2.3-2.4 Flashcards

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1
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the basic structural unit of all living things

A

cell

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2
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what surrounds the cell, separates it from its environment, and regulates what enters and leaves the cell

A

cell membrane

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3
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what is the control center of the cell

A

nucleus

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4
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what is the fluid medium of a cell

A

cytoplasm

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5
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what is an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.

A

cellulose

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6
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A complex organic polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants making them rigid and woody(only woody plants have)

A

Lignin

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7
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what is the Tiny chemical “Factories” that uses light to manufacture food.

A

chloroplasts

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8
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what is a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.

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Chlorophyll

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9
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a space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.

A

Vacuoles

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10
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he process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

A

Photosynthesis

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11
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Organisms that make their own food

A

Autotrophs (or producers)

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12
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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances (eats stuff)

A

Heterotrophs (or consumers)

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13
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yellow leaf colors

A

Xanthophyll

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14
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Yellow/orange

A

Carotene

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15
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Red/blue/purple

A

Anthocyanin

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16
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The process by which a plant loses water vapor through its leaves and stems.

A

Transpiration

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17
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the long stem that you put your eye on on the microscope

A

Eyepiece/ ocular lense

18
Q

the rotation thing that the zoom in things are connected too

A

nose piece

19
Q

the long stem that attaches the part you put your eye on

A

body tube/eyepiece tube

20
Q

the zoom in thingies

A

objective lenses

21
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pieces that hold the glass sample

A

stage clips

22
Q

the part you put the glass sample on

A

the stage

23
Q

the part below the stage hole

A

the diaphragm

24
Q

light source

A

illuminator

25
Q

the long handle thing you grab that connects the eyepiece tube thingy to the rest of the thing

A

arm

26
Q

the knob attached to the arm

A

coarse focus

27
Q

the knobs attached to the bottom of the stage plate

A

fine focus

28
Q

the bottom of the microscope that you also hold

A

base

29
Q

the eyepiece is already zoomed in how much

A

10x’s as much

30
Q

the formula of photosynthesis

A

6CO2+6H2O+photons–>C6H12O6+6O2
or (6 carbon dyoxide + 6 water+photons –> glucose + 6 oxygen

31
Q

Examples of special leafs

A

tendrils, bud
scales, spines, fleshy storage leaves

32
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What is a special leaf?

A

S special design for a special task, and can also be called a modified leaf

33
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insectivorous plants hold what chemichal

A

chlorophyll

34
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what does chlorophyll do

A

gets nitrogen from bugs

35
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what is the layer of cells that detaches the petiole from the stem

A

absision layer

36
Q

what is the study of living things

A

biology

37
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what are living things

A

organisms

38
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what is the study of plants

A

botany

39
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the study of the human body

A

human anatomy

40
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the study of how the human body’s systems and functions work together to maintain a stable and internal environment

A

human physiology

41
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not woody plants

A

herbs