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Plants
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1. Made of monosaccharides - building blocks of life - sugars
carbohydrates
stems
potential energy
mycorrhizas
2. A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell - gatekeeper of the cell
sclerenchyma
cell membrane
aerial roots
reason for the gametophyte generation
3. Attach themselves to other plants and suck nutrients out of the air (fog - humidity)
how plants deal with cavitation
regeneration
sclerenchyma
aerial roots
4. Part of calvin cycle where five G3Ps are recycled - processed - and linked to form more materials for carbon fixation
ribosomes
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
heterosporous
regeneration
5. Xylem and phloem - used for transportation of water and sugars in plant
sustainable forestry
potential energy
vascular tissue
reason for the gametophyte generation
6. Organic compounds not directly involved in normal growth of organism. Facilitates reproduction and defense against predators.
secondary metabolites
cork cambium
Why are plants important?
photosynthesis equation
7. Increase population fitness in unstable environments
cell wall
sexual reproduction
palisade mesophyll
Chloroplasts
8. Sorting and shipping of molecules
stems
Golgi Apparatus
mycorrhizas
three stages of respiration
9. The part of the leaf for protection and gas exchange
Mitochondria
apical meristem
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
epidermis
10. Inter-cellular links for long distance transportation of nutrients
Krebs cycle
proteins
angiosperm life cycle
plasmodesta
11. Produces megagametophyte that stays with sporophyte plant (produces egg)
carbohydrates
Golgi Apparatus
megaspore
gametophyte
12. Part of leaf for photosynthesis
transporting molecules within and between cells
secondary metabolites
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palisade mesophyll
13. Molecule manufacturing where ribosomes are - and then products are sent to the Golgi Apparatus
fern life cycle
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
parenchyma
Endoplasmic Reticulum
14. Waxy protection of leaf to protect from pathogens and let water run off it
redox reactions
cuticle
respiration equation
how plants deal with cavitation
15. Convert light energy to chemical energy
secondary metabolites
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
carbon fixation
Chloroplasts
16. Outer layer - barrier to animals and pathogens
ribosomes
secondary metabolites
dermal tissue
reason for the gametophyte generation
17. Web of protein strands throughout the cell that allows organelles and molecules to move via motor proteins
cytoskeleton
photosynthesis equation
parenchyma
respiration equation
18. General purpose cell. thin primary cell wall. most common
dehydration
kinetic energy
Golgi Apparatus
parenchyma
19. Synthesize proteins based on mRNA code
leaves
ribosomes
vascular cambium
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
20. Made of amino acids - structure (ex. cytoskeleton) - produce enzymes
Calvin Cycle
proteins
organic synthesis
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
21. Removal of H2O to link monomer and polymers
apoplasticly
dehydration
ground tissue
bubble shaped bacteria
22. Large compound formed from combinations of many monomers
apical meristem
carbohydrates
polymer
Chloroplasts
23. Stores water and waste and ultimately determines the shape of the cell
parenchyma
Endoplasmic Reticulum
vacuole
homosporous
24. Production of two spore types (gymnosperms and angiosperms)
heterosporous
tubers
Chloroplasts
reduction
25. CO2 (air) + H20 (soil) + light energy (sun) ? CH20 (carbs) + 02 (oxygen)
megaspore
photosynthesis equation
Endoplasmic Reticulum
cavitation
26. 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
reason for the gametophyte generation
redox reactions
Calvin Cycle
sporophyte
27. Between cells
phloem
apoplasticly
ground tissue
role of enzymes
28. Part of leaf that is loose for easy gas diffusion
spongy mesophyll
tubers
indeterminate growth
pneumatophores
29. Make long thin stems called 'runners' that grow above ground and aid in asexual reproduction
roots
stolons
three classes of biochemical components
regeneration
30. Free energy plants get out of the reactant's potential energy
sclerenchyma
kinetic energy
Golgi Apparatus
photosynthesis equation
31. Stick straight up and act like straws in swamp and mangrove plants
light reactions of photosynthesis
pneumatophores
plasmodesta
symplasticly
32. Practice of employing management strategies to allow healthy return of timber harvest. (ex. leave mature trees - plant seedlings)
electron transport chain
redox reactions
sustainable forestry
Chloroplasts
33. Addition of H2O to break apart polymer
oxidation
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
potential energy
gametophyte
34. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are created
carbon fixation
vascular bundle (vein)
heterosporous
bubble shaped bacteria
35. Convert carbs into ATP
asexual reproduction
monomer
Mitochondria
spongy mesophyll
36. ***lets them be sexual?
carbon fixation
reason for the gametophyte generation
organic synthesis
asexual reproduction
37. A series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP by redox reactions
ATP
electron transport chain
wood products
pneumatophores
38. Produces bisexual spores - they become gametophytes w/ egg and sperm (study the picture)
homosporous
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
respiration equation
fern life cycle
39. Provide oxygen - food - medicine - fuel - shelter - paper products - beauty
Why are plants important?
ring-porous wood
dermal tissue
bubble shaped bacteria
40. Haploid - produces gametes through mitosis
cell membrane
sessile
role of enzymes
gametophyte
41. Develop bordered pits to prevent spreading of bubbles - tracheids let water move laterally - refill at night - produce new xylem every spring
how plants deal with cavitation
wood products
dermal tissue
kinetic energy
42. Glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron transport chain
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
Calvin Cycle
vacuole
three stages of respiration
43. Consists of dead hollowed out cells - come in tracheids (long) or vessels (short) - move water in plant
xylem
carbon fixation
alternation of generation
respiration equation
44. Biological fuel. captured and stored through photosynthesis - extracted by mitochondria
ATP
transporting molecules within and between cells
oxidation
gametophyte
45. 1. Prokaryotes are approximately the same size as their organelle counterparts. 2. Double membrane 3. Chloroplasts and mitochondria have their own unique circular DNA
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
indeterminate growth
sexual reproduction
Makes plants unique
46. Root hairs capture water and minerals and move them through (symplasticly) or between (apoplasticly) cells until the endodermis filters it into the vascular tissue
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
pneumatophores
carbohydrates
apical meristem
47. Produce vessels in spring and tracheids in winter (ex. oak tree)
Krebs cycle
wood products
ring-porous wood
apoplasticly
48. 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
organic synthesis
collenchyma
Golgi Apparatus
challenges to sustainable forestry
49. Through cells
epidermis
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
secondary metabolites
symplasticly
50. Cytoskeleton -- motor proteins carry molecules and organelles across microtubule tracks
bubble shaped bacteria
monomer
transporting molecules within and between cells
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.