special topics

Question 1

dividing line between 1 and 2 metabolism ____, both processes are _____ because 1 provides the chemical ___ ___ for all 2 metabolites

Answer 1

unclear
connected
building blocks

Question 2

3 major bisynthetic pathways tat are the starting points for 2 metabolites

Answer 2

shikmic acid pathway
mevalonate (isoprenoid) path
acetate-malonate path

Question 3

describe the chemical warfare relationship

Answer 3

plants make phytoalexins against microbes. microbes make pathotoxins against plants.

plants make allelopathic agents against other plants.

plants have defense compounds against insects. insects do sequestration against plants (sequestration = ability of insects to accumulate plant defense compounds to gain fitness advantage)

Question 4

HIPVs are produced due to _____ and leads to ____

Answer 4

insect damage
indirect resistance

Question 5

specialists can be negativly impacted by plant defenses. how?

Answer 5

through energy expended for detox

Question 6

specialists ____ with plant defenses better than generalists

Answer 6

cope

Question 7

generalists _____ while specialists _____ induction of plant responses

Answer 7

suppress
minimize

Question 8

phyto-anticipins activate ____ resistance in response to ______

Answer 8

constitutive
corn earworm

Question 9

T/F: theobromine is not being currently used as a theraputic

Answer 9

TRUE!! Theobromine NOT used atm

Question 10

atropine is ___ and makes ___

Answer 10

neurotoxic
nicotine

Question 11

insecticidal activity of saponins messes with ____ which disrupts ____ synthesis

Answer 11

cholestrol
steroid synthesis

Question 12

tannins damage how?

Answer 12

by grinidng down mandible of insects

Question 13

make flavonoids using _______ pathway

Answer 13

phenylpropanoid

Question 14

b ring position 2 on c makes

Answer 14

variety of favenoids

Question 15

b bring position 3 on c makes

Answer 15

iso flavanoids

Question 16

b ring position 4 on c makes

Answer 16

neo flavenoids