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1
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green algal sister clade to land plants

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stoneworts

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how are stoneworts different from other green algae

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  • prominent, multicellular gametangia
    • calcium carbonate crusts
    • dominated by multicellular haploid individuals
    • 5-15cm in length
    • food for fish/geese
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angiosperms include

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monocots and eudicots

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problems had to be overcome living on land

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  • desiccation
  • structural support
  • move h20 and nutrients
  • disseminate gametes
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land plants are distinguished from gleen plants by:

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  • terrestrial
  • cuticle w/ pores ( most have stomata)
  • alt. of generations
  • retention of embryos
  • thick-walled spores
  • complex gametangia
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Desiccation land vs water

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  • water-larger leaves=more photosynthesis
  • land-larger leaves=more evaporation
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cuticle w/ pores/stomata does:

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regulates water and gas exchange in terrestrial environments

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8
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Evolutionary changes in the water conducting cells of the vascular tissue enabled plants to:

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  • grow larger
  • be farther from water
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sporopollenin

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water tight material covering pollen/spores

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problems w/ land plat reproduction

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  • getting gametes together
  • protecting and disseminating
  • Protecting embryo
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11
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what land plants have swimming sperm

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mosses and ferns

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12
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gametangia

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protected structures that produce gametes

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13
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gametangia for sperm

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antheridium

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14
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gametangia for eggs

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archegonium

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15
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what do gametangia do

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protect gametes from desiccation and damage

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16
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2 critical innovations for land plant reproduction

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  • offspring retention
  • gametangia
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17
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gametophyte dominant

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  • (n)
    • bryophytes (moss)
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18
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sporophyte dominant

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  • 2n
    • pteridophytes (ferns)
    • Gymnosperms (conifers)
    • Anthophyta (flowering plts)
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19
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body plan

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describes an organism’s architecture

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20
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Meristem

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  • role in growth
  • divide rapidly by mitosis
  • undifferentiated
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Parenchyma

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  • versatile and abundant
  • living when mature
  • totipotent
  • sites of
    • photosynthesis (leaves)
    • carbohydrate storage (roots)
    • nutrient transport (phloem)
  • important for wound repair and some growth
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22
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callus

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undifferentiated cells

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23
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collenchyma & sclerenchyma ____________

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provide support

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Collenchyma

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  • living when mature
  • thickened cell walls–bend and stretch
  • support young stems and leaves
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sclerenchyma

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  • support after growth ceases
  • dead when mature (no cytoplasm)
  • hollow cells
  • in mature plants–2º cell walls w/ lignin
  • xylem: tracheids & vessel elements
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Tissue

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group of simillar cells functioning together as a unit

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27
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4 plant tissues

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  1. meristem
  2. epidermis
  3. ground tissue (mesophyll)
  4. vascular tissue
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meristem

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Initially meristematic, differentiates into parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma

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29
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epidermis

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  • covers entire plant
    • protects
    • control flow in/ out of plant
  • composed of parenchyma
    • stomates: guard cells
    • secretes cuticle
  • trichomes​
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30
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trichomes

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  • defense
  • temperature regulation
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31
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mesophyll

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  • plant ‘bulk’
    • parenchyma
    • collenchyma
    • sclerenchyma
  • functions:
    • photosynthesis
    • carbohydrate storage
    • support
    • make/release
      • hormones
      • pigments
      • defensive toxins
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32
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vascular tissue: _________

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xylem and phloem

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33
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vascular tissue

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  • localized conducting tissue
  • transport water& nutrients (root to shoot)
  • support structure:
    • vessel elements
    • tracheids
  • dead at maturity” no membranes & conduct fluid
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34
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tracheids

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  • pits-holes in 2°cell wall
  • h2O moves vertically and laterally through pits
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35
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vessel elements

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  • perforations- lack 1° and 2° cell wall
  • less resistance: width and perforation
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36
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phloem structure

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  • sieve-tube members and companion cells
    • parenchyma, some sclerenchyma for support
  • sieve tube: few organelles
  • companion cells-many organelles
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37
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phloem structure

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transport sugar, hormones, amino acids, toxins

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38
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the root system _________

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stabilizes plants and aquires nutrients

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39
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root structure

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  • modular
  • high surface area:volume ratio
  • long
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40
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  • rhizods _______ vascular tissue
  • true roots_______ vascular tissue
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  • no
  • have
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41
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  • cacti have _________roots
  • pines have ________ roots
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  • shallow, wide-spreading
  • deep
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42
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storage root function

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carbs: carrot- fuels reproduction

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43
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prop roots function

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anchorage: corn-adventitious- stem origin

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44
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aerial roots function

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gas exchange: mangrove

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45
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phenotypic plasticity

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change phenotype depending on environment

