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Flashcards on Plant Physiology
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What is the process by which green plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with simultaneous release of oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is the study of plant structure and how they grow and develop?
Plant anatomy
What is the movement of water in plants from the roots to the leaves via the xylem vessels?
Transpiration
What is the phenomenon where the leaves of a plant orient themselves towards the sunlight?
Phototropism
What is the process by which plants respire, releasing carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen in the absence of light?
Dark respiration
What is the process by which plants absorb nutrients from the soil through their roots?
Root absorption
What is the function of stomata in plants?
To regulate water loss and gas exchange
What is the hormone responsible for plant growth and response to light and gravity?
Auxin
What is the process by which plants release excess water to the outside environment?
Guttation
What is the process by which plants grow towards a mechanical stimulus, such as a support or object?
Thigmotropism
What is the structure that connects the roots and leaves of a plant and through which nutrients and water are transported?
Stem
What is the process by which plants grow towards light?
Positive phototropism
What is the process by which plants respond to external stimuli, such as light, temperature, and touch?
Plant Sensory Systems
What is the function of chlorophyll in plants?
To absorb light energy for photosynthesis
What is the process by which plants release excess water vapor from their leaves through the stomata?
Transpiration
What is the process by which green plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with simultaneous release of oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is the study of plant structure and how they grow and develop?
Plant anatomy
What is the movement of water in plants from the roots to the leaves via the xylem vessels?
Transpiration
What is the phenomenon where the leaves of a plant orient themselves towards the sunlight?
Phototropism
What is the process by which plants respire, releasing carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen in the absence of light?
Dark respiration
What is the process by which plants absorb nutrients from the soil through their roots?
Root absorption
What is the function of stomata in plants?
To regulate water loss and gas exchange
What is the hormone responsible for plant growth and response to light and gravity?
Auxin
What is the process by which plants release excess water to the outside environment?
Guttation
What is the process by which plants grow towards a mechanical stimulus, such as a support or object?
Thigmotropism
What is the structure that connects the roots and leaves of a plant and through which nutrients and water are transported?
Stem
What is the process by which plants grow towards light?
Positive phototropism
What is the process by which plants respond to external stimuli, such as light, temperature, and touch?
Plant Sensory Systems
What is the function of chlorophyll in plants?
To absorb light energy for photosynthesis
What is the process by which plants release excess water vapor from their leaves through the stomata?
Transpiration
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