A surgical instrument for removing tonsils; not applicable to plants.

An enzyme that breaks down starch into sugars; important during seed germination in plants.

A branched polysaccharide component of starch in plants.

A type of plastid in plant cells that stores starch.

A linear polysaccharide component of starch in plants.

A temporary state of suspended animation or dormancy; some seeds exhibit this under extreme conditions.

Synthetic compounds mimicking testosterone; not relevant to plant biology.

The synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones; occurs during plant growth and development.

Processes that occur without oxygen; relevant in plant root systems under waterlogged conditions.

Energy production in the absence of oxygen; occurs in some plant cells during hypoxia.