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photobiology
Photobiology Definition Photobiology, the biology of light, is a subdiscipline in biology. It focuses on the effects of... Read More
Plant Tissues
Plants are composed of three major organ groups: roots, stems, and leaves. As we know from other areas of biology, these... Read More
Apical bud
Apical Bud Definition The apical bud is the type of bud located at the top (apex) of the plant, particularly at the very... Read More
Angiosperm
Angiosperms Definition What is an angiosperm? An angiosperm is a plant that produces flowers. The angiosperms, also... Read More
Xylem vessel
Definition noun, plural: xylem vessels (botany) One of the tracheary elements of xylem that is characterized by being made... Read More
Tracheary elements
Definition noun (botany) The principal conductive cells of the xylem associated with the conduction of water and minerals... Read More
Phloem parenchyma
Definition noun The parenchyma cells in between the sieve tubes of the phloem, and functions primarily for food... Read More
Non-living thing
Non-living Thing Definition A non-living thing in biology means any form without a life, such as an inanimate body or... Read More
Nematocyte
Definition noun, plural: nematocytes A specialized cell containing a nematocyst used by cnidarians to capture their prey and... Read More
Xylem parenchyma
Definition noun Parenchyma cells in the xylem tissue and are involved mainly in the storage of carbohydrates, oils, and... Read More
Xylem fiber
Definition noun, plural: xylem fibers Any of the fibers made up of dead sclerenchyma cells in between the xylem vessels... Read More
Collenchyma
Definition noun, plural: cholenchymas (botany) A fundamental type of tissue in plants characterized by cells with thicker... Read More
Secondary xylem
Definition noun, plural: secondary xylems The xylem formed as a result of the secondary growth from the vascular... Read More
Intercalary meristem
The basic structural framework of plants is composed of different types of tissues. Based upon the capacity to divide, the... Read More
Plant cell
Plant Cell Definition A plant cell refers to any cell of a plant. It is the structural and functional unit of plants. Plant... Read More
Growth and Plant Hormones
Growth All living organisms begin in the same form: as a single cell. That cell will divide and the resulting cells will... Read More
Bryophytes
Bryophytes (nonvascular plants) do not have xylem or phloem. The habitations of this plant group are widely varied and... Read More
Human Reproduction
Terminology and Concepts Primary reproductive organs are called gonads - testes in the male and ovaries in the female.... Read More
Protoxylem
Definition noun The first xylem to develop from the procambium, and characterized by narrow tracheary elements with annular,... Read More
Primary xylem
Definition noun, plural: primary xylems The xylem formed during the primary growth from procambium of root and shoot... Read More
Vascular plants
Definition of Vascular plants The term 'vascular' is derived from the Latin word vāsculum, vās, meaning "a container and... Read More
Primary cell wall
Definition noun plural: primary cell walls ˈpɹaɪməɹi sɛl wɔːl The layer of the plant cell wall that forms prior to... Read More
Physiological adaptation
If we look over evolutionary history, we find that it’s neither the most genius and intelligent nor the strongest and the... Read More
Phototropism
Definition noun, plural: photoropisms Growth or movement response of a cell or an organism to light Supplement In general,... Read More
Transpiration
Definition noun (physics) The passage of gases through fine tubes or through a porous substance. (botany) The loss of water... Read More
Cell differentiation
Cells are often described as the building blocks of life as they are the smallest unit used to build up organisms. Cells can... Read More
