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What is the dry weight in most plants? |
CO2 |
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Where do most plants get their carbon from? |
air and soil from dead animals |
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How does the stomata open and close |
guard cells swell with water opening the stomata and lose water closing the stomata |
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What is the function of stomata and guard cells? |
regulate water loss |
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What is the function of the phloem? |
transport food, hormones, and amino acids |
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What is the sugar sink? |
growing roots, shoot tips, fruits, and nonphotosynthetic stems |
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What is the sugar source? |
the part of the plant that does photosynthesis (leaves) |
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What are macronutrients? |
nutrients needed in big amounts at one time |
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What are the 9 macronutrients? |
Carbon Oxygen Hydrogen Nitrogen Sulfur Calcium Potassium Magnesium and phosphorus |
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What are micronutrients? |
nutrients needed in small amounts |
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What are the 8 micronutrients? |
Iron Chlorine copper maganese zinc boron nickel motybdenum |
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What is nitrogen fixation? |
nitrogen is turned into a form plants can use |
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How is nitrogen fixation taken place? |
certain bacteria |
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Why are carnivorous plants carnivorous? |
to get nitrogen from the animal it consumes |
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What is bioremediation? |
the use of biological agents to remove or neutralize contaminants in polluted soil or water |
