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The inability to focus the lens properly as we age is called:

The receptors responsible for sensing deep pressure and continous touch are the:

What is the driving force that moves water up the xylem it will move up the xylem?

The pores in a leaf which allow gas exchange are called   ?  . _______

Name a DIFFERENT specific example of a kind of cell that belongs to this type of tissue: _______

Various pathways are utilized to cross the cortex (as covered in question 6), but eventually all water MUST pass through the cell membranes of a layer of cells surrounding the vascular tissue.  What is that layer of cells called?

Once water enters the xylem it will move up the plant by what transport process?

A small plant in very wet soil and very humid conditions where transpiration is not occurring might exude water droplets from the tips of its leaves.  What is this secretion process called? 

As enzyme concentration decreases for an enzyme catalyzed reaction, the reaction rate will

What general category of plant tissue fills the bulk of the plant and often provides strengthening cells, as well as metabolically active cells?