Category: Learn Botany Glossary

  • Cuticle

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cuticle”,”exam”:”Not the same as cork (suberin of bark).”}

  • Vessel

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Vessel”,”exam”:”Most gymnosperms lack true vessels.”}

  • Stipule

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Stipule”,”exam”:”Not the same as leaflets of a compound leaf.”}

  • Photolysis

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photolysis”,”exam”:”Source of photosynthetic oxygen.”}

  • Abscission

    {“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Abscission”,”exam”:”Autumn leaf fall is abscission.”}

  • Fertilisation

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Fertilisation”,”exam”:”Siphonogamy = pollen-tube fertilisation.”}

  • Algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Algae”,”exam”:”Not one clade. Green, brown and red algae are separate.”}

  • Biodiversity

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Biodiversity”,”exam”:”Hotspots combine richness, endemism and threat.”}

  • Haploid

    {“group”:”Genetics”,”term”:”Haploid”,”exam”:”Fusion of haploid gametes restores 2n.”}

  • Amyloplast

    {“group”:”Cell biology”,”term”:”Amyloplast”,”exam”:”Leucoplasts include amyloplasts (starch), elaioplasts (oil) and aleuroplasts (protein).”}