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Week 10 Flashcards

1
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what allowed for photosynthetic plants to move onto land

A

evolution of chloroplasts

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2
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Shared derived trait of Plantae

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primary endosymbiosis

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3
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ancestors of Plantae

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unicellular

similar to glaucophytes

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4
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glaucophytes

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believed to be the sister group to plantae

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5
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Red algae

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multicellular

has phycoerythrin and chlorophyll a

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6
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Green Algae

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contain chlorophyll a and b

store energy as starch

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7
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synapomorphy

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shared derived trait

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8
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Key trait of land plants

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embryo that is protected by tissues of the parent plant

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9
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embryophytes

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embryo that is protected by tissues of parent plant

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10
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Vascular plants

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tracheophytes

well developed vascular system with fluid conducting cells

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11
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tracheids

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fluid conducting cells

allows transport of water and materials

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12
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Nonvascular plants

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have conduction cells, but no tracheids

form a clade

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13
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Land plants development

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transport systems for water and nutrients
structural support
new ways to disperse gametes and progeny
adapt to dry conditions

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14
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Adaptions of land plants

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cuticle
stomata
gametangia
embryos
pigments that protect against UV radiation
spores with thick walls containing a polymer that prevents drying and decay
mutually beneficial associations with fungi to promote nutrient uptake

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15
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Cuticle

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waxy coating that slows water loss

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16
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stomata

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closable openings that regulate gas exchange and water loss

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17
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Gametangia

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organs that enclose gametes and prevent drying out

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18
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Land plants alternation of generations

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includes multicellular dipliod and haploid stage

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19
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Gametes

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produced by mitosis

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20
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Spores

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produced by meiosis

develop into multicellular haploid organisms

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21
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How diploid zygote develops

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by mitosis and cytokinesis into multicellular embryo which develops into mature diploid

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22
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sporophyte

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multicellular dipliod plants

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23
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gametophyte

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spores develop into multicellular hapliod plant

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24
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fusion of gametes

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produces a diploid zygote which develops into a sporophyte

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25
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Nonvascular plants: location

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moist habitats
bare rocks
dead trees

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26
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Nonvascular Plants characteristics

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have thin cuticle
mostly small
no vascular system to transport water
minerals distributed throughout by diffusion

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27
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Nonvascular Plants - gametophyte

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photosynthetic

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28
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Nonvascular reproduction

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sperm must swim or be splashed by water to reach egg

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29
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Vascular system

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specialised tissue for transport of water and materials throughout plant

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30
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Vascular tissue benefit

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allowed land plants to spread to new environments and diversify rapidly

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31
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Xylem

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conducts water and minerals from soil to aerial parts

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32
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Phloem

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conducts products of photosynthesis to use or storage sites

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33
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lignin

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in the cell walls

provides structural support promoting growth

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34
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Branching benefit

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allows more spore production and complex growth patterns

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35
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Euphyllophytes

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clade consisting of monilophytes and seed plants

have overtopping growth

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36
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overtopping growth

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one branch differentiates from and grows beyond the others

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37
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Megaphylls

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more complex leaf, may have arisen from flattening of branch tip

38
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Megaspore

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develops into female gametophyte

39
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Microspore

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develops into male gametophyte

40
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Seeds

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provide secure and lasting dormant stage

41
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Trend in plant evolution

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sporophyte became less dependent on gametophyte, gametophyte became smaller

42
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pollination

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arrival of pollen grain near female gamete

43
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pollen tube

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grows from grain and digests to fertilisation

44
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seed makeup

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seed coat
haploid tissue
embryo

45
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seed coat

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developed from tissues of diploid parent

protect from drying, predators and other damage

46
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Haploid tissue

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provides nutrients for developing embryo

47
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secondary growth

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increasing diameter of roots and stems by growth of xylem

48
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Gymnosperms

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seed plants that dont form flowers or fruits
ovules and seeds not protected
only have tracheids within xylem

49
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Angiosperms

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reproductive organs are flowers
seeds enclosed in fruits
ovules and seeds enclosed in modified leaf

50
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carpel

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modified leaf

51
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XYlem of angiosperms

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has vessel elements

52
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inflorescence

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groups of flowers

53
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Stamens

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male gamete

composed of filament and anther

54
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Carpels

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female gamete

base contains ovules

55
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Style

A

stalk of carpel

56
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Stigma

A

place where pollen lands

57
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Perfect flowers

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have both male and female gametes

58
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imperfect flowers

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2 types, male and female

59
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monoecious

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male and female in same plant

60
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Dioecious

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male and female in different plants

61
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Double fertilisation

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each pollen grain has 2 male gametes, one combines with egg and other combines with two other hapliod nuclei to form triploid cells

62
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Triploid cells

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gives rise to endosperm

nourishes embryo

63
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Cotyledons

A

seed leaves

can absorbs and digest endosperms or become photosynthetic

64
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Simple fruit

A

developed from single carpel or fused carpels

65
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Multiple fruit

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forms from flower cluster

66
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monocots

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1 cotyledons

67
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eudicots

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2 cotyledons

68
Q

Fungi

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live by absorptive heterotrophy
muliticellular and unicellular
digestive enzymes are secreted outside body to break down food
molecules than absorbed to cells

69
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saprobes

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absorb nutrients from dead matter

70
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parasites

A

absorb nutrients from living hosts

71
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fungi evolution

A

from unicellular protist with flagellum

72
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Myecelium

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body of fungi

73
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hyphae

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individual tubular filaments

absorb nutrients from living plants

74
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septate hyphae

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subdivided by incomplete crosswalls

75
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coenocytic

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no septaa but many nuclei

76
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Fungi function

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decompose dead organisms, waste and recycle minerals

decompose cellulose and lignin

77
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facultative parasites

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grow on living organisms or independently

78
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obligate parasites

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grow only on specific living hosts

79
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haustoria

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branching projections that push through cell walls into cell membrane and absorb nutrients

80
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predatory fungi

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trap protists and animals

secrete sticky substances and hyphae grow into trapped prey

81
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symbiotic relationships

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partners live in close, permanent contact with each other

82
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mutualistic relationships

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benefits both partners

83
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Lichens

A

associations of fungi with unicellular green algae

84
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Myocorrhizae

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associations of fungi and plant roots

85
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Ectomycorrhizae

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fungi unwraps around individual cells in root but doesnt penetrate cells

86
Q

Arbuscular mycorrhizae

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penetrate root cell walls forming treelike structures inside cell, outside plasma membrane

87
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Endophytic fungi

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live in aboveground plants but dont harm plant

produce alkaloid compounds that are toxic to animals

88
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forms of fungi asexual reproduction

A

haploid spores produced in sporangia
haploid spores form tips of hyphae
cell division or budding
simple breakages of mycelium

89
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Mating types of fungi

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no male and female

have distinct mating types

90
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lichens

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highly sensitive to air pollution

91
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fungi - carbon cycle

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critical to carbon cycle because of role breaking down dead organic matter

Biological Systems (12 decks)

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