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Category: Learn Botany Glossary

  • Endodermis

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Endodermis”,”exam”:”Casparian strip = endodermis, not epidermis.”}

  • Xylem

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Xylem”,”exam”:”Usually unidirectional. Contrast with bidirectional phloem.”}

  • Tap root

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Tap root”,”exam”:”Monocots usually have a fibrous adventitious system.”}

  • Photoperiodism

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photoperiodism”,”exam”:”Critical night length is often the real cue.”}

  • Apical dominance

    {“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Apical dominance”,”exam”:”This is why pruning makes plants bushier.”}

  • Gametophyte

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Gametophyte”,”exam”:”n generation. Gametes form by mitosis, not meiosis.”}

  • Angiosperm

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Angiosperm”,”exam”:”Flower plus fruit is the exam definition.”}

  • Biomass

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Biomass”,”exam”:”Energy pyramid cannot be inverted.”}

  • Meiosis

    {“group”:”Genetics”,”term”:”Meiosis”,”exam”:”Plant path: meiosis to spores to gametophyte to gametes by mitosis.”}

  • Cell wall

    {“group”:”Cell biology”,”term”:”Cell wall”,”exam”:”Plant walls = cellulose; fungal walls = chitin; bacterial walls = peptidoglycan.”}