physiological processes such as growth and development, often at a distance from the substance's point of origin.
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The rings of xylem that are visible in a cross-section of the stem, branches, and roots of some trees. In temperate zones, the rings typically represent one year of growth and are sometimes called annual rings.
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Barrier Zone
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The substance produced by a plant that, in low concentrations, affects physiological processes such as growth and development, often at a distance from the substance's point of origin.
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A chemical and anatomical barrier the cambium forms in response to wounding. It inhibits the spread of decay into xylem tissue formed after the time of wounding. Wall 4 in the CODIT model.
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Plant hormones involved in cell division, leaf expansion, and other physiological processes. Compounds with cytokinin-like activity may be synthetically produced.
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The area at the base of a petiole, small branch, or flower where cellular breakdown leads to leaf, flower, or fruit drop.
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A large, divided leaf structure found in palms and ferns.
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Phloem
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Cambium
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Plant Growth Regulator
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A portion of an annual ring (growth ring) formed during summer, characterized by small-diameter cells with thick walls. Summerwood.
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A compound that is effective in small quantities that affect the growth and or development of plants. May be naturally produced (hormone) or synthetic.
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The increase in root and stem girth or diameter. Occurs at lateral or secondary meristems in some vascular plants, such as dicots.
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Root and stem growth in length. Occurs in apical and lateral meristems.
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Acronym for compartmentalization of decay in trees. Sometimes interpreted as compartmentalization of damage or dysfunction in trees.
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CODIT
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SINK
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PHLOEM
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Branch Bark Ridge
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The condition in which the terminal bud inhibits the growth and development of the lateral buds on the same stem formed during the same season.
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A process in green plants (and in algae and some bacteria) by which light energy is used to form glucose (chemical energy) from water and carbon dioxide.
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The increase in root and stem girth or diameter. Occurs at lateral or secondary meristems in some vascular plants, such as dicots.
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A raised strip of bark at the top of a branch union, where the growth and expansion of the trunk or parent stem and adjoining branch push the bark into a ridge.
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An elongated, tapering xylem cell that is dead at maturity and is adapted for the support and transport of water and elements
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Heartwood
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The pattern of wood development in which the large-diameter vessels are concentrated in the earlywood.
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Diffuse porous
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Abscission Zone
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A process in developing cells in which they become specialized for various functions.
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The area at the base of a petiole, small branch, or flower where cellular breakdown leads to a leaf, flower, or fruit drop.
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The increase in root and stem girth or diameter. Occurs at lateral or secondary meristems in some vascular plants, such as dicots.
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The root that arises by cell division in the pericycle of the parent root and then penetrates the cortex and epidermis.
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Inflorescence
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Water vapor loss, primarily through the stomata of leaves.
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A substance produced by a plant that, in low concentrations, affects physiological processes such as growth and development, often at a distance from the substance's point of origin.
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A cluster of flowers.
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The pattern of wood development in which the large-diameter vessels are concentrated in the earlywood.
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Symbiosis
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The undifferentiated tissue in which active cell division takes place. Found in the root tips, buds, cambium, cork cambium, and latent buds.
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A process in green plants (and in algae and some bacteria) by which light energy is used to form glucose (chemical energy) from water and carbon dioxide.
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Plant hormones that promote or regulate the growth and development of plants. Produced at sites where cells are dividing, primarily in the shoot tips. Auxin-like compounds may be synthetically produced.
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An association of two different types of living organisms that is not detrimental to either organism and is beneficial to one: and usually both, of the organisms.
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Diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of higher water potential (lower salt concentration) to a region of lower water potential (higher salt concentration).
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Symbiosis
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Downward-growing roots that provide anchorage and take up water and minerals. Especially useful during periods of drought.
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The general term for the sugars and other carbohydrates produced during photosynthesis.
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Bark that becomes embedded in the union between branch and trunk or between codominant stems. Lacks wood connections, resulting in a weak structure.
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The pattern of wood development in which the large-diameter vessels are concentrated in the earlywood.
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The lateral movement of substances perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tree or stem.
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Water vapor loss, primarily through the stomata of leaves.
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A general term for the sugars and other carbohydrates produced during photosynthesis.
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The swollen area where a branch joins the trunk or another branch that is created by the overlapping vascular tissues from both the branch and the trunk.
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Plant growth is produced as a response to the force of gravity, either positive as in the direction of gravity (roots) or negative as in opposite the direction of gravity (shoots).
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