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46
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indeterminate growth

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grow throughout life

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47
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dynamic growth

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growth to areas of high nutrients (roots)

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48
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Root

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  • Eudicot
    • oak, maple, roses
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49
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Root

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  • Monocot
    • Grass, wheat
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50
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shoot system provides ______ & ________

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support and circulation

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51
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rhizome

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  • continuously growing horizontal underground stem
    • pterophyta
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52
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node

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point where plant branches

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53
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internode

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segment between two nodes

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54
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axillary bud

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bud that grows from axil of a leaf ( where branches out)

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55
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types of modified stems

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  • water-storage structure
  • stolons
  • rhizomes
  • tubers
  • thorns
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56
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stolons

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stems growing horizontally along soil surface, creating new plants at each node

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57
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tuber

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underground, swollen rhizomes that store carbs

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58
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thorns

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protect plants from large herbivores

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59
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stem

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eudicot

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60
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stem

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monocot

monkey face

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61
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lateral bud

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  • forms leaves
  • off branch
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62
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petiole

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stalk that connects to blade of a leaf

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63
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function of compound leaves

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(doubly compound) large but rarely damaged by wind/rain

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64
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needle function

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adapted to v hot/cold climates

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65
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66
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parallel veins

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monocot

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67
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branching veins

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eudicot

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68
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growth direction and shape via

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direction of cell vision and direction of cell enlargement

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69
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Apical meristems

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  • root and shoot tips
  • lengthens plant
  • herbaceous growth
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70
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lateral meristems

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  • rings along roots and shoots
  • widens plant
  • woody growth
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71
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primary growth

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increased length

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72
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primary root growth

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ensures access to water and nutrients

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73
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root cap

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  • protects root meristem
  • contionously sloughed off
  • secretes mucigel
  • senses gravity
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74
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mucigel

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  • slimy polysaccharide that covers the root cap
    • protects, prevents desiccation
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75
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modular architecture of stems

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  • terminal bud
  • bud scale
  • bud scale scars
  • nodes
  • internodes
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76
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min plant age determined by

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counting bud scale scars

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77
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xylem ray

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lateral transport (parenchyma)

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78
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cork

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bark (protection)

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79
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cork cambium

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adds cells to outside

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80
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vascular cambium

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adds some cells to ouside and many to inside

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81
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secondary growth

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increases plant width

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82
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vascular cambium and cork cambium produce _______ and _______

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wood and bark

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83
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lateral meristems

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  • cork cambium
    • bark
  • vascular cambium
    • wood
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84
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heartwood

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old secondary xylem

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85
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sapwood

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secondary xylem transporting water

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86
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dormancy

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when vascular cambium stops growing

87
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growth rings

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hanges in secondary xylem cell size and wall thickness

88
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water & nutrients abundant →

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thin cell walls/big cells

89
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water & nutrients decrease →

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thick cell walls/small cells

90
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phenology

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study of the ways in which aspects of biological events such as reproduction, growth are affected by climate

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osmosis

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a.diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

92
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transpiration

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  • water loss from aerial plant parts
  • water replaced from roots in passive process
93
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water potential

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tendency of water to move by osmosis

94
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solute potential

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tendency for h2o to move as a result of different solute concentrations

95
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Pressure potential (ψp)

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  • tendency of water to move in response to pressure
    • turgor (+)
    • wall(-)
96
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Water potentials are ______

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  • dynamic
    • weather (temp&humidity)
    • soil conditions
  • highest in soil, lowest in atmosphere
97
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Turgor

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  • provides structure
  • presence of wasll pressure
  • sells resist continued influx of water due to osmosis
98
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plasmolysis

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  • extreme wilting
  • loss of water due to osmosis
99
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symplastic route

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water enter via plasmodesmata

100
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transmembrane route

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water enters via water channels

101
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apoplastic route

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water enters w/in porous cell walls

102
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endodermal role in root pressure

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  • night: stomates close
  • epidermal cell actively pumps ions into xylem
  • xylem water potential decreases
  • root pressure not sufficient to account for movement of water from roots to leaf crown
103
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capillarity

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short distance transport

104
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surface tension

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pulls water up to minimize air-water interface

105
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adhesion

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water attracted to glass is pulled up

106
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cohesion

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holds water molecules tight together

107
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cohesion tension theory

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  1. 1.ψ leaf > ψ air
  2. transpiration
  3. cohesion pulls h2o up xylem
108
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adaptations to prevent water loss

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  1. close stomata and limit co2 intake
    • photosynthesis-transpiration compromise
  2. increase co2 in leaves to limit when stomata are open
    • cam/c4
109
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morphological traits to prevent water loss

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  • stomata on underside of leaf
  • sunken stomata w/ hairs
  • thick cuticle
  • decrease leaf surface area
110
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Translocation

