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volatile compounds - fragrances
Essential oils
Mint family |
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Tannins
lignans - in flax, seasame, sunflower seed, cancer deterrent
Flavonoides - anthocyanin pigments (attract pollinators); Capsaicin (chili pepper) |
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| Nitrogen containing compounds |
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Alkaloids
Act a nervous system
Psychoactive drugs
Toxic in high doses |
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response to a stimulus, but not a response to the direction of the stimulus (Venus Fly Trap closing its mouth)
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| response to touch (grape vine coiling around a stick) |
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| 1. Nitrogen-storing compound in seeds but also serves as an insecticide by mimicking arginine (amino acid) |
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Tubes with rubber latex
place to store hydrophobic toxin in plants |
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