Define And/or Describe the Appearances, Materials, Techniques, and Reasons for the Development

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Essay

Define and/or describe the appearances, materials, techniques, and reasons for the development of five of the structural systems of architecture, with reference to specific structures that are models of each system you discuss.

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Definitions:

Double Fertilization

Fertilization as it occurs in flowering plants; one sperm cell fuses with an egg, and a second sperm cell fuses with the endosperm mother cell.

Zygote

The cell formed by the fusion of two gametes; the earliest stage of embryonic development in sexually reproducing organisms.

Endosperm

A tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants following fertilization, which acts as a food store for the developing embryo.

Oxidative Tissue Damage

Tissue impairment caused by reactive oxygen species leading to cellular dysfunction and disease.