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sugar transport

111
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sources

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  • summer: leaves
  • spring: root storage
112
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sinks

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  • summer:
    • meristems
    • seeds
    • fruit
    • root storage
  • spring
    • developing leaves
113
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sugars move through cells in

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phloem tissue

114
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pressure-flow hypothesis

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  • sugars transported by turgor pressure gradient
  • companion cells move sugars into sieve tube members
115
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phloem loading is a(n) ___________

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  • active process
    • invloves proton pumps
    • pumps concentrated sugar in campanion cell
116
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proton-sucrose symporter

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pumps sucrose and protons inside companion cell

117
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phloem unloading

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  • active into roots
    • secondary active transport across tonoplast requires proton gradient
    • into vacuole
  • passive into leaves
118
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Living on land requires changes in:

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  • control water transport and retention
  • reproduction
119
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embryophytes

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early development supported by parent

120
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antheridia→

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sperm

121
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archegonia→

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eggs

122
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gametes develop within and are protected by _________

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123
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gametangia

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all plants except angiosperms

124
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homosporous

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  • single type of spore develop
  • nonvascular plants (mosses)
125
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gemma cups

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cuplike structures holding gametes

126
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pollen

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  • reduced male gametophyte
  • surrounded by sporopollenin
  • sperm no longer need water to be disperesed
127
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seeds

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  • nourish and protect the embryo
  • facilitate embryo dispersion
128
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microsporangia→_______→__________→_______

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microspores→male gametophyte→sperm

129
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megasporangia→_______→__________→_______

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megaspores→female gametophyte→eggs

130
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archegonia (gametangia) in gymnosperms

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produce egg cells and sites of fertilization

pollen grain

131
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flowers found on

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angiosperms

132
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flower function

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  • reproductive organ
  • promote pollination by animal vectors (pollinators)
    • flower shapes
    • colors
    • taste
133
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adaptive radiation

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rapid evolutionary diversification

134
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angiospersm underwent __________

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adaptive radiation

135
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monocots have ______ cotyledon

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1

136
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dicots have __ cotyledon

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2

137
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cotyledon

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embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

138
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vascular tissue _______ throughout monocot stem

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scattered

139
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vascular tissue ______ throughout dicot stem

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circular

140
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monocot vein

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parallel

141
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dicot vein

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branching

142
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angiosperm reproduction

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  • asexual
  • mitosis
  • produces genetic clones
143
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angiosperm reproductive structure

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  • rhizomes
  • corms
  • plantlets
144
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corm

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rounded underground storage organ

145
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plantlet

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young or small plants

146
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sexual reproduction in angiospersm resembles gymnosperms except

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  • flower facilitate pollination
  • double fertilization
    • embryo (2n) and endosperm (3n)
147
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flower

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modified leaves that promote fertilization

148
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petal

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  • colorful whorl
  • signal to pollunator
  • may contain nector
149
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sepal

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  • outermost whorl
    • protection
150
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stamen

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  • male reproductive structure
151
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anther

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contans microsporangia

152
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male gametophyte

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pollen

153
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filament

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holds anther in place

154
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tube cell

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produces pollen tube

155
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generative cell

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produce sperm

156
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carpel

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contains female reproductive structures

157
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A
158
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monoecious

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on same plant

159
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dioecious

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on separate plants

160
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Pollination

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gametophytes are brought together

161
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vectors

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  • transport pollen
    • abiotic-wind/water
    • biotic-birds/bees
162
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Pollination syndromes

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groups of flower characteristics associated w/ certain pollinators

163
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self-incompatibility purpose

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promote out-crossing and prevent self-fertilization

164
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germination

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  • pollen tube delivers sperm to the ovule
  • generative cell (n) to 2 sperm nucleu (n)
  • sperm released into embryo sac (female gametophyte)
165
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female gametophyte

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embryo sac

166
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fertilization

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  • embryo sac contains:
    • 1 egg
    • 2 polar nuclei
167
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double fertilization

A
  • sperm + egg=zygote
  • sperm+ polar nuclei = cell (3n) -> endosperm (starch)
168
Q

fruit is ______

A
  • ovary tissue
    • protection
    • dispersal
  • develops from flower ovary
169
Q

essential nutrients

A
  • required for growth&reproduction
  • cannot be made by plant
  • role: specific structural or metabolic function
  • ID and studied using hydroponic cultures
170
Q

macronutrients

A
  • building blocks
  • large quantities
  • C,O,H
  • chlorophyl
  • activates enzymes
171
Q

micronutrients

A
  • small quantities
  • Cl,Fe,Mn
  • enzyme cofactors
172
Q

Limiting nutrient

A

growth/development controlled by availability

N,P,K

173
Q

Essential nutrients come from

A
  • Soil
  • Decomposition
    • organic (humus)
  • weathering
    • inorganic component (rock)
174
Q

soil characteristics affect:

