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Plants
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1. Attach themselves to other plants and suck nutrients out of the air (fog - humidity)
how plants deal with cavitation
aerial roots
leaves
stolons
2. Rigid support - mostly found in bark. two types -- fibers and sclereids
sclerenchyma
tubers
lipds
photosynthesis equation
3. Convert carbs into ATP
cell membrane
sessile
respiration equation
Mitochondria
4. Anchor the plant - collect water and nutrients from the ground
cork cambium
redox reactions
symplasticly
roots
5. Lengthen roots and stem - produce xylem and phloem - ground tissue - and epidermis
apical meristem
palisade mesophyll
three classes of biochemical components
vascular cambium
6. Glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron transport chain
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
tendrils
monomer
three stages of respiration
7. Free energy in reactants stored in products (carbs)
potential energy
angiosperm life cycle
organic synthesis
oxidation
8. 1) taking wood from an ecosystem also takes nutrients 2) seedling establishment isn't that easy -- lots of competition and herbivory to overcome in building a new forest
spongy mesophyll
challenges to sustainable forestry
epidermis
transporting molecules within and between cells
9. Root apical meristem (quiescent center - or zone of cell division) - zone of elongation - zone of maturation
microspore
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
the three developmental zones in a plant root
homosporous
10. Part of leaf for photosynthesis
wood products
palisade mesophyll
plasmodesta
pneumatophores
11. Root hairs capture water and minerals and move them through (symplasticly) or between (apoplasticly) cells until the endodermis filters it into the vascular tissue
cavitation
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
vascular cambium
organic synthesis
12. Convert light energy to chemical energy
ATP
Chloroplasts
ring-porous wood
three stages of respiration
13. Provide oxygen - food - medicine - fuel - shelter - paper products - beauty
fern life cycle
Why are plants important?
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
Krebs cycle
14. Made of acetyl groups - structure energy and storage
xylem
cell wall
lipds
wood products
15. Have underground stems that store starch (ex. potato)
ground tissue
oxidation
tubers
organic synthesis
16. Sorting and shipping of molecules
three stages of respiration
epidermis
Golgi Apparatus
Krebs cycle
17. Addition of H2O to break apart polymer
phloem
oxidation
Golgi Apparatus
how plants deal with cavitation
18. Provides flexible support - like in celery
aerial roots
homosporous
cuticle
collenchyma
19. CO2 (exhale) + H20 + ATP (energy) ? CH20 (food) + 02 (air)
Makes plants unique
cytoskeleton
Endoplasmic Reticulum
respiration equation
20. A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell - gatekeeper of the cell
aerial roots
kinetic energy
palisade mesophyll
cell membrane
21. Part of calvin cycle where five G3Ps are recycled - processed - and linked to form more materials for carbon fixation
regeneration
the three developmental zones in a plant root
phloem
indeterminate growth
22. Molecule manufacturing where ribosomes are - and then products are sent to the Golgi Apparatus
carbohydrates
three classes of biochemical components
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
23. Made of monosaccharides - building blocks of life - sugars
carbohydrates
Chloroplasts
epidermis
glycolysis
24. Diploid - produces spores through meiosis
Mitochondria
sporophyte
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spines
25. Command center
nucleus
Chloroplasts
light reactions of photosynthesis
regeneration
26. Haploid - produces gametes through mitosis
sustainable forestry
alternation of generation
cell membrane
gametophyte
27. Biological fuel. captured and stored through photosynthesis - extracted by mitochondria
ATP
reason for the gametophyte generation
ring-porous wood
Endoplasmic Reticulum
28. Produce vessels year round (ex. northern Arizona aspen)
stems
diffuse-porous wood
apoplasticly
vascular tissue
29. Made of cellulose - structure and inter-cellular transportation of nutrients via plasmodesmata.
Makes plants unique
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
mycorrhizas
cell wall
30. Stick straight up and act like straws in swamp and mangrove plants
carbon fixation
cytoskeleton
pneumatophores
carbohydrates
31. Position leaves for max photosynthesis - provide resource transportation and storage - escape herbivores
diffuse-porous wood
stems
sustainable forestry
lipds
32. Increase population fitness in unstable environments
role of enzymes
roots
photosynthesis equation
sexual reproduction
33. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are created
sporophyte
ATP
oxidation
carbon fixation
34. Increase width (girth) of stems and roots - has vascular cambium and cork cambium
Krebs cycle
aerial roots
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
ATP
35. Reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars. 1)reduction - 2)carbon fixation - 3)regeneration
diffuse-porous wood
Chloroplasts
Calvin Cycle
collenchyma
36. Produces megagametophyte that stays with sporophyte plant (produces egg)
megaspore
glycolysis
dermal tissue
epidermis
37. Organic molecules (materials) - enzymes (workers) - DNA (blueprint)
three classes of biochemical components
how plants deal with cavitation
ground tissue
apical meristem
38. Make long thin stems called 'runners' that grow above ground and aid in asexual reproduction
Makes plants unique
pneumatophores
stolons
fern life cycle
39. Change root structure entirely - make little bubble roots to help acquire nitrogen and phosphorous in exchange for sugars
bubble shaped bacteria
proteins
potential energy
monomer
40. When xylem is blocked by air bubbles as a result of gasses clotting together after freeze-thaw cycles or extreme water-tension
monomer
cavitation
stolons
transporting molecules within and between cells
41. Between cells
homosporous
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
apoplasticly
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
42. Attached directly by the base
apoplasticly
Why are plants important?
sessile
light reactions of photosynthesis
43. A series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP by redox reactions
sustainable forestry
spines
electron transport chain
organic synthesis
44. ***lets them be sexual?
parenchyma
reason for the gametophyte generation
Why are plants important?
kinetic energy
45. Special leaves that act as arms that pull up or support the stem
spongy mesophyll
tendrils
plasmodesta
cytoskeleton
46. The OEC splits water and transfers the electrons to the P680 or cholorphyll reaction center. In the meantime - the photosystem is absorbing light energy and funnels the energy into the p680 - from which - through a series of redox reactions - the kin
reduction
light reactions of photosynthesis
sexual reproduction
cavitation
47. Alternate between sporophyte and gametophyte in the plant life cycle
alternation of generation
oxidation
apoplasticly
palisade mesophyll
48. Position reactants so they dont require as much activation energy
organic synthesis
Golgi Apparatus
role of enzymes
ATP
49. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are turned into G3P (sugar)
reduction
leaves
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
potential energy
50. Photosynthesis and storage
ground tissue
role of enzymes
glycolysis
cork cambium