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f2.4 investigate plant tropism by growing and observing plants in a variety of natural and human-made environments [PR]
F. Understanding Basic Concepts
By the end of this course, students will:
f3.1 describe the structure and physiology of the specialized plant tissues involved in conduc- tion, support, storage, and photosynthesis
f3.2 explain the chemical changes and energy transformations associated with the process of photosynthesis, and compare the reactants (i.e., carbon dioxide, radiant energy, water) to the products (i.e., glucose, oxygen)
f3.3 comparethevariousmeansofsexualreproduc- tion (e.g., pollination) and asexual reproduction (e.g., grafting, vegetative propagation, cloning) in plants
f3.4 explain the various roles of plants in the sus- tainability of the natural environment (e.g., in nutrient cycles, in the water cycle, in erosion control, in wildlife habitats)
f3.5 explain the relationship between the struc- ture of a plant and its external environment, and describe the adaptive attributes that result in natural variation in plant structure (e.g., environmental variables cause variation in leaves within a single plant; in the Arctic, the wild crocus grows close to the ground and is covered with fine hairs)
f3.6 explain the role of plant tropism (e.g., response to stimuli such as light, gravity, and humidity) in a plant’s survival
PLANTS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Biology
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