Essential to understanding the life cycle of a plant is the concept of alternation of generations. One of the defining traits of plants is that a single adult plant exists in two separate states, called generations, with differing purposes. The sporophyte generation contains a full set of chromosomes in each cell and produces spores.
SD cards are an extension of MMC memory cards; this means that it's possible to use MMC cards in newer SD devices. It's also possible to use regular SD cards in SDHC and SDXC devices.
MSDTC is an acronym for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator. As the name says, MSDTC is a Windows service providing transaction infrastructure for distributed systems. In this case, a transaction means a general way of structuring the interactions between autonomous agents in a distributed system.