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plant life and physiology (exam 2) Flashcards

1
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ethylene is best known for what doing what to fruit?

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ripening fruit

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2
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ethylene participates in what processes of leaves?

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senescence (deterioration) and abscission (breaking off)

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3
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what two chemicals determine when a leaf will fall?

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cytokinin and ethelene

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4
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cytokinin and ethylene produce an enzyme that what?

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separates cells (not breaks them)

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5
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how is energy from photosynthesis converted to chemical energy?

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absorption of the pigment chlorophyll

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6
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what do seeds (of weeds, specifically) require to germinate?

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light

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7
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blue light trigger what response to light in plants?

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phototropism

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define phototropism

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the growth/movement response of a plant to light

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9
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what is phototropin?

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a pigment in the plasma membrane

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10
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how does phototropin result in a signal transduction cascade?

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it absorbs blue light, undergoes conformational change, and this exposes an active site for a protein kinase

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11
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phototropin also mediates what?

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stomate opening in response to blue light

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12
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blue light’s wavelength causes a what?

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biological response

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13
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red light is needed for what reproductive process?

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seed germination (often times)

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14
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what is phytochrome?

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a red/far-red light photoreceptor

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15
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Pr stands for an _____ state and Pfr stands for an _______ state

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inactive, active

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Active Pfr results in what 3 things?

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chlorophyll synthesis
hook unfolding
leaf expansion

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17
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Pr best absorbs ______ (red light or far-red light) and Pfr best absorbs _____ (red light or far-red light)

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red light, far-red light (the opposite of what results from the type of light)

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18
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Pfr undergoes a change in _____ to expose proteins in order to enter a nucleus

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conformation

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19
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T or F: all plants have both a sporophyte and a gametophyte generation

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true, but the dominant phase varies

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20
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a sporophyte is = to what?

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the plant

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21
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where are gametophytes produced?

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in the flowers of angiosperms

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22
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the male gametophyte (has sperm) is what?

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pollen

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23
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the female gametophyte (has egg) is what?

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an embryo sac

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24
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what is the function of sepals?

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protect the flower and conduct photosynthesis (if they’re green)

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25
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are all sepals green?

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no, some are the same color as the petals

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26
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what is the function of petals?

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attracting pollinators

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27
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what is the function of a stamen?

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produces pollen (orange tips called anthers contain pollen)

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28
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what is the function of a pistil?

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bears ovules and those ovules produce embryo sacs

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29
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floral organs are arranged in what?

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whorls

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30
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what two parts of the flower are NOT involved in the life cycle?

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the sepals and petals

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31
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what is the life-cycle of angiosperms?

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meiosis –> gametophyte development –> pollination –> fertilization –> embryo development –> seed formation

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32
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microspores (in anthers) develop into what?

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pollen

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33
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megaspores are located where?

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in ovules

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34
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what fraction of megaspores are “aborted?”

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3/4

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35
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the surviving spore from a megaspore develops into what?

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the embryo sac

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36
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define pollination

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the transfer of pollen from an anther to the stigma of a pistil

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37
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birds are most attracted to which color of flower?

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red

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38
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what are the two types of pollination?

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targeted and nontargeted

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39
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nontargeted pollination requires _____ (large or small) amounts of pollen

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large

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40
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give two examples of how nontargeted pollination is carried out

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wind and water

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41
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targeted pollination requires _____ (more or less) amounts of pollen, and what else is necessary for it?

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less, needs to attract a pollinator

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42
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give examples of how targeted pollination is carried out

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animals like birds, insects (beetles and bees), and bats

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43
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pollen can grow when it lands on what?

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a compatible stigma

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44
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what process answers the question “is this the right type of pollen?”

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recognition of pollen at the stigma

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45
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the 3rd nucleus from a microspore grows into what?

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a pollen tube

46
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what is the function of a pollen tube?

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it carries nonmotile sperm to the ovule & egg

47
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what directs growth of a pollen tube?

