Hard Study Guide Words

Question 1

Talk about the lysogenic and lytic cycle that viruses go through within host cells.

Answer 1

In the lytic cycle, the phage replicates and lyses the host cell. In the lysogenic cycle, phage DNA is incorporated into the host genome, where it is passed on to subsequent generations

Question 2

Understand the process of pollination, fertilization, and germination in angiosperms.

Answer 2

The development of a pollen tube that travels through the cells of the style of the pistil to create a path for the sperm to reach the ovary.

Question 3

What are plant hormones? What are the different categories of these hormones and what role do they play in the life of a plant?

Answer 3

Auxins, abscisic acid, cytokinins, ethylene gibberellin, and brassinosteroids.

Question 4

What is tropism?
(Stim…)

Answer 4

The growth movement, and its direction is determined by the direction of the stimulus influencing the plant.

Question 5

What is photoperiodism and how does it impact the plant?

Answer 5

The response to changes in daylength that enables plants (or any other living organisms) to adapt to seasonal changes in their environment