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Plants
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1. Haploid - produces gametes through mitosis
homosporous
byproducts of cellular respiration
phloem
gametophyte
2. Spore that gives rise to independent bisexual gametophyte that produces both egg and sperm (mosses and ferns)
palisade mesophyll
heterosporous
kinetic energy
homosporous
3. Indeterminate growth - assisted reproduction - protection (chemical deterence - spikes - internal resource transport)
monomer
stolons
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
electron transport chain
4. Production of two spore types (gymnosperms and angiosperms)
heterosporous
tubers
primary metabolites
electron transport chain
5. Addition of H2O to break apart polymer
oxidation
angiosperm life cycle
how plants deal with cavitation
dehydration
6. The part of the leaf for protection and gas exchange
primary metabolites
pneumatophores
epidermis
alternation of generation
7. Mosses have no vascular tissue. Ferns reproduce with spores. Conifers reproduce with seeds. Flowering plants have flowers.
organic synthesis
primary metabolites
gametophyte
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
8. 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
megaspore
pneumatophores
light reactions of photosynthesis
primary metabolites
9. Organic compounds not directly involved in normal growth of organism. Facilitates reproduction and defense against predators.
angiosperm life cycle
role of enzymes
cork cambium
secondary metabolites
10. Made of monosaccharides - building blocks of life - sugars
roots
aerial roots
asexual reproduction
carbohydrates
11. Glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron transport chain
cavitation
monomer
three stages of respiration
lipds
12. Stores water and waste and ultimately determines the shape of the cell
stolons
vacuole
three stages of respiration
glycolysis
13. Make long thin stems called 'runners' that grow above ground and aid in asexual reproduction
dermal tissue
cell membrane
stolons
stems
14. Proteins - lipids - carbohydrates - and nucleic acid
Golgi Apparatus
light reactions of photosynthesis
primary metabolites
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15. Second stage of cellular respiration - in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
mycorrhizas
sustainable forestry
symplasticly
Krebs cycle
16. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are turned into G3P (sugar)
primary metabolites
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
tendrils
reduction
17. A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell - gatekeeper of the cell
polymer
monomer
primary metabolites
cell membrane
18. Flower to play the role of the gametophyte - producing two different spore types
epidermis
angiosperm life cycle
lipds
Calvin Cycle
19. Free energy in reactants stored in products (carbs)
Chloroplasts
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
potential energy
the three developmental zones in a plant root
20. General purpose cell. thin primary cell wall. most common
sporophyte
parenchyma
vascular bundle (vein)
Krebs cycle
21. Organic molecules (materials) - enzymes (workers) - DNA (blueprint)
stolons
vascular bundle (vein)
three classes of biochemical components
tendrils
22. CO2 (air) + H20 (soil) + light energy (sun) ? CH20 (carbs) + 02 (oxygen)
photosynthesis equation
vascular tissue
proteins
pneumatophores
23. Lengthen roots and stem - produce xylem and phloem - ground tissue - and epidermis
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
apical meristem
reduction
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
24. Made of acetyl groups - structure energy and storage
lipds
ribosomes
homosporous
plasmodesta
25. Allows plants to combat sessileness and control growth and allocate resources effectively to best compete/survive in their environment via meristems
cell membrane
microspore
monomer
indeterminate growth
26. When xylem is blocked by air bubbles as a result of gasses clotting together after freeze-thaw cycles or extreme water-tension
indeterminate growth
cavitation
diffuse-porous wood
mycorrhizas
27. Produces megagametophyte that stays with sporophyte plant (produces egg)
fern life cycle
organic synthesis
megaspore
light reactions of photosynthesis
28. Outer layer - barrier to animals and pathogens
dermal tissue
mycorrhizas
cell wall
carbohydrates
29. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
tubers
kinetic energy
challenges to sustainable forestry
monomer
30. Provide oxygen - food - medicine - fuel - shelter - paper products - beauty
Why are plants important?
monomer
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
ring-porous wood
31. Waxy protection of leaf to protect from pathogens and let water run off it
ground tissue
cuticle
dermal tissue
sexual reproduction
32. Part of calvin cycle where five G3Ps are recycled - processed - and linked to form more materials for carbon fixation
diffuse-porous wood
regeneration
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
Chloroplasts
33. Attach themselves to other plants and suck nutrients out of the air (fog - humidity)
aerial roots
dermal tissue
homosporous
tubers
34. 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
spines
Calvin Cycle
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
regeneration
35. Inter-cellular links for long distance transportation of nutrients
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
plasmodesta
parenchyma
Makes plants unique
36. Produces bisexual spores - they become gametophytes w/ egg and sperm (study the picture)
oxidation
cell membrane
fern life cycle
Chloroplasts
37. Special leaves that act as arms that pull up or support the stem
ATP
gametophyte
xylem
tendrils
38. 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
challenges to sustainable forestry
three stages of respiration
xylem
dehydration
39. The atmosphere is 21% oxygen - so that inherently means that over time plants have taken in more CO2 than they produce. this must be the case - otherwise we would all be dead.
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40. Consists of dead hollowed out cells - come in tracheids (long) or vessels (short) - move water in plant
carbohydrates
xylem
tendrils
bubble shaped bacteria
41. Position leaves for max photosynthesis - provide resource transportation and storage - escape herbivores
Krebs cycle
spines
respiration equation
stems
42. Anchor the plant - collect water and nutrients from the ground
Mitochondria
sexual reproduction
roots
pneumatophores
43. 1. Prokaryotes are approximately the same size as their organelle counterparts. 2. Double membrane 3. Chloroplasts and mitochondria have their own unique circular DNA
glycolysis
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
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ribosomes
44. Increase width (girth) of stems and roots - has vascular cambium and cork cambium
vascular tissue
the three developmental zones in a plant root
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
Chloroplasts
45. Makes dermal tissue for bark
cork cambium
Endoplasmic Reticulum
potential energy
respiration equation
46. Practice of employing management strategies to allow healthy return of timber harvest. (ex. leave mature trees - plant seedlings)
sustainable forestry
spongy mesophyll
cytoskeleton
asexual reproduction
47. Special pointy leaves made to protect the stem
Why are plants important?
spines
secondary metabolites
epidermis
48. Cytoskeleton -- motor proteins carry molecules and organelles across microtubule tracks
palisade mesophyll
carbon fixation
tubers
transporting molecules within and between cells
49. Root apical meristem (quiescent center - or zone of cell division) - zone of elongation - zone of maturation
challenges to sustainable forestry
xylem
the three developmental zones in a plant root
vascular tissue
50. Comes in twos - sieve tubes (no nucleus) and companion cells (nourish sieve tubes) - transport sugars and nutrients
epidermis
proteins
cork cambium
phloem