A Special-Purpose Microprocessor That Is Built into the Machine It

question 120

Short Answer

A special-purpose microprocessor that is built into the machine it controls is a(n)____________________.

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Definitions:

Conducting Cells

Cells in plants that form the tubes for transporting water, minerals, and nutrients, namely xylem and phloem cells.

Sieve Tubes

A series of tube-like structures found in plants that are part of the phloem and responsible for transporting sugars and other organic nutrients.

Simple Diffusion

A process where molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is reached, without the need for energy input.

Pressure-Flow Model

A hypothesis describing how sugars are transported in plants, particularly how sucrose is moved from photosynthetic tissues to various parts of the plant through the phloem.