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BIO 122
Plant Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
07/26/2014

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Term
the cell wall _____________ the plant, maintains its ___________, and prevents excessive uptake of ____________.
Definition
-protects -shape -water
Term
plant cell walls are made of _________ fibers embeded in other ____________ and protiens.
Definition
-cellulose
-polysacharids
Term
_______________ are channels between adjacent plants cells.
Definition
-plasmodesmata
Term
plasmodemata ______________ plant cell walls
Definition
-perforate
Term
via plasmodesmata ____________ and small ____________ can pass from cell to cell
Definition
-water
-solutes
Term
_____________ are continuesley changing structures
Definition
-plasmodesmata
Term
plasmodesmata can change in permeability in response to _________________, _____________, or ____________
Definition
-tugor pressure
-cytoplasmic calcium levels
-cytoplasmic pH
Term
plant viruses can cause plasmodesmata to ___________
Definition
- dilate
Term
what are vacuoles for?
Definition
-storage
Term
a plant cell or fungal cell may have ________ or ____________ vacuoles
Definition
-one
-several
Term
list the five things vacuoles contain
Definition
waste, water, proteins, small molecules, haz mat.
Term
the success of plants depends on their ability to ___________ and __________ resources from their environment.
Definition
-gather
-conserve
Term
the transport of materials is central to ______________ of the whole plant
Definition
-integrated function
Term
passive transport is the ______________ of a substance across a membrane with no ____________ involvement
Definition
-diffusion
-energy
Term
______________ is when molecules spread out evenly into available space
Definition
-diffusion
Term
substances diffuse _____________ their concentration gradient.
Definition
-down
Term
osmosis is the diffusion of water across a ________________ membrane
Definition
-selectively permeable
Term
water diffuses across a membrane from region of lower ______________ to region of higher ______________
Definition
-concentration
-concentration
Term
what is the ability of a solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water
Definition
-tonicity
Term
in a hypertonic solution solute concentration is ____________ than inside the cell, and cell ___________ water
Definition
-greater
-loses
Term
in a hypotonic solution the solute concentration is ____________ than inside the cell, cell ___________ water
Definition
-less
- gains
Term
_________ help maintain water balance
Definition
-cell walls
Term
a plant cell in a ____________ solution swells until the wall opposes uptake, called ____________
Definition
-hypotonic
-turgid(firm)
Term
when plant cells surrounding is ____________ there is no net movement of water to cell
Definition
-isotonic
Term
when a cell becomes isotonic the cell becomes ___________ , and the plant ____________
Definition
-flacid
-wilts
Term
in a hypertonic environment the plant cells ___________ water, eventually the membrane _____________ from the cell. is the effect letahl?
Definition
-lose
-pulls away
-Yes
Term
water potential is the measurement that combines the effect of ______________ and ___________
Definition
-solute concentration
-pressure
Term
water potential can determine the _____________ of movement of water
Definition
-direction
Term
water flows from regions of _________ water potential to regions of ___________ water potential
Definition
-higher
-lower
Term
__________ in plants results in wilting, and is reversed with ___________
Definition
-tugor
-watering
Term
during tugor cytoplasm ___________, and __________ from cell wall.
Definition
-shrinks
-pulls away
Term
during tugor their is lack of _________ from cell wall, and cell wall has low ____________
Definition
-pressure
-water potential
Term
land resources acquire resources from both __________ and ______________ ground
Definition
-above
-below
Term
the algal ancestors of land plants absorbed __________,___________, and ___________ directly from surrounding water
Definition
-water
-minerals
-carbon dioxide
Term
the evolution of xylem/phloem in land plants is the ____________ transport of materials
Definition
-long distance
Term
____________ of root tips increased surface area of __________ and ___________ absorption
Definition
-root hairs
-water
-mineral
Term
during unidirectional water transport water and minerals are absorbed by _________
Definition
-roots
Term
in unidirectional water transport stems serve as _____________ for water, nutrients, and minerals dissolved in ___________
Definition
-conduits
-water
Term
water and nutrients move ___________ through plants
Definition
-upward
Term
what pulls water upward?
Definition
-negative pressure in xylem
Term
what is the evaporation of water from plants surface?
Definition
-transpiration
Term
do plants use large amounts of water during transporation? If water is not replaced the plant will _________
Definition
-Yes
-wilt
Term
water is replaced by__________
Definition
-xylem sap
Term
xylem sap traveles from __________ of roots to stems of ___________
Definition
-steles
-leaves
Term
roots are pumps of the plant, water flows from root ___________, generating root ___________
Definition
-cortex
-pressure
Term
positive ____________ is weak and is a ____________ mechanism of xylem bulk flow
Definition
-pressure
-minor
Term
root pressure sometimes results in ___________, the exidation of water droplets on ___________ or __________ of leaves
Definition
-guttation
-tips
-edges
Term
_____________ helps regulate rate of transpiration
Definition
-stomata
Term
about __________ percent of water in plant escapes via ____________
Definition
-95%
-stomata
Term
stomata opens for ___________
Definition
-gas exchange
Term
air has____________ water potential for plant, and water moves into ___________
Definition
-lower
-Oxygen
Term
water moving out of leaves _________ pressure in leaves, and ____________ pressure is produced
Definition

