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{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Phototropism”,”exam”:”Darwin coleoptile experiments are the classic story.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photosystem”,”exam”:”Cyclic photophosphorylation uses PSI only and makes ATP, not NADPH or O2.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photosynthesis”,”exam”:”Oxygen comes from photolysis of water, not from CO2.”}

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

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

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Photolysis”,”exam”:”Source of photosynthetic oxygen.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Osmosis”,”exam”:”Water potential psi = solute potential + pressure potential.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Nitrogen fixation”,”exam”:”Plants do not fix N2 themselves; they host microbes or take up nitrate/ammonium.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Imbibition”,”exam”:”No membrane is required, so it is not osmosis.”}

{“group”:”Physiology”,”term”:”Guttation”,”exam”:”Dawn droplets on grass may be guttation, not dew.”}