What is the evaporation of water from plant tissues called?

a. guttation
b. root pressure
c. transpiration
d. cohesion-tension


Ans: c. transpiration

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A proton ________ drives the protons out across the mitochondrial membrane into the intermembrane space.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A. erysipelas, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae B. erysipeloid, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae C. reactive dermatitis, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae D. erythema chronicum, erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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