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Dessication is when a cell dries out. Think of it as dehydration.
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What is a process which removes water but leaves solids behind?
Evaporation Dessication
What is preservation of dead organism by drying?
Mummification.
What word means to preserve the tissue of a living body after death by drying it out?
It is a process called dessication
Naked viruses do not have a?
Lipid Envelop. Thus, they are less subject to dessication, destruction in the G.I. and can survive outside of a host.
How many ways can fossils formed?
freezing (refrigeration), drying (dessication), asphalt, amber, carbonization (distillation), permineralization
Waxy watertight outer covering that prevents the above ground parts of a plant from losing water?
the cuticle prevents dessication
Endospore-formers?
resting or dormant type of cell that is highly resistant to environmental extremes (heat, dessication, oxygen, radiation, disinfectants).
What is the advantage or disadvantage of capsules to a bacterium?
Encapsulated bacterial cells are very resistant and least affected by chemicals, dessication and the action of phagocytes.
What function might wax serve for insects that live on land?
On their cuticule, it would help to prevent dessication (drying out), by keeping their water from evaporating.
What happens to a plant if its cells have no sap in them?
The process is called dessication; some plants and/or their seeds may undergo a form of hibernation in response to this condition.
What is evaporation dessication?
Evaporation is when a liquid is absorbed into the atmosphere. Dissipation can refer to any sort of substance spreading out.
What is the formsome bacteria take too keep from dying when they do not have enough food?
Some bacteria, like many Bacilllus species, form endospores when they run out of food. Endospores are resistant to heat, dessication, weak acid, etc.
