Definition Flashcards

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is the branch of Biology that deals with the study of plants.

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Botany

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2
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is a process by which phototrophs convert light energy into chemical energy, which is later used to fuel cellular activities.

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Photosynthesis

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3
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are organisms that prepare their own food through the process of photosynthesis,

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Autotrophs

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4
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use energy from the sun and electrons form an inorganic molecule

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Photoautotrophs

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5
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a complex carbohydrate, or polysaccharide, consisting of 3,000 or more glucose units.

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Cellulose

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6
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is a large, structural polysaccharide made from chains of modified glucose.

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Chitin

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7
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a seed plant or flowering plant : SPERMATOPHYTE

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Phanerogams

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8
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a plant or plantlike organism (such as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed

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Cryptogams

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9
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the body of remedial substances used in the practice of medicine

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Materia medica

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10
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a measure of variation at the genetic, species, and ecosystem level.

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Biodiversity

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