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Chapter 11 Key Terms
The keyterms from chapter 11.
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7th Grade
03/17/2011

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auxin
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plant hormone that causes plant leaves and stems to exhibit positive phototropisms
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cellular respiration
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a series of chemical reactions that breaks down food molecules and releases energy
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chlorophyll
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green, light-trapping pigment in plant chloroplasts that is important in photosynthesis
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day-neutral plant
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plant that doesn't require a specific photoperiod and can begin the flowering process over a range of night lengths
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long-day plant
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plant that generally requires short nights to begin the flowering process
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photoperiodism
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a plant's response to the lengths of daylight and darkness each day
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants and many other producers use light energy to produce simple sugar from carbon dioxide and water and give off oxygen
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short-day plant
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plant that generally requires long nights to begin the flowering process
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stomata
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tiny openings in a plant's epidermis through which carbon dioxide, water vapor, and oxygen enter and exit
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tropism
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positive or negative plant response to an external stimulus such as touch, light, or gravity
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