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Acclimation
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a heightened level of tolerance attained as a result of prior exposure to stress
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Adaptation
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a genetically determined level of resistance aquired by a process of selection over maby geberations
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Avoidance
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the organisms response to reducing the impact of the stress factor
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COld Acclimation Protein
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proteins found in plant to acclimate to lower temperatures
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Cross Resistance
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a resistance to one stress induced by the acclimation to another stress
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Desiccation Escapers
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complete their life cycles before the onset of drought
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Desiccation Postponement
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the ability to maintain tissue hydration
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Desiccation Tolerance
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the ability to function while desiccated
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Determinate
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a predetermined time to flower based on the number of leaves or age
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Drought
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an extended period of deficiency of warer
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hardening
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anothr word for acclimation
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heat shock protein
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an introduction of new proteins in response to high temperatures
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hydroxyl radical
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an oxidative stress
the most dangerous and reactive and will attack membranes and cause leaking |
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indeterminate
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when plants flower over a long period of time or have the vegitative and reproductive phases overlap
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stress
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an external factor that exerts a disadvantagous influence on the plant
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stress tolerance
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the plants fitness or ability to cope with an unfavorable environment
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superoxide dismutase
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an enzyme that breaks up hydroxyl radical to form hydrogen peroxide
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