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1
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Fungi belong to the ___ clade.

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Unikont

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Unikont clade is defined by this synapomorphy.

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Flagellated cells have a singular posterior flagellum.

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Fungi ploidy, cellularity, habitat, food method, cell wall

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haploid, multicellular (ex yeasts), terrestrial, chemoheterotrophs, chitin in cell walls.

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group of hyphae are called

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mycelium

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hyphae with no cell wall separations are

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coenocytic

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Fungal Reproduction method is

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spores

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Fungal Asexual specialized hyphae and spores

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conidiophores, conidia

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Fungal Sexual basic model

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Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis, mitosis

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Five types of fungus

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Chytrids, Zygomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, Glomeromycetes

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Chytrid defining features

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Decomposers and parasites, unicellular or small multicellular, Only flagellate fungus

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Zygomycetes defining features

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Molds; decomposers, parasites, mycorrhizae

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Microsporidia are

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unicellular parasites

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Glomeromycetes defining features

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only underground, only asexual, produce ENDOmycorrhizae: grow through cell walls and for arbuscles in root cortex cells

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Ascomycetes defining features

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yeasts, food molds, mildew, morels, truffles; decomposers, parasites, lichens, ECTOmycorrhizae

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Fruiting body of ascomycetes

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Ascocarp

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specific spores and spore holders of ascomycetes

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Asci, Ascospores

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How many spores are in each ascus?

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8 ascospores, which have undergone 2 rounds of meiosis

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Basidiomycetes defining features

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Mushrooms, shelf fungus, puffballs; decomposers, parasites, ECTOmycorrhizae

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Fruiting body of basidiomycetes

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Basidiocarp, which produces basidium (located on the gills) which holds basidiospores.

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How many basidiospores are on a basidium?

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4 basidiospores, which have undergone 1 round of meiosis.

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Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between

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a photoautotroph and a fungus, typically ascomycetes.

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Seeds include 3 parts:

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Embryonic sporophyte, food supply, protective coat.

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Seeds vs Spores

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Seeds are multicellular, abundant food, hardier because of coat.

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Size of gametophyte in plants

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microscopic

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Sporophyte relationship to gametophyte

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provides nutrients, protects female gametophyte

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As the sporophyte generation becomes larger:

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the gametophyte generation becomes smaller.

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Homosporous

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Homosporous have only one type of sporangium that produces only one type of spore, produces bisexual gametophyte (seedless plants)

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Heterosporous

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two types of sporangia, male (micro) and female (mega) (seeding and SOME seedless vascular plants)

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Basic sexual cycle of seed plants:

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Sperm fertilizes egg, creates sporophyte generation, meiosis in sporocytes produce spores of gametophyte generation.

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Male sporangium:

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microsporangium, produces microspores which develop male gametophytes.

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Female sporangium:

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megasporangium, produce megaspores, that develop female gametophytes.

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Plant ovule:

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Megasporangium surrounded by layer of protective tissue (integument)

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Each plant ovule produces

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one haploid megaspore

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Megaspore develops into

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female gametophyte, which produces egg

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35
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After fertilization, Ovule develops into ___ and integument develops into ___ ___.

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1) seed, 2) seed coat

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microspores develop into _____ inside the microsporangia.

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pollen grain

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37
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male gametophyte of seed plants

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pollen grain

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38
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pollen grain produces:

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sperm

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39
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Pollination:

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transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

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40
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Xylem:

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carries water and minerals from root.

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Phloem:

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Distributes sugars, amino acids, organic compounds

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42
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Vascular tissue of plants is strengthened by

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lignin

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43
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Gymnosperm phylum cycadophyta defining features

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Large cones, palm leaves, located in tropics, dioecious

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dioecious

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male and female reproductive structures on separate plants

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Gymnosperm phylym Ginkgophyta defining features

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Ginkgo biloba, dioecious, naked seeds, only wild in China

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Gymnosperm phylum Gnetophyta

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native to tropics and desert, many variations

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gymnosperm phylum coniferophyta

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Largest gymnosperm gorup, woody plants with needles, evergreen, most are monoecious (male and female on same plant)

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Monocots

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single cotyledon; palms, grasses, orchids, irises, onions, lillies; herbaceous; parallel veins; multiples of three

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carpels

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females structure of angiosperms

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Stamens

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male structure of angiosperms

