Across
- 4. biological feedback to a changing environment that is a result of evolution by natural selection
- 6. study of the interrelationships between organisms, and between organisms and their environment
- 9. CO2 is first fixed in this type of cell in C4 plants
- 10. electron transport forms ______and NADPH.
- 11. main force that drives absorption of water, causes negative pressure, and draws water through the plant
- 13. CO2 is fixed during this time in CAM plants
- 15. process where plants use sun's energy
- 17. traits that are relatively easy and quick to quantify
- 18. a very common photosynthetic pigment
- 19. relative measure of the ability of a plant to both survive and reproduce
- 20. small pores, typically on the undersides of leaves
Down
- 1. not needed for the Calvin-Benson cycle to occur
- 2. morpho-physio-phenological traits which impact fitness indirectly via their effects on growth, reproduction and survival
- 3. photosynthesis takes place in this organelle
- 5. water potential of an open beaker of pure water
- 7. the amount of rain, snow, or hail that falls on the watershed
- 8. some G3P is not recycled, but instead, used to make this
- 12. enzyme that accounts for 50% of the soluble proteins in the chloroplast and plays an important role in photosynthesis
- 14. a nutrient is ________ if it is required for a plant to grow from a seed and complete the life cycle
- 16. nutrients are taken up by a plant through these