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Plants
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1. Flower to play the role of the gametophyte - producing two different spore types
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angiosperm life cycle
wood products
tubers
2. A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell - gatekeeper of the cell
indeterminate growth
reason for the gametophyte generation
sexual reproduction
cell membrane
3. Lengthen roots and stem - produce xylem and phloem - ground tissue - and epidermis
potential energy
apical meristem
glycolysis
heterosporous
4. Photosynthesis and storage
ground tissue
reduction
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three stages of respiration
5. Inter-cellular links for long distance transportation of nutrients
oxidation
potential energy
plasmodesta
leaves
6. Gather and convert light energy - control CO2 and water loss
Krebs cycle
leaves
stolons
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
7. Indeterminate growth - assisted reproduction - protection (chemical deterence - spikes - internal resource transport)
pneumatophores
glycolysis
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
apoplasticly
8. Proteins - lipids - carbohydrates - and nucleic acid
vascular cambium
primary metabolites
kinetic energy
bubble shaped bacteria
9. Alternate between sporophyte and gametophyte in the plant life cycle
angiosperm life cycle
polymer
alternation of generation
secondary metabolites
10. Develop bordered pits to prevent spreading of bubbles - tracheids let water move laterally - refill at night - produce new xylem every spring
cell wall
how plants deal with cavitation
photosynthesis equation
cuticle
11. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
monomer
cytoskeleton
Calvin Cycle
heterosporous
12. Convert light energy to chemical energy
aerial roots
stolons
collenchyma
Chloroplasts
13. Part of calvin cycle where ATP and NADH are turned into G3P (sugar)
Krebs cycle
reduction
cell wall
diffuse-porous wood
14. Cytoskeleton -- motor proteins carry molecules and organelles across microtubule tracks
vascular cambium
cuticle
transporting molecules within and between cells
cork cambium
15. Addition of H2O to break apart polymer
oxidation
megaspore
Endoplasmic Reticulum
vacuole
16. Part of leaf that is loose for easy gas diffusion
sessile
photosynthesis equation
spongy mesophyll
glycolysis
17. Through cells
symplasticly
epidermis
indeterminate growth
nucleus
18. Produces secondary vascular tissue
epidermis
stolons
sclerenchyma
vascular cambium
19. Between cells
oxidation
apoplasticly
the three developmental zones in a plant root
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
20. Xylem and phloem - used for transportation of water and sugars in plant
palisade mesophyll
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
spines
vascular tissue
21. Rigid support - mostly found in bark. two types -- fibers and sclereids
sclerenchyma
aerial roots
Golgi Apparatus
tubers
22. CO2 (exhale) + H20 + ATP (energy) ? CH20 (food) + 02 (air)
cell membrane
parenchyma
respiration equation
secondary metabolites
23. Made of cellulose - structure and inter-cellular transportation of nutrients via plasmodesmata.
cell wall
microspore
Calvin Cycle
proteins
24. Root hairs capture water and minerals and move them through (symplasticly) or between (apoplasticly) cells until the endodermis filters it into the vascular tissue
dehydration
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
sustainable forestry
leaves
25. Glycolysis - krebs cycle - electron transport chain
three stages of respiration
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
cavitation
photosynthesis equation
26. Sorting and shipping of molecules
indeterminate growth
dehydration
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
Golgi Apparatus
27. Allows plants to combat sessileness and control growth and allocate resources effectively to best compete/survive in their environment via meristems
monomer
indeterminate growth
megaspore
parenchyma
28. Produces microgametophyte that stays with sporophyte plant (produces egg)
microspore
carbohydrates
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
tendrils
29. Biological fuel. captured and stored through photosynthesis - extracted by mitochondria
dermal tissue
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ground tissue
ATP
30. Change root structure entirely - make little bubble roots to help acquire nitrogen and phosphorous in exchange for sugars
bubble shaped bacteria
three stages of respiration
electron transport chain
roots
31. When xylem is blocked by air bubbles as a result of gasses clotting together after freeze-thaw cycles or extreme water-tension
ring-porous wood
cavitation
epidermis
kinetic energy
32. Made of amino acids - structure (ex. cytoskeleton) - produce enzymes
apoplasticly
proteins
dermal tissue
role of enzymes
33. Outer layer - barrier to animals and pathogens
light reactions of photosynthesis
parenchyma
polymer
dermal tissue
34. Attach themselves to other plants and suck nutrients out of the air (fog - humidity)
aerial roots
cavitation
cell wall
light reactions of photosynthesis
35. CO2 - H2O - NADH - (ATP)
spongy mesophyll
ribosomes
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
byproducts of cellular respiration
36. Made of monosaccharides - building blocks of life - sugars
asexual reproduction
proteins
carbohydrates
sporophyte
37. Increase width (girth) of stems and roots - has vascular cambium and cork cambium
Golgi Apparatus
lateral meristem (secondary growth)
gametophyte
ribosomes
38. Number of ATP molecules from 1 glucose in cellular respiration (total produced -- 38 - total yield -- 36)
Three evidences of endosymbiotic theory
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kinetic energy
Golgi Apparatus
39. Synthesize proteins based on mRNA code
wood products
the three developmental zones in a plant root
stems
ribosomes
40. Anchor the plant - collect water and nutrients from the ground
roots
spongy mesophyll
evidence to counter Larry's diatribe
three traits plants developed in response to sessile nature
41. Produce vessels in spring and tracheids in winter (ex. oak tree)
ring-porous wood
spines
sporophyte
the two major symbiotic microbial organisms to plant roots
42. Mosses have no vascular tissue. Ferns reproduce with spores. Conifers reproduce with seeds. Flowering plants have flowers.
potential energy
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Differences between mosses - ferns - conifers - and flowering plants.
Golgi Apparatus
43. Part of calvin cycle where five G3Ps are recycled - processed - and linked to form more materials for carbon fixation
apical meristem
redox reactions
mycorrhizas
regeneration
44. The part of the leaf for protection and gas exchange
dehydration
epidermis
cell membrane
asexual reproduction
45. Have underground stems that store starch (ex. potato)
how is water moved from root surface to vascular tissue?
tubers
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sexual reproduction
46. Comes in twos - sieve tubes (no nucleus) and companion cells (nourish sieve tubes) - transport sugars and nutrients
ATP
phloem
Mitochondria
Makes plants unique
47. A series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP by redox reactions
three stages of respiration
ring-porous wood
potential energy
electron transport chain
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
oxidation
roots
diffuse-porous wood
challenges to sustainable forestry
49. Consists of dead hollowed out cells - come in tracheids (long) or vessels (short) - move water in plant
cytoskeleton
sessile
palisade mesophyll
xylem
50. Spore that gives rise to independent bisexual gametophyte that produces both egg and sperm (mosses and ferns)
microspore
cavitation
phloem
homosporous