Usman

Category: Learn Botany Glossary

  • Epidermis

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Epidermis”,”exam”:”Guard cells are specialised epidermal cells.”}

  • Adventitious root

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Adventitious root”,”exam”:”Fibrous roots of monocots are adventitious.”}

  • Tendril

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Tendril”,”exam”:”Always name which organ is modified.”}

  • Photorespiration

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photorespiration”,”exam”:”C4 and CAM reduce it by concentrating CO2 around RuBisCO.”}

  • Apical meristem

    {“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Apical meristem”,”exam”:”The root apical meristem is subterminal, covered by the root cap.”}

  • Ovule

    {“group”:”Reproduction”,”term”:”Ovule”,”exam”:”Anatropous, orthotropous and campylotropous describe curvature.”}

  • Brown algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Brown algae”,”exam”:”Laminaria and Sargassum are usual examples.”}

  • Decomposer

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Decomposer”,”exam”:”Detritivores fragment; decomposers mineralise.”}

  • Mitosis

    {“group”:”Genetics”,”term”:”Mitosis”,”exam”:”Chromosome number stays the same.”}

  • Chloroplast

    {“group”:”Cell biology”,”term”:”Chloroplast”,”exam”:”Chloroplasts have their own circular DNA and 70S ribosomes (endosymbiotic origin).”}