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gene expression in the tube’s nucleus

48
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most flowers are hermaphroditic - define hermaphroditic

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flowers contain both male and female reproductive organs

49
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what are the two main results/possibilities of hermaphroditic flowers?

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self-pollination
inbreeding (accumulation of genetic defects)

50
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define outcrossing

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when a plant is fertilized by pollen from a different plant - typically via an animal pollinator

51
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define unisexual flowers

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flowers that have male OR female reproductive organs

52
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define monoecy

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male and female reproductive organs on one plant

53
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define dioecy

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separate plants with male or female reproductive organs

54
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some flowers possess self-_____, which helps prevent self-pollination or inbreeding

A

self-incompatibility

55
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pollen is only accepted by stigmas of the _____ (same or different) species

A

same

56
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what occurs if pollen is determined to be not compatible after recognition at the stigma?

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pollen does nothing - doesn’t germinate

57
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what are the 4 steps pollen goes through when germinating?

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1) forms a pollen tube
2) pollen tube grows through the style
3) pollen reaches the ovary and ovules
4) sperm is released into embryo sac

58
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initially, the pollen tube consists of two _____ (haploid or diploid) cells called the ______ cell and the ______ cell

A

haploid cells
generative cell and the tube cell

59
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the generative cell divides ______ (mitotically or meiotically) to produce two ______ (haploid or diploid) sperm cells

A

mitotically
two haploid sperm cells

60
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what are synergid cells?

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two cells that lie adjacent to the egg cell in the female gametophyte of an angiosperm

61
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when the pollen tube arrives at the ovary, what happens to the synergid cells?

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one of them degenerates

62
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two sperm cells unite with parts of the ovary: what are they?

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1) one sperm nucleus fertilizes the egg to form a 2n zygote (1st cell of 2n sporophyte generation)
2) the other sperm nucleus unites with the two polar nuclei in the center of the ovary to form a triploid (3n) nucleus

63
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what is the purpose of the second sperm uniting with the polar nuclei?

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to produce nutritive tissue for the developing embryo (is a food source)

64
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in what types of plants does double fertilization occur?

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in angiosperms only

65
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what is an endosperm?

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the triploid cell (1 sperm + 2 1N nuclei from polar nuclei) created for nutrition for the embryo

66
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endosperms can persist until when?

A

the seed germinates (or earlier)

67
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when a zygote develops into an embryo, this is the beginning of a new what?

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sporophyte

68
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how does plant embryogenesis differ from that of animals?

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animal’s embryogenesis is early on when the organs are formed
plants are always producing new organs, so their embryogenesis stage is considered to be when the plant is contained within and nutritionally dependent on maternal tissues

69
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what two cells are produced after step 1 of embryogenesis (the first mitotic division of the zygote)? what are their purposes?

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terminal cell = the embryo itself
basal cell = the suspensor (a channel for providing nutrients)

70
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what is the second step of embryogenesis?

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71
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what is the second step of embryogenesis?

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the globular stage - the embryo continues to divide into a globular embryo

72
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what happens during morphogenesis of embryogenesis (steps 3 and 4 of embryogenesis)?

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layers form
cotyledons form during the heart stage of the embryo
shoot and root apical meristems are organized in the torpedo-stage of the embryo

73
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any growth that occurs to the embryo after morphogenesis is to what? (3)

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increase in size, accumulate storage molecules (proteins, lipids, and carbs), and prepare for physiological independence

74
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only what two parts of the flower stay attached after a fruit is developed? why?

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only the sepals and pistils stay attached because everything else (anthers, stigma, etc.) aren’t needed anymore

75
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what reproductive parts of the flower turn into the seed and fruit?

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ovule = seed
ovary = fruit
seeds are inside the fruit as the ovule is inside the ovary

76
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the ovule (seed) contains what two things from reproduction?

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the embryo and endosperm

77
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what is the covering of an ovule (a seed)?

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the seed coat

78
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what is a fruit biologically described as?

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a ripened, mature ovary

79
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what is the purpose of plants producing fleshy fruits?

