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Category: Learn Botany Glossary

  • Sclerenchyma

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Sclerenchyma”,”exam”:”Dead plus lignin = sclerenchyma, not collenchyma.”}

  • Node

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Node”,”exam”:”Leaves arise only at nodes.”}

  • Gravitropism

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Gravitropism”,”exam”:”Older texts call it geotropism.”}

  • Translocation

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Translocation”,”exam”:”Phloem transport, not xylem.”}

  • Alternation of generations

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Alternation of generations”,”exam”:”Bryophyte: gametophyte dominant. Fern and seed plant: sporophyte dominant.”}

  • Genus

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Genus”,”exam”:”Generic name + epithet = binomial.”}

  • Mycorrhiza

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Mycorrhiza”,”exam”:”Most land plants are mycorrhizal.”}

  • Allele

    {“group”:”Genetics”,”term”:”Allele”,”exam”:”A population can have many alleles of one gene.”}

  • Timber

    {“group”:”Economic botany”,”term”:”Timber”,”exam”:”Hardwood is a trade term, not always harder than softwood.”}

  • Casparian strip

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Casparian strip”,”exam”:”Classic root-anatomy landmark in exams.”}