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primary cell wall
Biology; General
The cell wall outside the plasma membrane that surrounds plant cells; composed of the polysaccharide cellulose.
phototrophs
Biology; General
Organisms that use sunlight to synthesize organic nutrients as their energy source; e.g., cyanobacteria, algae, and plants.
primary body
Biology; General
Those parts of a plant produced by the shoot and root apical meristems.
primary compounds
Biology; General
Chemicals made by plants and needed for the plant's own metabolism.
phototropism
Biology; General
The reaction of plants to light in which the plants bend toward the light. Plant response to light by unequal growth caused by concentration of the plant hormone Indole Acetic Acid (IAA, an auxin) on ...
