Category: Learn Botany Glossary
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Pith
{“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Pith”,”exam”:”Dicot stem: bundles in a ring around pith.”}
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Lamina
{“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Lamina”,”exam”:”Petiole is the stalk; lamina is the blade.”}
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Glycolysis
{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Glycolysis”,”exam”:”Common to fermentation and aerobic respiration.”}
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RuBisCO
{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”RuBisCO”,”exam”:”Name both activities: carboxylase and oxygenase.”}
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Senescence
{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Senescence”,”exam”:”Necrosis is uncontrolled death; senescence is regulated.”}
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Family
{“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Family”,”exam”:”Learn the -aceae ending and those three old names.”}
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Monocot
{“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Monocot”,”exam”:”They do not form typical dicot wood (palms are fibrous stems).”}
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Producer
{“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Producer”,”exam”:”NPP is GPP minus plant respiration.”}
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Spice
{“group”:”Economic botany”,”term”:”Spice”,”exam”:”Herbs are usually leafy and fresh; spices are often dried hard parts.”}
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Cambium
{“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cambium”,”exam”:”Increase in girth = secondary growth.”}