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Define and explain the function of sieve tubes. 

There are three requirements for complex multicellularity. One of them is cell communication. List the other two. 

Would you expect plants to allocate more or less energy to growth compared to plants grown in high-nutrient soils? Explain your answer in the context of the growth and defense trade-off. 

What are the benefits of gymnosperm xylem tissue over angiosperm xylem tissue? 

True or False: Complex multicellularity is an analogous trait between animals, plants, and fungi. Explain your answer. 

Angiosperms evolved an alternative method of pollination, distinct from gymnosperms. Explain the adaptation unique to angiosperms (method of pollination) and what selective pressures supported this adaptation. 

True or False: All Eukaryotes are multicellular ______ 

What was the primary environmental condition that permitted the evolution of the eukaryotic cell? 

Explain the function and importance of the root pericycle. 

Which is not one of the Alliance Project’s 5 Steps to Helping?