Chapter 34: Plant Form & Function
What is the root system?
This plant system absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
What is anatomy?
This term refers to an organism’s physical structure.
What is ingestion?
This is the process of taking food into the digestive tract.
What is the leaf blade?
These structures in leaves allow for a large surface area for photosynthesis.
What are adaptations?
These are heritable traits that increase survival and reproduction.
What are essential nutrients?
These nutrients cannot be synthesized and must be obtained from the diet.
What is secondary growth?
This type of growth increases the width of plant stems and roots.
What are fitness trade-offs?
This concept describes compromises between traits due to limited resources.
What is digestion?
This process breaks food down into smaller molecules.
What are pneumatophores?
These specialized roots allow gas exchange in mangrove trees.
What is regulatory homeostasis?
This type of homeostasis maintains internal conditions regardless of external environment.
What is an incomplete digestive tract?
This type of digestive tract has only one opening for food and waste.
What is phenotypic plasticity?
This phenomenon allows genetically identical plants to develop different root or shoot structures depending on environmental conditions.
What is nervous tissue?
This type of tissue transmits electrical signals through action potentials.
What is peristalsis?
this wave-like muscle contraction moves food through the esophagus and small intestines