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Plants
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stores water and waste and ultimately determines the shape of the cell
vascular tissue
vacuole
respiration equation
homosporous
2. Made of monosaccharides - building blocks of life - sugars
carbohydrates
cell wall
fern life cycle
xylem
3. Addition of H2O to break apart polymer
sessile
wood products
roots
oxidation
4. First step in releasing the energy of glucose - in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid
proteins
Calvin Cycle
glycolysis
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
5. Molecule manufacturing where ribosomes are - and then products are sent to the Golgi Apparatus
vascular cambium
Endoplasmic Reticulum
cell membrane
secondary metabolites
6. Produces secondary vascular tissue
epidermis
angiosperm life cycle
asexual reproduction
vascular cambium
7. Special leaves that act as arms that pull up or support the stem
three classes of biochemical components
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
tendrils
light reactions of photosynthesis
8. Change root structure entirely - make little bubble roots to help acquire nitrogen and phosphorous in exchange for sugars
cork cambium
bubble shaped bacteria
palisade mesophyll
carbon fixation
9. Make long thin stems called 'runners' that grow above ground and aid in asexual reproduction
cavitation
stolons
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
mycorrhizas
10. The part of the leaf for protection and gas exchange
spines
alternation of generation
transporting molecules within and between cells
epidermis
11. Through cells
organic synthesis
symplasticly
glycolysis
kinetic energy
12. Increase width (girth) of stems and roots - has vascular cambium and cork cambium
ribosomes
apical meristem
spongy mesophyll
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
13. Made of acetyl groups - structure energy and storage
palisade mesophyll
organic synthesis
electron transport chain
lipds
14. Flower to play the role of the gametophyte - producing two different spore types
spongy mesophyll
Makes plants unique
vascular cambium
angiosperm life cycle
15. Ability crucial to plant structure and processing of energy - allows change to be made to help survival
collenchyma
organic synthesis
xylem
spongy mesophyll
16. CO2 (exhale) + H20 + ATP (energy) ? CH20 (food) + 02 (air)
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
photosynthesis equation
respiration equation
lipds
17. Diploid - produces spores through meiosis
sporophyte
cork cambium
proteins
Endoplasmic Reticulum
18. Fuel - paper - construction materials - furniture - latex - resins - syrup
challenges to sustainable forestry
Why are plants important?
wood products
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
19. Made of cellulose - structure and inter-cellular transportation of nutrients via plasmodesmata.
mycorrhizas
apoplasticly
regeneration
cell wall
20. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are created
how plants deal with cavitation
spines
Endoplasmic Reticulum
carbon fixation
21. Produces bisexual spores - they become gametophytes w/ egg and sperm (study the picture)
reason for the gametophyte generation
photosynthesis equation
epidermis
fern life cycle
22. Synthesize proteins based on mRNA code
diffuse-porous wood
Krebs cycle
apical meristem
ribosomes
23. Lengthen roots and stem - produce xylem and phloem - ground tissue - and epidermis
apical meristem
light reactions of photosynthesis
spongy mesophyll
stolons
24. Penetrate root cortex into vascular tissue - aid in acquiring nitrogen and phosphorous in exchange for sugars
mycorrhizas
role of enzymes
angiosperm life cycle
carbohydrates
25. Haploid - produces gametes through mitosis
tubers
reduction
gametophyte
carbon fixation
26. A series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP by redox reactions
carbon fixation
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homosporous
electron transport chain
27. Produces megagametophyte that stays with sporophyte plant (produces egg)
cuticle
megaspore
ground tissue
reason for the gametophyte generation
28. Anchor the plant - collect water and nutrients from the ground
regeneration
electron transport chain
sustainable forestry
roots
29. Produce vessels year round (ex. northern Arizona aspen)
diffuse-porous wood
Krebs cycle
vascular bundle (vein)
Why are plants important?
30. Free energy plants get out of the reactant's potential energy
the three developmental zones in a plant root
phloem
kinetic energy
alternation of generation
31. Organic compounds not directly involved in normal growth of organism. Facilitates reproduction and defense against predators.
apical meristem
wood products
cuticle
secondary metabolites
32. Brings leaf water and nutrients - exports sugars
three classes of biochemical components
vascular bundle (vein)
spines
cork cambium
33. Cell walls of cellulose - photosynthesis - indeterminate growth - asexual and sexual reproduction
Makes plants unique
plasmodesta
byproducts of cellular respiration
monomer
34. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
cuticle
angiosperm life cycle
tendrils
monomer
35. Organic molecules (materials) - enzymes (workers) - DNA (blueprint)
potential energy
wood products
Golgi Apparatus
three classes of biochemical components
36. More effective in stable environments - focus on fast growth without competition
tendrils
redox reactions
three stages of respiration
asexual reproduction
37. Develop bordered pits to prevent spreading of bubbles - tracheids let water move laterally - refill at night - produce new xylem every spring
spongy mesophyll
how plants deal with cavitation
aerial roots
stems
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
collenchyma
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
parenchyma
39. General purpose cell. thin primary cell wall. most common
vascular tissue
secondary metabolites
parenchyma
role of enzymes
40. Xylem and phloem - used for transportation of water and sugars in plant
sexual reproduction
oxidation
transporting molecules within and between cells
vascular tissue
41. Have underground stems that store starch (ex. potato)
parenchyma
tubers
Why are plants important?
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
42. Rigid support - mostly found in bark. two types -- fibers and sclereids
pneumatophores
apical meristem
sclerenchyma
carbohydrates
43. Second stage of cellular respiration - in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
Krebs cycle
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
cell wall
44. 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
secondary metabolites
cuticle
cork cambium
45. Provide oxygen - food - medicine - fuel - shelter - paper products - beauty
Why are plants important?
reduction
fern life cycle
phloem
46. Allows plants to combat sessileness and control growth and allocate resources effectively to best compete/survive in their environment via meristems
sporophyte
indeterminate growth
pneumatophores
carbon fixation
47. Increase population fitness in unstable environments
Chloroplasts
tubers
sexual reproduction
three stages of respiration
48. Made of amino acids - structure (ex. cytoskeleton) - produce enzymes
sustainable forestry
carbohydrates
proteins
diffuse-porous wood
49. Proteins - lipids - carbohydrates - and nucleic acid
primary metabolites
sclerenchyma
Chloroplasts
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
50. Provides flexible support - like in celery
Endoplasmic Reticulum
angiosperm life cycle
asexual reproduction
collenchyma