The Quiescent Center Contains Cells That Cease to Divide When

question 50

True/False

The quiescent center contains cells that cease to divide when bordering meristematic cells are injured.

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Definitions:

Glycolysis

Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy and pyruvic acid as end products.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, coupled with the transfer of protons across a membrane, creating a gradient used to produce ATP.

Acetyl-CoA

A molecule that plays a key role in metabolism, linking glycolysis and the Krebs cycle in energy production.

NADH

A coenzyme involved in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another.