What are Plants? Flashcards
food producers
autotrophs
What process is turning CO2 into glucose, oxygen, and ATP?
photosynthesis
What does ATP mean?
adenosine triphosphate
has a nucleus (prokaryotic or eukaryotic?)
eukaryotic
4 types of TROPISM?
gravito (gravity), photo (light), auto (grow in a straight line), thigmo (stimuli)
photosynthesis started 2.8B years ago in what bacteria?
cyanobacterium
process of eukaryotes gaining mitochondria and/or chloroplasts
endosymbiosis
What was added to mitochondria that eventually evolved into plants & algae?
chloroplasts
What do prokaryotic cells have for locomotion?
flagella & pili
What do prokaryotes have that eukaryotes dont?
cell wall
Do prokaryotes have circular or linear DNA?
circular DNA
Do eukaryotic cells reproduce sexually or asexually?
Asexually
what is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
mitosis splits into 2 daughter cells, meiosis splits into 4
What are the 6 characteristics of life?
Cells, Homeostasis, Reproduction, Metabolism, DNA/Heredity, Growth & Development
which between DNA and RNA is double helix?
DNA
Does DNA or RNA handle protein synthesis?
RNA
Which characteristic is permanent, irreversible increase in size, cell differentiation ?
Growth & Development
What are the 2 types of organs plants have?
Vegetative and Reproductive
How many vegetative organs are there? Enumerate.
3, stem, roots, and leaves
What do you call where the leaves are attached?
Nodes
What buds turn into flowers?
Axillary buds
What do you call the largest leaf found in North America, Brazil?
Gunnera manicata
What do you call the tallest rice palm leaves in Angola, Nigeria?
Raphia regalis
What do you call the largest waterleaf
Victoria amazonica
How many reproductive organs are there? Enumerate.
4, spores, cones, seeds, flowers
What is bryophyta, hepatophyta, and anthoceraphyta?
moss, liverworts, and hornwort.
What are pteridophytes?
Ferns
What are gymnosperms?
Conifers
What are angiosperms?
Flower-bearing plants.
