Category: Learn Botany Glossary
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Cuticle
{“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cuticle”,”exam”:”Not the same as cork (suberin of bark).”}
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Vessel
{“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Vessel”,”exam”:”Most gymnosperms lack true vessels.”}
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Stipule
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Stipule”,”exam”:”Not the same as leaflets of a compound leaf.”}
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Photolysis
{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photolysis”,”exam”:”Source of photosynthetic oxygen.”}
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Abscission
{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Abscission”,”exam”:”Autumn leaf fall is abscission.”}
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Fertilisation
{“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Fertilisation”,”exam”:”Siphonogamy = pollen-tube fertilisation.”}
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Algae
{“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Algae”,”exam”:”Not one clade. Green, brown and red algae are separate.”}
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Biodiversity
{“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Biodiversity”,”exam”:”Hotspots combine richness, endemism and threat.”}
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Haploid
{“group”:”Genetics”,”term”:”Haploid”,”exam”:”Fusion of haploid gametes restores 2n.”}
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Amyloplast
{“group”:”Cell biology”,”term”:”Amyloplast”,”exam”:”Leucoplasts include amyloplasts (starch), elaioplasts (oil) and aleuroplasts (protein).”}