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Eudicots

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two cotyledon; oaks, roses, mustards, cacti, blueberries, sunflowers; herbaceous or woody; branched veins; multiples of four or five

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flower parts

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petals (modified leaves), sepals, stamens, carpels

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carpel parts

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Stigma, style, ovary

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54
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Stamen parts

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anther, filament

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55
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angiosperm Pollen grains contain 2 cells:

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one produces nonflagellated sperm cells, one grows into pollen tube

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angiosperm female gametophyte consists of seven haploid cells:

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One egg, two polar nuclei, several other cells

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57
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Angiosperm fertilization:

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2 sperm, one fertilizes egg, one fuses with 2 polar nuclei (3n endosperm food source)

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58
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In angiosperms, ovary becomes

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fruit

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59
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Birds pollinate:

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yellow, orange, red flowers which aren’t strongly scented

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Bats pollinate:

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Large white petal flowers, scented, which bloom at night

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Wind pollinates:

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Small or no petal flower, unscented, no nectar

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Bees pollinate:

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yellow, blue, purple colored, scented flowers

63
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butterflies pollinate:

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red and pink flowers, weak scent

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Carrion flies pollinate:

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reddish brown flowers, smell rotten

65
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Asexual reproduction in angiosperms:

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Rhizomes, tubers, bulbs, corm, stolon

66
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Annual plants:

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1 year life

67
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biannual:

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2 years

68
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perennial:

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forever

69
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woody plants are

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always perennial

70
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Three types of vascular plant tissues:

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Ground, Vascular, Dermal

71
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Ground tissue:

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includes three cell types which function in photosynthesis, storage, and support

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Vascular tissue:

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Xylem and Phloem function in conduction and support

73
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Dermal tissue:

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covers plant bodies

74
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Ground tissue cell types:

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Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma

75
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Parenchyma cell walls:

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thin primary cell wall, no secondary cell wall

76
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Parenchyma function:

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photosynthesize, store (starches, oil, salts, and water), secrete (hormones, nectar, and enzymes), can function as stem cells.

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Collenchyma cell walls:

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Thicker primary cell wall, no secondary wall.

78
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Collenchyma function:

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flexible support to nonwoody and young plants

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Sclerenchyma cell walls:

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Primary and secondary cell wall (secondary cell wall thick with lignin)

80
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Sclerenchyma function:

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Often dead at maturity, provide hard, inflexible support.

81
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Xylem cell types:

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Tracheids and vessel elements

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Xylem cell function:

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form hollow channels to transport water and minerals from roots to shoots (supported by parenchyma cells and fibers)

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Tracheids:

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thin cells with tapered ends; water moves laterally through pits, in all vascular plants

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Vessel elements:

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wider cells with end perforations and lateral pits; water moves laterally and vertically, ONLY IN ANGIOSPERMS

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Phloem cells:

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form channels to transport organic molecules; supported by parenchyma cells, companion cells, and fibers

86
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Sieve tube elements:

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Cytoplasm extends through cells, which lack organelles.

87
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Dermal tissue:

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Herbaceous plants are protected by only epidermis Woody plants also have periderm which forms outer bark.

88
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Epidermis is perforated by___

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Stomata

89
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Epidermis can be modified into trichomes:

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outgrowths that produce hair-like structures; root hairs: increase surface area

90
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Periderm is comprised of ___

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cork cells

91
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Meristem tissue:

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Stem cells, allow for indeterminate growth.

92
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Indeterminate growth takes place in:

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roots and stems

93
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Determinate growth takes place in

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Leaves and flowers.

94
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Secondary growth:

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only in woody plants; growth outward where primary growth has ceased.

95
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Primary growth:

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increase in the length of stem and root.

96
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Vascular Cambium:

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adds new vascular tissue layers (secondary xylem and secondary phloem)

97
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Wood is

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Secondary xylem

98
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Cork Cambium:

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produces cork cells, periderm.

99
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Bark:

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periderm and secondary phloem.

100
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Leaves are the main site of ____

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photosynthesis.

