Biology Chapter 8 Vocabulary

A _______ is a vein in a leaf that transports water and food.

• Vascular bundle

• Leaf artery

• Plant conduit

• Nutrient channel

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a self nourishing organism that makes its own food.

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Saprotroph

• Phototroph

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To _______ means to retain.

• Absorb

• Release

• Exclude

• Dismiss

Fill in the blank: _______ is the green tissue inside a leaf.

• Mesophyll

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Cuticle

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A _______ is the distance between repeating units of a wave pattern.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Period

CAM Plants take in CO2 only during the ______.

• night.

• day.

• morning.

• evening.

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The _______ is the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Ultraviolet region

• Infrared region

• Radio frequency band

What is PGA?

• A) A protein

• B) A lipid

• C) Phosphoglycerate, a three carbon molecule formed in the first step of Calvin-Benson cycle

• D) A nucleic acid.

C4 Plants are plants that photosynthesize in ______.

• hot dry weather.

• cold wet weather.

• humid tropical climate.

• temperate climate conditions.

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Fill in the blank: _______ is radiation that is made up of electric and magnetic waves.

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Sound radiation

• Particle radiation

• Infrared radiation

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