15 Questions
What is a unifying theme in the field of biology?
Evolution
What is the role of cells in organisms?
Processing hereditary information encoded in genes
Why is energy processing important to life?
It allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce
What do biologists study at multiple levels of organization?
Molecular biology of a cell to the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals
What do biologists use to make observations and pose questions?
Scientific method
Which term is used for signal molecules produced within plants in extremely low concentrations?
Phytohormones
Who coined the term 'phytohormone' and used it in the title of their 1937 book?
Went and Thimann
In which organisms do phytohormones occur, having similar functions to those seen in vascular plants?
Algae
Unlike animals, where is hormone production restricted to specialized glands, in which part of a plant can each cell produce hormones?
Each cell
What is the literal meaning of the word 'hormone' derived from Greek?
Set in motion
What is the term coined by Went and Thimann in 1937 to describe plant hormones?
Phytohormone
Where is hormone production restricted to in animals?
Specialized glands
What do plant hormones control in addition to plant growth and development?
Pathogen defense
Where do phytohormones occur besides in the plant kingdom?
Algae
What is the Greek meaning of the word 'hormone'?
Set in motion
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