Monday, August 31, 2015

11. Phloem


  • They are like veins in our body carrying nutrients around the plant.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

12. Abscisic Acid


  • A plant hormone that promotes leaf detachment, induces seed and bud dormancy, and inhibits germination. Its role in the abscission of plant leaves. In preparation for winter, ABA is produced in terminal buds. This slows plant growth and directs leaf primordia to develop scales to protect the dormant buds during the cold season.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

13. Adaptation of an animal




  • A mutation, or genetic change, That Helps an organism,: such as a plant or animals , survive in Its environment. It's Helpful Due to the nature of the mutation, it is passed down from one generation to the next.
  • A dog’s whiskers are actually highly tuned, multi-functional, sensitive sensory hairs they need and use every day to perform specific functions that help them move around.

14. Heartwood


  • The dense inner part of a tree trunk, yielding the hardest timber.

15. Amylase



  • An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

16.Tendril of a plant


  • a slender leafless winding stem by which some climbing plants attach themselves to a support

17. Frond



  • the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

18. Ectotherm


  • an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat.

19. Endotherm




  • an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.

20. Fermentation


  • the process of fermentation involved in the making of beer, wine, and liquor, in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol.
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      Grapes are used to make wine, through the process of fermentation.