BIO203H5 : Ch. 36 Book Review Guide. Extremely Detailed
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Indeterminate growth: continues to grow throughout its life, until death. In response to favorable conditions, a plant send roots and shoots in the most promising directions, seeking out more and more light and the simple compounds it requires. For photosynthesis to occur, plants need large amounts of light and carbon dioxide and a small amount of water as an electron source. Plants also need large amounts of water to fill their cells and maintain them at normal volume and pressure. To sunthesize nucleic acids, enzymes, phosopholipids, and other macromolecules needed to build and run cells, plants must obtain nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesiums, and some other nutrients. To acquire these resources for photosynthesis, plants use two basic systems, a root system and a shoot system. The root system below ground anchors the plant and takes in nutrients and water from the soil. The shoot system: harvests light and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to produce sugars.
