Define growth, differentiation, development, dedifferentiation, redifferentiation, determinate growth, meristem and growth rate.

List two advantages of using turbidity as a measure ofcell growth.

Which of the following phytochemicals are considered to provide vascular support? 1. flavonoids and capsaicin 2. tannins and curcumin 3. limonene, inositol, and sulfides 4. ellagic acid and saponins

Please help me and explain why the answer selected was wrong You have a bush in your backyard, and you want it to grow wider, so you cut the top. Why is this? Selected Answer: Trimming will disrupt vertical routes for the transport of water and sugars, and promotes the growth of lateral routes Answers: Trimming with promote additional growth in the cork cambium   Trimming removes or damages the apical meristem, which results in the growth of axillary meristems   Trimming promotes the production of more root nodules   Trimming will disrupt vertical routes for the transport of water and sugars, and promotes the growth of lateral routes

The rate at which leaf litter decomposes depends on many factors, including the compounds present in the litter Which of the following compound concentrations would make leaf litter decompose at the slowest rate? O low levels of lignin O high levels of cellulose O high levels of lignin O high levels of hemicellulose high levels of both cellulose and hemicellulose

Describe various factors that affect plant growth (e.g. growth regulators,sunlight, nutrients, water, tropism), and explain by giving example, why someplants can live in the forest although they might not be exposed to the sun ‘nosunlight can reach them’.

Define leaf abscission, and explain why it occurs and what physiological and anatomical changes precede it.

Compare and contrast semelparity and iteroparity.  How does this differ from determinant and indeterminate growth?