A Marathon Is 26

question 2

Short Answer

A marathon is 26.2 miles long. How many kilometers is that? Round to two places.​

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Definitions:

Palisade Mesophyll

The layer of vertically elongated cells found in the leaves of plants, rich in chloroplasts, where most photosynthesis occurs.

Spongy Mesophyll

A layer of loosely arranged, irregularly shaped cells in the leaf, allowing for gas exchange and containing chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

Chloroplasts

Organelles found in plant cells and other eukaryotic organisms that conduct photosynthesis, capturing light energy to produce ATP and reduce NADP to NADPH.

Apical Meristem

Meristem in the tip of a shoot or root; gives rise to primary growth (lengthening) in plants.