A
  • root penetration
  • nutrient availability
  • oxygen and water availability
175
Q

cation-exchange

A

positively charged minerals become available after being displaced by H+ in soil

176
Q

mycorrhizal fungi

A

collect nutrients and supply to plants

177
Q

roots (nutrient uptake)

A

absorption occurs at zone of maturation

transport proteins/ions

178
Q

proton gradient operates w/in roots

A
  • proton pumps establish electrochemical gradient
  • cations enter root hairs via channels
  • anions enter root hairs via cotransporters
179
Q

nitrogen fixation

A

atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds by microbes (rhizobium)

180
Q

adaptations for nutrient uptake

A
  • epiphytes
  • parasite
  • carnivores
181
Q

Tropism

A

turning of all or part of an org in particular direction in response to an external stimulus

182
Q

Signal transduction

A
  • converts external signal into an internal signal
  • characteristics
    • energy conversion
    • involves phosphorylation
    • results in amplified affect
183
Q

internal signal forms

A
  • transcription
  • ion flow
  • translation
184
Q

light detection

A

plants detect diff wavelengths resulting in diff responses

185
Q

Phototropism

A

movement in response to light

186
Q

plants positively phototrophic toward _______ light

A

blue

187
Q

what part of plant detects light

A

tip

188
Q

phototropins

A
  • detect blue light and afect phototropism
    • located in shoot tip
    • pigment receptor coded by PHOT1 gene
189
Q

hormone involved in phototropic response

A

auxin

190
Q

auxin characteristics

A
  • small, diffusible compound
  • amplified effect
  • critical role in plant responses
191
Q

. Redistribution hypothesis

A

auxin causes stem elongation,

distributed to outer side of plant

192
Q

Acid-Growth Hypothesis

A
  • proton pumps acidify cell wall
  • cell wall loosens and ions move into cell, [solute] up
  • water enters by osmosis & turgor pressure up
193
Q

Gravitropism

A
  • movement in response to gravity
  • sensor: root cap
  • receptors detect changes in position
  • respond w/ changes in auxin concentrations
194
Q

statolith hypothesis

A
  • starch-storing amyloplasts respond to gravity and provide positional info to root tip
  • amyloplasts pulled to bottom of cells by gravity and avtivate pressure receptors
195
Q

Auxin has _____ effect in roots

A

opposite

196
Q

Apical dominance

A
  • growth pattern restricted to main stems
    • lateral buds dormant
    • absense of apical bud, lateral bud grow
197
Q

auxin in apical dominance

A

continuous polar flow from the tips of growing shoots to the tissues below signals the direction of growth

198
Q

Two hormones initiate growth in changing environmental conditions

A
  • gibberellins
  • ABA
199
Q

ABA

A
  • inhibits seed germination
200
Q

gibberellins

A
  • turn on growth and embryo development
  • activate a-amylase (digestive enztme that releases sugar to developming embryo)
201
Q

ABA does what w/ stomata

A
  • closes guard cells
  • transported to leaf and overrides signal of blue light
202
Q

how does ABA close guard cells

A

stops proton pumps, h2o and ions exit

203
Q

Senescence

A

regulated aging process

204
Q

ethylene

A
  • associated w/
    • fruit ripening
    • flower fading
    • leaf abscission
205
Q

ethylene does what for ripening process

A
  • induces production of enzymes required for
    • starch converted to sugar
    • cell walls degraded
    • chlorophyll broken down
    • pigments/aromas produced
206
Q

constitutive defenses

A
  • constantly produced
    • cuticle
    • secondary compounds
207
Q

bioprospecting

A
  • discover new uses for plants
    • ex malaria
  • is lab and field endeavor
  • hydroponic growth
  • ethnobotanists
208
Q

Induced defenses

A

produced in response to threat

209
Q

hypersensitive response

A
  • fast, localized response to infection
  • infected cells self-destruct
    • phytoalexin produced to fight pathogen
    • cell walls change to seal off infection
    • methyl salicylate produced
210
Q

SAR

A
  • systematic aquired resistance
  • hypothesized role of methyl salicylate
  • long rage, aquired signal for plant to protect itself
211
Q

proteinase inhibitors

A

interfere w/ digestion

212
Q

army worm

A
  • signal transduction pathyway
  • jasmonic acid signals proteinase inhibitors and volatiles to be made
213
Q

latex

A
  • effect heart function in vertebrates
  • catarpillars eat and make butterflies toxic
214
Q

casparian strip

A
  • waxy layer containing suberin
    • a water repellant substance that prevents movement of water and ions into vascular tissue

Bio 102 (8 decks)

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