A Prototype Is

question 83

Multiple Choice

A prototype is:

• A) the cognitive representation of the typical/ideal defining features of a category.
• B) an idealised representation of a group member.
• C) an agreed specimen as a yard stick for selecting new group members.
• D) a technical invention not yet gone into production.

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Definitions:

Photosynthetic

The mechanism that enables green plants and some organisms to create nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight.

Stolons

Horizontal, above-ground stems that grow from the base of a plant, responsible for asexual reproduction and spreading.

Endodermis

The innermost layer of cells in the root cortex that regulates the passage of water and nutrients into the vascular system of plants.

Root Hairs

Hairlike, absorptive extensions of epidermis cells on young plant roots.