2.3 Flashcards
1
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organisms that make their own food
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autotrophs
2
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organisims that must oobtain food from oothers
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heterotrophs
3
Q
the process whereby a plants chloroplasts capture the radient energy of lightand convert it into the chemical energy of food
A
photosynthesis
4
Q
synthysized from raw materials from the soil and the air
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glucose
5
Q
burnig oxydizing sugars
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cellular resparation
6
Q
cuts leaves from tthe stem
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abscission layer
7
Q
enzyme that weakens the abscission layer
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cellulase
8
Q
the process by witch a plant loses water vapor through its leaves
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transpiration
9
Q
the water within the guard cells produce a pressure called this
A
turur pressure
10
Q
a high rate of transpiration may call this
A
wilting
11
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different from ordinary leaves
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special leaf
