The South Had an Inadequate Transportation System and Only a Rudimentary

question 45

True/False

The South had an inadequate transportation system and only a rudimentary financial system as late as the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Definitions:

Light-Dependent Reactions

The phase of photosynthesis where sunlight is captured by chlorophyll and other pigments, generating ATP and NADPH through the photolysis of water.

Carbon Fixation

Carbon fixation is the process by which inorganic carbon (typically carbon dioxide) is converted into organic compounds by living organisms, notably in photosynthesis.

Mesophyll Cells

Photosynthetic cells located in the interior of leaves, between the upper and lower epidermis, responsible for the production of plant's food through photosynthesis.

Bundle Sheath Cells

Specialized cells in plant leaves surrounding the vascular bundles, notably in C4 plants, playing a critical role in photosynthesis and carbon fixation.