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Unit 6 Flashcards

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1
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Why do potatoes grow underground?

A

to store energy in the form of starch

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2
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When the cell has energy to store, what steps does it take?

A

An ADP molecule gets added to the phosophate group, turning it back into ATP

*Note: ATP is like a rechargeable battery, and can keep turning back into ATP after its energy is used

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3
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + 6CO2

Based on the formula above, what energy process is taking place?

A

cellular respiration

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4
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Give the formula for cellular respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + 6CO2

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5
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + 6CO2

What is required for this reaction to start?

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Oxygen and Glucose

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6
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + 6CO2

How many molecules of oxygen gas are in this equation?

A

6

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7
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What is the cuticle?

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Waxy outer coating, reduces water loss

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8
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What is cellulose?

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Polymer of glucose, makes up cell wall

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9
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What is vasular tissue?

A

transport material in plant

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10
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What is (plant) reproduction?

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Seeds or spores, dispersal methods: wind, water, animals

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11
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What is a non-vascular plant?

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No vascular tissue, low-growing, diffusion/osmosis

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12
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What is a Rhizoid

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Structure that anchors non-vascular plants

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13
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What is a vascular plant?

A

With vascular tissue, able to grow tall

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14
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What is Xylem?

A

tissue that transports water and dissovled materials in vascular plants

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15
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What is Phloem?

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tissue that transport sugars downwards from leaves

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16
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What is a tap root?

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System containing one thicker main root

17
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What is a stomata?

A

opening under the leave for gas exchanges

18
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What is a fiburous root?

A

System containing many smaller roots

19
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What is a Herbaceous stem?

A

Stem with no wood in it, common in annual plants

20
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What is an annual?

A

grows one season, then dies

21
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What is a biennial?

A

two growing seasons then dies

22
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What is a perennial?

A

Lives for more than 2 growing seasons

23
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What is a Gymnosperm?

A

Plants without a covered seed, no protective fruit

24
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What is a Angiosperm?

A

plants that have seeds covered by fruits

25
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What is phototropism?

A

Leaves grow towards or away from light

26
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What is thigmotropism?

A

tendrils wrap around object, or roots avoid object

27
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What is gravitropism?

A

stem grows against or with gravity

28
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What are Auxins?

A

Hormone that triggers plant growth

29
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What is Ethylene?

A

Hormone that triggers ripening of fruit

30
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Where is Meristomatic?

A

Tip of the root and end of the shoot; location of all new plant cells

31
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Give the formula for Photosynthesis

A

6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2

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