Correction.CORRECTION: Issue September 6, 2004 In "Blazing Forests" (p. 13) phloem phloem (flō`ĕm): see bark; stem. phloem or bast Plant tissues that conduct foods made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant. should have been defined as: Tissue that carries photosynthetic pho·to·syn·the·sis n. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct. materials, such as sucrose, from the tree's leaves to other parts of the tree, including its roots. We apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. for the error. |
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