Usman

Category: Learn Botany Glossary

  • Pericycle

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Pericycle”,”exam”:”Lateral roots arise from pericycle, not cortex.”}

  • Gynoecium

    {“group”:”Morphology”,”term”:”Gynoecium”,”exam”:”Superior versus inferior ovary is a frequent floral-diagram question.”}

  • CAM

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”CAM”,”exam”:”Time separation of fixation, not the spatial Kranz anatomy of C4.”}

  • Respiration

    {“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Respiration”,”exam”:”Photosynthesis stores energy; respiration releases it.”}

  • Gibberellin

    {“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Gibberellin”,”exam”:”Foolish-seedling disease of rice led to GA discovery.”}

  • Artificial system

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Artificial system”,”exam”:”Bentham and Hooker is a natural system still cited in many courses.”}

  • Gymnosperm

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Gymnosperm”,”exam”:”Naked seed: no true fruit.”}

  • Niche

    {“group”:”Ecology”,”term”:”Niche”,”exam”:”Gause’s principle appears in many papers.”}

  • Oilseed

    {“group”:”Economic botany”,”term”:”Oilseed”,”exam”:”Mustard and sunflower oils come from seeds; coconut oil from endosperm.”}

  • Tonoplast

    {“group”:”Cell biology”,”term”:”Tonoplast”,”exam”:”Do not confuse tonoplast with the plasma membrane (plasmalemma).”}