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aerobic
ammonification
anaerobic
appressorium (pl. appressoria)
carbon cycle
chloroplast
denitrification
dicot (dicotyledon)
epidermis
germ tube
greenhouse effect
haustorium (pl. haustoria)
macronutrient
meristem
micronutrient
mitochondrion (pl. mitochondria)
monocot (monocotyledon)
nitrification
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen fixation
osmosis
ozone layer
parenchyma
phloem
photosynthesis
respiration
root cap
stoma (pl. stomata)
transpiration
xylem