Which term describes the forcing out of water at the surface of a plant's leaves?
A. atmospheric pressure
B. water stress
C. root pressure
D. transpiration
E. guttation
Answer: E
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A) tilling B) mulching C) spraying herbicides D) irrigation
Countercurrent exchange in the gills of fish is an adaptation that accomplishes which of the following?
a. It limits the amount of blood going to the gills. b. It decreases the thermal gradient between water and blood. c. It improves the ability of blood to dissolve oxygen. d. It maximizes oxygen transfer from water to the blood. e. It maximizes heat retention in the fish.
An interwoven mass of a fungus composed of one-cell-thick, thread-like hyphae is called the _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes. B) facultative anaerobes. C) obligate parasites. D) archaea. E) prokaryotes.