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to “pay” an animal to spread its seeds in the fruit around (similar to how pollen is spread by bugs/birds)

80
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as ovules develop into seeds, changes occur in the ________ wall

A

ovary

81
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dry fruits use what kind of dispersal of their seeds?

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mechanical dispersal - no animal dispersal required

82
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what is dormancy?

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an embryo waits for good growing conditions to develop (i.e. can tolerate bad growing seasons)

83
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how does dormancy take effect?

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an embryo loses water as it matures, so the hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is deployed (b/c plant is under water stress)
the embryo can reduce down to 10% water & use very slow metabolism, which leaves it in the dormant stage

84
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how long can dormancy last?

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days - years

85
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how is flowering controlled in angiosperms?

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the SAM first forms the vegetative organs (leaves, stem, buds) and then when ready produces floral organs (sepals, petals, stamens, carpals)

86
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define a perennial

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a plant that flowers year after year

87
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define an annual plant

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a plant that completes it’s flowering life cycle in one year

88
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define a biennial plant

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life cycle is completed in two years - they require a “chilling period” before they can flower

89
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of the types of flowering life cycles, which are ancestral and which are more advanced?

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perennial is ancestral and annuals/biennials are more advanced

90
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what are the 2 main ways the SAM switches from vegetative to reproductive growth?

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1) internal cues in all plants - indicates maturation or a “phase change”
2) some plants use external cues like daylength or chilling

91
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what is photoperiodism?

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when plants use daylength as an external cue for reproductive growth

92
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what is vernalization?

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when plants use chilling/temperature as an external cue for reproductive growth

93
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what is the difference between a juvenile and adult plant?

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in a juvenile, flowering is prevented
in an adult, flowering is possible after a certain period of growth

94
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what are the advantages of the juvenile stage of plants?

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gives plants time to build up resources because flowering requires a lot of energy
allows for more success when completing flowering, seed, and fruit production

95
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what is actually being measured when plants are dependent on temperature for flowering?

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water availability - more available during certain seasons

96
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define short day plants, long day plants, and day neutral plants

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short day: flower when the days are short (long nights)
long day: flower when the days are long (short nights)
day neutral: daylength doesn’t affect flowering time

97
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what did the 1920 Maryland Mammoth experiment show?

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that some plants flower depending on temp & others on day length

98
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does the length of day or night actually determine whether flowering occurs? how is this known?

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length of night - dark treatment during the day has no effect on flowering but light treatment during the night does

99
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which organ of the plant perceives the photoperiod?

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the leaves (can cover as little as 1/8th of a leaf and flowering would still be effected by light treatment at night)

100
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what is the chemical that travels through the phloem and causes photoperiodism?

A

florigen

101
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white light works well for photoperiodism - what other wavelength of light works?

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red light has same success as white light

102
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why doesn’t far-red light work for photoperiodism?

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because it inactivates phytochrome

103
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florigen (FT) is a transcription factor and an accumulation of what?

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CONSTANS (CO) - a gene encoding a transcription factor required for flowering

104
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where is florigen produced?

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in the companion cells to sieve tube elements in leaves

105
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what is the first step of florigen’s transcription pathway?

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a photoperiodic stimulus (light) stabilizes CO (which acts as a transcription factor)

106
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what is the second step of florigen’s transcription pathway?

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FT (florigen) is made via transcription and enters a sieve tube element through pleasmodesmata

107
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what is the third step of florigen’s transcription pathway?

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FT is transported through the phloem and up to the apical bud

108
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what is the fourth step of florigen’s transcription pathway?

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FT combines with FD (another flowering protein) and this complex acts as a transcription factor for AP1 protein

109
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what is the final step of florigen’s transcription pathway?

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AP1 (a protein) is made and acts to initiate flowering

110
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CO accumulation in long day plants turns ______ (on or off) FT in long days

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on

111
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CO accumulation in short day plants turns _____ (on or off) FT in long days

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off

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