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1
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Fruit of grass family

A

grain

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2
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flower parts in grasses

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spikelet

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3
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Top 4 grass crops

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sugar cane
maize
rice
wheat

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4
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roots, stems, and leaves in grasses

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Parallel venation
leaves alternate
fibrous roots

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5
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Purpose of rhizomes and stolons

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Both involved in asexual reproduction, adaptation to disturbance, grazing

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6
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bran

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fiber

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7
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Aleurone layer

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Protein

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8
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Refined

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Flour: longer shelf life

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9
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Germ

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Vitamins, minerals, some oils

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10
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Allows bread to rise

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Yeast: Sugar + enzymes -> Co2 + alcohol + 2 ATP (anaerobic)

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11
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Mutation of corn -> teosinte

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Teosinte produces 2 rows of grains, each grain surrounded by a woody fruit coat- hard to eat or grind

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12
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Botanically, corn silks are

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husks

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13
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Grasses with highest protein content

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brown rice

Barley

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14
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Contains betaglucan

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Oats

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15
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Action of betaglucan

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Soluble of fiber

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16
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Not truly a grain, but very nutritious

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Quinoa

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17
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A sugar substitute

A

Sorghum

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18
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looks like corn but has perfect flowers

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Sorghum

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19
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Grass with 2nd highest protein content

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Amaranth

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20
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first pasta

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Millet

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21
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Most nutritious grain

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Whole grain wheat Quinoa

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22
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Definition of Legume

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are members of the bean family,(fabaceae) which includes all types of beans and peas as well as soy beans, peanuts, alfalfa, and clover.

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23
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Characteristics of legume flower

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The five- petalled flower is irregular, with bilateral symmetry described as either butterfly-shaped or boat-shaped.

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24
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Leaves of legumes

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Although the leaves of some legumes are simple. most are pinnately or palmately compound

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25
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legume seeds store food in—

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Cotyledons

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26
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Why legumes are good food staples

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Easy to store because they are rich in both oil and protein. easy to grow/ harvest

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27
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Why legumes are high in protein

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The high protein content of legumes is correlated with the presence of root nodules which contain nitrogen- fixing bacteria

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28
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Nitrification

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Bacteria perform nitrification: Bacteria convert N in air into a form (ammonium or nitrate) that can be used by plants

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29
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Kinds of N compounds legumes like

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Nitrogen Fixation converts the unusable N2 gas into ammonium (NH4+) which the plants incorporate into the synthesizing of proteins

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30
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Legume with highest protein content

A

Soybeans
30%- 50%
protein

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31
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plant containing phytoestrogen

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phytoestrogen—- plant estrogens

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32
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N cycle consists of?

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Nitrogen- fixing organisms
Decomposition- of dead plants and animals
Volcanic activity and lightening- rain washes into soil
Denitrification- ammonium and nitrates converted to N2 by bacteria in wet soils, fire

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33
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Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

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Bryophytes

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34
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No vascular tissue

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Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

Bryophytes

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35
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No true leaves, stems, roots

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Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

Bryophytes

36
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water required for reproduction

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Bryophytes, Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

37
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Gametophyte dominant

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Bryophytes, Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

38
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Sporophyte dependent on gametophyte

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means the gametophyte feeds the sporophyte
Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses
bryophytes

39
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Meiosis in capsule–>

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Bryophytes, liverworts, hornworts, mosses

40
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No seeds

A

Liverworts, Hornworts, Mosses

Bryophytes

41
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Seedless Vascular plants

Fern and fern allies

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Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

42
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vascular tissue

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Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

Seedless Vascular Plants

43
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True leaves, Stems, Roots

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(microphylls)
Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns
Seedless Vascular Plants

44
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Water required for reproduction

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Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

Seedless Vascular Plants

45
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Sporophyte dominant

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Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

Seedless Vascular Plants

46
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Sporophyte and Gametophyte are independent

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Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

Seedless Vascular Plants

47
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Meiosis in sporangium or strobili but mostly in strobili

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(OCCURS)
Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns
Seedless Vascular Plants

48
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Some spores heterosporous

A

Club mosses, ferns

49
Q

No seeds

A

Club mosses, Whisk ferns, Horsetails, Ferns

Seedless Vascular Plants

50
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Sporophyte Is Independent

A

It can Photosynthesize

51
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Gymnosperms

Seed Plants

A

Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

52
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Vascular Tissue

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

53
Q

True leaves, Stems, Roots

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

54
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No water required for reproduction; POLLEN IS REQUIRED

A

Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

55
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Sporophyte Dominant

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

56
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Gametophyte Dependent on Sporophyte

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

57
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Meiosis in Strobili– Ovule (OCCURS)

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

58
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Spores Heterosporous– Microspores and Megaspores

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Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

59
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Seeds

protective coat with embryo inside and capability of lying dormant

A

Cycads, Gingko, Conifers, Gnetals
Gymnosperms
Seed Plants

60
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Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

61
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Vascular tissue– Vessel elements

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

62
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True leaves, Stems, Roots

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

63
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Pollen

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

64
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Sporophyte Dominant

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

65
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Gametophyte dependent on Sporophyte

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

66
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Meiosis in Flowers-> FRUIT

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

67
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Spores Heterosporous

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

68
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Seeds in Fruit

A

Angiosperms

Flowering Plants

69
Q

Eat this and you might be tried as a witch

70
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Two different alleles

A

Heterozygous

71
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Phenotypes of offspring of long leaves x short leaves in incomplete dominance

72
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two different alleles

A

Heterozygous

73
Q

which cross will produce offspring with recessive phenotypes

74
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curly trichomes x straight trichomes = curly and straight trichomes

A

codominance

75
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production of mRNA from DNA template

A

Transcription

76
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above takes place where (transcription)

77
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steps of protein synthesis

A

Transcription -> Translation

78
Q

Complementry mRNA strand of TTACAGGAT

79
Q

anticodon of CUA

80
Q

Somatic mutation occurs where? is it passed to offspring?

A

Insertion/ added

81
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GCC-> GCG

A

Mutation point

82
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Name a characteristic of the plant kingdom

A

Photosynthesise

83
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the following would be considered a gymnosperms

84
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A sporophyte plant

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is diploid and produces spores

85
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a club moss is a

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seedless vascular plant

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