101
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Blade of leaf:

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flattened, expanded portion

102
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Petiole

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stalk joining blade to stem

103
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Veins of leaf

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strands of vascular tissue in leaves

104
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Epidermal cells:

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are transparent, other than guard cells

105
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Mesophyll

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photosynthetic ground tissue layer between upper and lower epidermis

106
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Mesophyll is comprised of ___ cells

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Parenchyma

107
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Palisade mesophyll:

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located near upper epidermis, cells packed closely together; they perform photosynthesis

108
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Spongy mesophyll:

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near lower epidermis, cells loosely packed and irregularly arranged; photosynthesis and gas exchange

109
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Bundle sheath:

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protective layer of parenchyma/sclerenchyma cells around vein

110
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Modified leaves:

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Spines, Tendrils (vine attachment), Storage leaves, Carnivorous plant traps

111
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Monocot mesophyll:

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only spongy

112
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Terminal buds

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embryonic stems at stem tips

113
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Axillary buds

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form at junction between stem and leaf

114
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Herbaceous eudicot stem:

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Ground tissue divided into cortex and pith; vascular bundles around periphery, between cortex and pith

115
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Cortex

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outer ground tissue; provides storage, support, photosynthesis

116
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Pith

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Internal ground tissue core; storage

117
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Herbaceous monocot stem:

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Vascular bundles scattered throughout ground tissue of stem (surrounded by bundle sheath [sclerenchyma cells]); Ground tissue not organized into cortex or pith

118
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Woody eudicots and most gymnosperms stem:

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Secondary xylem and phloem replace primary xylem and phloem. Cork cambium produces cork cells to replace epidermis with periderm. Ground tissue replaced by vascular tissue.

119
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Heartwood

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inner wood

120
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Sapwood

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Xylem in woody plant

121
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Lenticel

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splits in periderm for gas exchange

122
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Xylem transport:

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Entirely passive, water and minerals pulled from soil by roots all the way to stem.

123
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Tension-Cohesion-Adhesion model

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Tension at top of plant pulls water up to replace lost water at leaves. Cohesion of water molecules forms unbroken chain, adhesion does as well.

124
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Plant saps:

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xylem sap is thin, phloem is syrupy.

125
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Phloem transport:

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active, pressure flow model, difference in concentration of molecules.

126
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Eudicot and Gymnosperm roots:

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Taproot system derived from radicle (root that emerges from seed)

127
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Seedless vascular plants and monocot roots:

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Fibrous root system; originally from radicle, then from stem (adventitious)

128
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Herbaceous eudicot root structures:

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Single layer of epidermal cells; ground tissue, cortex only, no pith. Primarily parenchyma cells; Vascular tissue, stele Central vascular bundle surrounded by endodermis. X is xylem, surrounded by phloem

129
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Monocot root structure:

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Ground tissue: cortex and pith, primarily parenchyma. Separate bundles of Xylem and Phloem.

130
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Casparian strip

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blocks things from entering the vascular bundle without first crossing a membrane

131
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Modified roots

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prop roots, pneumatophores (breathing), epiphytes (aerial roots)

132
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Legume

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Mutualistic with roots, fix N2 into NH3

133
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Animals lack cell walls, they make up for it with

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collagen

134
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Animals have these 2 cell types, unique to animals

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nervous and muscular

135
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Animal gametes are produced by

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meiosis

136
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cleavage

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mitotic cell divisions of the early embryo, without cell growth.

137
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blastula

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a hollow ball of cells produced by cleavage of the zygote

138
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blastocoel

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fluid filled cavity of the blastula

139
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gastrulation

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one end of embryo folds inward and expands; this forms ectoderm and endoderm, as well as blastopore

140
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gastrula

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blastocoel after gastrulation

141
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archenteron

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inside of gastrula

142
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blastopore

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the opening of the gastrula

143
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Marine habitats features:

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seawater provides support; temp is stable; little osmoregulation; food is available

144
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Freshwater habitat features:

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Less stable temp, o2, and water volume; energy required for osmoregulation

145
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Terrestrial habitat features:

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the body must be supported by a skeleton, temp is unstable, desiccation is a major issue.

146
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Radically symmetrical animals:

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cnidarians, comb jellies, echinoderms

147
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Schizocoely

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mesoderm splits to form the coelom

148
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Enterocoely

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endoderm folds to form the coelom

149
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spiral cleavage and determinate development:

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protostome and schizocoely

150
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radial cleavage and indeterminate cleavage:

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deuterostome and enterocoely

151
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eumetazoa

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all animals except sponged

152
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ecdysozoa

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molts

153
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lophotrochozoa

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has lophophore, ring of tentacles

154
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bilateria

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clade of animals excluding radially symmetrical ones

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