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The equivalent term in fronds to leaf is stipe.

When we see two types of leaves and shoots in the ivy (Hedera) plant, this is usually the result of growing in the sun vs. shade.

Terminal and axillary buds are useful characteristics for plant identification, especially in northern areas, where many deciduous plants are found.

Planting roses can be bad idea in a landscape when:

The leaves of evergreen plants last uniformly for one year and are then replaced by new leaves.

An alien from another planet landed on earth. He is fascinated by cars and is determined to figure out how they work. He decides to disassemble one of them and examine each part independently. He removes one of the tires and proceeds to learn all he can about the tire. He then removes one of the headlights and proceeds to learn all he can about the headlight. What type of approach is this alien taking to learn about the car?

A cytologist is examining a tissue under an electron microscope. He notices that the endoplasmic reticulum of each cell is extremely rough in appearance, and he knows that the rough appearance is because of the ribosomes embedded there. He asks why there are so many ribosomes. You respond, __________.

Negatively charged subatomic particles that have almost no mass are called __________.

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are the other organelles besides the nucleus that contain __________.

The simplest and the most common monosaccharide is a six-carbon sugar called __________.