Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

botany lec > introduction > Flashcards

introduction Flashcards

1
Q

scientific study of plants

A

botany

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

influence everything that we do

A

plants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

generate all oxygen and sugars needed for life on earth

A

plants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

uses of plants

A
  • food and drinks
    • plant extracts
      • paints
      • soaps
      • adhesive
      • wax
      • spices
      • drugs
      • dye
      • oil
      • rubber
      • perfume
    • clothing
    • shelter
    • paper
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

sub fields in botany

A
  • plant morphology and anatomy
  • plant physiology, biochemistry
  • ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, molecular biology
  • ethnobiology
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

how plants are constructed

A

plant morphology and anatomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

how plants work

A

-plant physiology
-biochemistry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

how plants got here

A
  • ecology
  • evolutionary biology
  • genetics
  • molecular biology
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

plants’ importance

A

ethnobiology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Plant evolution (CMCKCCZL)

A

Chlorophyte
Mesostigmatophyceae (unicellular)
Chlorokybophyceae (colonial)
Klebsomidiophyceae (filamentous)
Charophyceae
Coleochaetophyceae
Zygnematophyceae
Land plants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

the model plant

A

Arabidopsis thaliana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q
  • native to europe, asia, and northwestern africa
  • annual plant (20-25cm tall)
A

Arabidopsis thaliana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

how tall do Arabidopsis thaliana grow into

A

20-25cm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

genomes of Arabidopsis thaliana

A

n=5

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

when was the dna sequencing of Arabidopsis thaliana completed

A

2001

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

stats for the dna encoding of Arabidopsis thaliana

A

125 Mbp; 27,000 genes encoding; 35,000 proteins

17
Q

how long is the life cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana

A

6 weeks

18
Q

TAIR stands for

A

The Arabidopsis Information Resource

19
Q

3 domains

A
  • bacteria
  • eukarya
    -archaea
20
Q

happened 3.8B yrs ago

A

mesophilic origin

21
Q

happened 2.7B yrs ago

A

differentiation

22
Q

LUCA stands for

A

The Last Universal Common Ancestor

23
Q

= microbe that lived 4b yrs ago
= deep underground in iron-sulfur rich hydrothermal vents
= anaerobic and autotrophic
= metabolism depended upon hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen (turning it into ammonia)

A

LUCA

24
Q

offshoots of the two domains; evolved through endosymbiosis

A

eukaryotes

25
Q

= above the soil
=For photosynthesis; reproduction and dispersal; conducts water and nutrients

A

shoot system

26
Q

= underground
= anchors the plant in the soil
= absorbs/conducts water and nutrients
= stores nutrients

A

root system

27
Q

plant reproductive system

A

double fertilization

28
Q

father of taxonomy; swedish botanist, medical doctor

A

Carolus Linnaeus

29
Q

when was carolus linnaeus born

A

may 23, 1707

30
Q

binomial naming (genus+ specific epithet)

A

Linnean system

botany lec (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions