Final Study Guide Flashcards
When did plants move to land?
475-430 million years ago
What is the atmosphere currently composed of?
~78% nitrogen
~21% oxygen
~1% argon
>1% CO2
What molecules made up the early atmosphere?
CH4, NH4, SO2, CO2, H2S, and H2
How did the relative proportions of molecules in the atmosphere change over time?
O2 increased while reducing gases (such as CH4 and NH4) decreased
What is the most significant difference between young dicot and monocot stems?
Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles whereas dicot stems have rings of vascular bundles
What are the two zones of cell division that plants grow from called?
Meristem and cambium
What are the four types of meristems?
Apical
Plate and marginal
Intercalary
Basal
Secondary growth
Growth in width or diameter that gives rise to woody or corky tissues
What are two secondary meristems that give rise to secondary growth?
Vascular cambium and cork cambium
Vascular cambium
Gives rise to secondary xylem on the inside and phloem on the outside
Cork cambium
Gives rise to the periderm (bark)
What are the four types of cells that xylem is made up of?
Tracheids, vessels, fibers, and rays
What do tracheids and vessels do?
Water transport
How is water transported through the xylem, and what drives its movement?
Water is passively transported one-directionally due to evapotranspiration from leaves
Give the order of the system of plant classification
Kingdoms, divisions, classes, orders, families, genera, species
The last 3 are most important
What makes phenotype?
Genotype x environment = phenotype
Genotype
The genetic makeup of an individual
Phenotype
The appearance or traits of an individual
Clone
Identical genotype, phenotype similar
Line
Genotype similar, phenotype similar
What process forms the gametes of an angiosperm?
Pollen and ovule (egg) are formed by meiosis; two 1n polar nuclei and one 1n egg.
What are the products of double fertilization?
Endosperm and zygote
Primitive flower
Radially symmetric
Advanced flower
Bilaterally symmetric
What is special about grass flowers?
They are advanced flowers with no showy petals since they are wind-pollinated
Fruit
A developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts
How does the pH of the vacuole compare to that of the cytosol?
The pH inside the vacuole is lower than the pH in the cytosol
Light-driven/dependent reactions
Use light energy to drive endergonic (energy-requiring) synthesis of ATP and NADPH
Carbon-linked/light independent reactions
Use chemical energy from the light reactions to drive the endergonic (energy-requiring) incorporation of CO2 into carbohydrates
Occur in the stroma
What are the 3 important chemicals in the Calvin cycle?
3-PGA (3-phosphogylcerate)
G3P (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate)
RuBP (Ribulose-1,5-biphosphate)