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Plants
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1. Synthesize proteins based on mRNA code
secondary metabolites
wood products
vascular tissue
ribosomes
2. Produces secondary vascular tissue
vascular cambium
reason for the gametophyte generation
sporophyte
Makes plants unique
3. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
sclerenchyma
cytoskeleton
ground tissue
monomer
4. Made of amino acids - structure (ex. cytoskeleton) - produce enzymes
proteins
homosporous
monomer
epidermis
5. CO2 - H2O - NADH - (ATP)
wood products
stolons
byproducts of cellular respiration
potential energy
6. Practice of employing management strategies to allow healthy return of timber harvest. (ex. leave mature trees - plant seedlings)
sustainable forestry
apoplasticly
angiosperm life cycle
Why are plants important?
7. Fuel - paper - construction materials - furniture - latex - resins - syrup
stolons
wood products
epidermis
dermal tissue
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
byproducts of cellular respiration
36
redox reactions
challenges to sustainable forestry
9. Produce vessels year round (ex. northern Arizona aspen)
diffuse-porous wood
Makes plants unique
collenchyma
kinetic energy
10. Xylem and phloem - used for transportation of water and sugars in plant
roots
vascular tissue
sustainable forestry
vacuole
11. Glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron transport chain
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
three stages of respiration
proteins
respiration equation
12. Provides flexible support - like in celery
collenchyma
ATP
sporophyte
Makes plants unique
13. Attach themselves to other plants and suck nutrients out of the air (fog - humidity)
vascular cambium
aerial roots
collenchyma
cuticle
14. A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell - gatekeeper of the cell
leaves
xylem
transporting molecules within and between cells
cell membrane
15. Lengthen roots and stem - produce xylem and phloem - ground tissue - and epidermis
tendrils
photosynthesis equation
byproducts of cellular respiration
apical meristem
16. General purpose cell. thin primary cell wall. most common
indeterminate growth
xylem
parenchyma
Why are plants important?
17. ***lets them be sexual?
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
alternation of generation
vascular tissue
reason for the gametophyte generation
18. Haploid - produces gametes through mitosis
byproducts of cellular respiration
36
gametophyte
tendrils
19. Rigid support - mostly found in bark. two types -- fibers and sclereids
sclerenchyma
sessile
palisade mesophyll
roots
20. Biological fuel. captured and stored through photosynthesis - extracted by mitochondria
sclerenchyma
ATP
kinetic energy
parenchyma
21. Inter-cellular links for long distance transportation of nutrients
vascular bundle (vein)
plasmodesta
indeterminate growth
vacuole
22. Mycorrhizas and the bubble shaped guys
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
cytoskeleton
monomer
redox reactions
23. Develop bordered pits to prevent spreading of bubbles - tracheids let water move laterally - refill at night - produce new xylem every spring
respiration equation
Calvin Cycle
homosporous
how plants deal with cavitation
24. Stick straight up and act like straws in swamp and mangrove plants
photosynthesis equation
apical meristem
pneumatophores
three classes of biochemical components
25. Spore that gives rise to independent bisexual gametophyte that produces both egg and sperm (mosses and ferns)
phloem
wood products
homosporous
fern life cycle
26. Free energy in reactants stored in products (carbs)
challenges to sustainable forestry
homosporous
monomer
potential energy
27. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are turned into G3P (sugar)
Golgi Apparatus
epidermis
reduction
heterosporous
28. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are created
mycorrhizas
reduction
carbon fixation
angiosperm life cycle
29. Molecule manufacturing where ribosomes are - and then products are sent to the Golgi Apparatus
tubers
respiration equation
vascular tissue
Endoplasmic Reticulum
30. Organic compounds not directly involved in normal growth of organism. Facilitates reproduction and defense against predators.
collenchyma
secondary metabolites
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
fern life cycle
31. Stores water and waste and ultimately determines the shape of the cell
vacuole
dehydration
primary metabolites
plasmodesta
32. Penetrate root cortex into vascular tissue - aid in acquiring nitrogen and phosphorous in exchange for sugars
Golgi Apparatus
plasmodesta
polymer
mycorrhizas
33. Makes dermal tissue for bark
Chloroplasts
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
cork cambium
34. Convert carbs into ATP
monomer
Mitochondria
the three developmental zones in a plant root
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
35. Between cells
apoplasticly
cavitation
Makes plants unique
reason for the gametophyte generation
36. Removal of H2O to link monomer and polymers
reason for the gametophyte generation
carbon fixation
apical meristem
dehydration
37. 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
Calvin Cycle
vascular tissue
sexual reproduction
the three developmental zones in a plant root
38. Anchor the plant - collect water and nutrients from the ground
bubble shaped bacteria
roots
vascular bundle (vein)
organic synthesis
39. Made of acetyl groups - structure energy and storage
tendrils
primary metabolites
lipds
cork cambium
40. Increase population fitness in unstable environments
sexual reproduction
collenchyma
alternation of generation
36
41. Cell walls of cellulose - photosynthesis - indeterminate growth - asexual and sexual reproduction
dermal tissue
Makes plants unique
apoplasticly
xylem
42. Organic molecules (materials) - enzymes (workers) - DNA (blueprint)
three classes of biochemical components
vacuole
wood products
cell wall
43. Part of leaf for photosynthesis
sustainable forestry
leaves
palisade mesophyll
how plants deal with cavitation
44. When xylem is blocked by air bubbles as a result of gasses clotting together after freeze-thaw cycles or extreme water-tension
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
polymer
cavitation
reason for the gametophyte generation
45. Brings leaf water and nutrients - exports sugars
stems
Mitochondria
potential energy
vascular bundle (vein)
46. CO2 (exhale) + H20 + ATP (energy) ? CH20 (food) + 02 (air)
Krebs cycle
respiration equation
collenchyma
kinetic energy
47. Sorting and shipping of molecules
apical meristem
Golgi Apparatus
sexual reproduction
carbon fixation
48. Attached directly by the base
cytoskeleton
ATP
sessile
ribosomes
49. Command center
Krebs cycle
carbohydrates
glycolysis
nucleus
50. More effective in stable environments - focus on fast growth without competition
asexual reproduction
microspore
homosporous
stolons