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Aquatic plant

Aquatic plant

(Science: botany) plants that must grow in water whether rooted in the mud or floating without anchorage, plants that must complete part or all of their life cycle in or near the water. A plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth.


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Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants

... me what is expected in the absorption spectra if you were to use an aquatic plant instead of a spinach leaf. Can anyone tell me what would be expected or lead me in the ...

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by NightStalker
Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:38 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Absorption Spectra of Aquatic Plants
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Photosynthesis :)

Some aquatic plants need very little CO2. You need to dig up the literature and see if your plant possesses the inorganic carbon ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:27 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Photosynthesis :)
Replies: 1
Views: 769

Photosynthesis :)

How much CO2 does a small aquatic plant need for photosynthesis? I am creating a lab where I put a destarched aquatic plant into different ...

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by conmister45
Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:50 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Photosynthesis :)
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Views: 769

Re: Co2

You asked about Water Lilies, and these plants function much like other terrestrial plants do, with the adaptation of stoma on the upper epidermis. However, other aquatic plants have adapated in other ways. In other words, I don't think you can generalize ...

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by MichaelXY
Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:29 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Co2
Replies: 14
Views: 2346

Co2

... is no actual difference among number of stomata above or beneath the plant's leaves, since the water supply is abundant on both sides and perspiration ... a heavy factor here. That is, of course, if you are talking about a subaquatic plant. If you refer to a plant living on water surfaces, then ...

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by JAP1st
Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:53 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Co2
Replies: 14
Views: 2346
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