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Homework
2/18 - Copy vocabulary words in NB
1. stomata - a stoma (also stomate ; plural stomata) is a
tiny opening or pore that is used for gas exchange. They are mostly found on
the under-surface of plant leaves.
2. transpiration -is the process by which
moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside
of leaves.
3. photosynthesis - is the biological
conversion of light energy into chemical energy. This occurs in green plants,
algae, and photosynthetic bacteria.
4. respiration - the transport of oxygen
from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon
dioxide
5. tropism - response or orientation of a
plant or certain lower animals to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity
from one direction than another
6. auxin - plant hormone that regulates the
amount, type, and direction of plant growth.
7. photoperiodism - is a biological
response to a change in the proportions of light and dark in a 24‐hour daily cycle. Plants use it to measure the
seasons
8. long-day plant - A plant in which
flowering is favored by long days (i.e. days when there are more than 14 hours
of daylight) and correspondingly short dark periods.
9. short-day plant -A plant that flowers
only after being exposed to light periods shorter than a certain critical
length, as in early spring or fall.
10.
day-neutral plant - A plant that flowers regardless of the length of the
period of light it is exposed to. Rice, corn, and the cucumber are day-neutral
plants.
