Midterm Review Flashcards
(31 cards)
“The Flowering Hormone”
Florigen
How plants measure the length of day/night
photoperiodism
short day plants:
cocklebur, chrysanthemum
long day plants:
white mustard, spinach
day neutral plants:
cucumber, sunflower
plants keep track of day length by measuring ?
length of darkness
What does vernalization do to a a plant?
reverses late flowering phenotype
What causes variation in seed maturity within a single plant?
Different ages of umbels due to timing of emergence
Name the 4 Whorls, outer to inner.
- Sepal
- Petal
- Stamen
- Carpel
Function between A&B or B&C
combinatorial
Function between A&C
Antagonistic
Define microsporocytes
pollen mother cells
Define sporopollenin
pollen coat
Naked seed VS enclosed by ovary
Gymnosperm VS angiosperm
Sperm(n)+egg(n)= ?
embryo(2n)
Sperm(n)+polar nuclei(2n)= ?
endosperm(3n)
double fertilization
What is the function of synergid cells?
guides the sperm nuclei to the egg cell
Define heterosis
inbreeding F1 gen to find superior phenotypes
“brown anther” VS “petaloid”
male sterility
feminized male sterility
Define self incompatilibity
Will not accept own pollen but will accept pollen from different plants of same species
What can CRISPR be used for?
to give seed acquired bacterial immunity
What does the LEC1 gene to to cotyledon leaves?
gives adult characteristics
What does a post-embryonic expression of LEC1 do?
Produces embryo-like structures in vegetative tissues
Dehydration=
hydration=
condensation
hydrolysis