-decrease

-negative

Term
each stomata is flanked by __________ guard cells, which control the _________ of the stomata by changing __________.
Definition
-2
-diameter
-shape
Term
changes in ____________ opens and closes stomata
Definition
-tugor pressure
Term
leaves generally have a broad surface area and a high _______________ ratios. these characteristics increase ________ and ____________ water loss through stomata
Definition
-surface to volumes
-photosynthesis
-increase
Term
the amount of stomata changes with ____________
Definition
-water treatment
Term
water vapor diffuses from moist ___________ space of leaf to ____________ outside via stomata
Definition
-O2
-drier
Term
transpirational pull produces __________ pressure in leaf, and tension pulls water in ____________
Definition
-negative pressure
-xylem
Term
water in xylem is pulled into __________ cells and air spaces to replace lost ___________
Definition
-surrounding
-water
Term
_____________ is facillitated by cohesion of water molecules to each other and cohesion of water molecules to ___________
Definition

-transpirational pullĀ 

-cell walls

Term
the transpiration rate increases when a plant is in ______,_______,______conditions
Definition
-sunny, dry,windy
Term
stomata open and close depending on conditions to regulate _____________
Definition
-transporation
Term
stomata are typically open in the day because of ___________, CO2 can enter the stomata at _________, even with less/no transporation
Definition
-sunlight
-night
Term
stomata can open with low __________, levels in plant can close when lack of water in plant via _____________
Definition
-CO2
-hormonal change
Term
sugars are transported from leaves and other other sources to sites of ___________ or _________
Definition
-use
-storage
Term
the products of photosynthesis are transported through_____________
Definition
-pholem
Term
pholem sap moves from sugar ____________ to sugar ___________
Definition
-sources
-sinks
Term
______________ = aquous solution high in sucrose
Definition
-pholem sap
Term
_____________ = organ that produces sugar
Definition
-sugar source
Term
____________ = organ that consumes or stores sugar
Definition
-sugar sink
Term
sugar moves from source into pholem via __________
Definition
-active transport
Term
pholem has a ____________ sugar content
Definition
-high
Term
______________ provides positive pressure
Definition
-sugar accumulation
Term
sugar moves from pholem into sink through ______________, the sink has ___________ sugar concentration
Definition
-passive transport
-lower
Term
pressure from source causes sugar movement toward __________
Definition
-sink
Term
at the sink molecules diffuse from the __________ to ___________ tissues
Definition
-pholem
-sink
Term
phloem sap moves through sieve tubes by _________ driven by __________ pressure
Definition
-bulk flow
-positive
Term
people modified plants by _____________
Definition
-selecting seeds
Term
a twig or bud can be grafted into a plant of a ___________ or _________
Definition
-closely related species
-variety
Term
biologists have adopted _____________ methods to create ________________ varieties
Definition
-in vitro
-clone plant
Term
what lead to research of genetically engineering plants?
Definition
- plant diseases
Term
_________________ can be used to move genes into plants
Definition
- tumor inducing plasmids
Term
any piece of _____________ can be transferred into a plant, whether it is from another ____________,____________,__________ and even artificial DNA
Definition
-plant, animal,fungus
Term
modified crops result in less __________ damage and better yields than ___________
Definition
-insect
-conventional plants
Term
what three new traits can be generated with GMO research?
Definition
insect defense, herbicide tolerance, disease resistance
Term
biofules are made via ____________ and _________ of cellulose
Definition
-fermentation
-distillation
Term
bio-ethanol is alcohol made by fermentation of what 2 crops
Definition
corn and sugar cane
Term
Ecological risks - if a ________ for herbicide resistance was transferred by _________ from a GM plant to a weedy relative, the new, hypothetical plant might __________crops and native plants
Definition
-gene
-pollination
-outcompete
Term
how many GM foods in the U.S.A
Definition
8
Term
__________ % of processed foods bought in the U.S.A are GMOs
Definition
75
Term
__________ of people worldwide have consumed GM foods.______ problems have been reported.
Definition
-Millions
- Few
Term
________ could be solved by genetically
modified (GM) plants
Definition
-Food shortages
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