Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Bio Lab Practical 1
wcjc-Lanom
74
Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/03/2013

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Protists belong to what domain?
Definition
Eukarya
Term
Autotrophic
Definition
photosynthesize
Term
heterotrophic
Definition
nutrients by ingestion
Term
parasitic
Definition
dependent upon a human
Term
mutualism
Definition
both benefit
Term
commensalism
Definition
1 benefits the other is neither helped or harmed
Term
What domain do protists belong to?
Definition
protozoans
Term
Ecological benefits of algae
Definition
carbon fixation,supply oxygen
Term
Name the 4 different examples of algae we are studying
Definition
euglena, green algae/spirogyra, red algae, brown algae
Term
Flagellum
Definition
used for locomotion-tail like
Term
contractile vacuoles
Definition
rid of excess water
Term
Euglenids: What does the eyespot do?
Definition
detects light intensity
Term
Euglenids: what does the gullet do?
Definition
used to collect food when there is no light avalible
Term
what are algae most related to?
Definition
autotrophs/plants
Term
Euglenids:what do food vacuoles
Definition
where the food is digested
Term
Green Algae/spirogyra is also known as?
Definition
seaweed
Term
What algae is generally considered to be the evolutionary precursor of plants?
Definition
green algae
Term
Conjugation
Definition
cell sex-conjugation tube is formed between two filaments of opposite mating types and genetic material is transferred
Term
All brown algae are what?
Definition
multicellular macroalgae
Term
Example of brown algae
Definition
kelp
Term
Blade
Definition
leaf
Term
stipe
Definition
stem
Term
holdfast
Definition
root
Term
floats/bladders
Definition
gas filled to provide bouyancy
Term
What are the 4 different examples of protozoans?
Definition
paramecium, amoeba,trypanosoma, plasmodium
Term
Protozoan cell parts
Definition
Go look at your manual.. do iiittt O>O
Term
Vector
Definition
transmit disease from one host to the next
Term
Fungi
Definition
haploid eukaryotic organisms
Term
What are the 3 phylums in fungi?
Definition
zygomycota,ascomycota,basidiomycota
Term
chitin
Definition
the cell wall of fungi
Term
Hyphae
Definition
after the spore is distributed, they divide rapidly to form threadlike structures
Term
Mycelium
Definition
a mass of hyphae having a party
Term
Septa
Definition
cross walls separating hyphae
Term
Septate hyphae
Definition
hyphae with cross walls
Term
coenocytic
Definition
lack septa
Term
Saprophytes
Definition
fungi that release enzymes to break down compounds
Term
Cellulose
Definition
cell wall of plants
Term
Sporophyte
Definition
spore producing plant
Term
sporangium
Definition
diploid spore mother cell that produces haploid spores..like before the spores are release
Term
gametophyte
Definition
gamete producing plant
Term
antheridia
Definition
male reproductive structres
Term
archegonia
Definition
female reproductive structures
Term
Know the difference between vascular and non vascular plants
Definition
turn to page 26, important to read whole paragraph
Term
What are the 3 phylums of nonvascular and seedless vascular plants do we study?
Definition
bryophyta, pterophyta,lycophyta
Term
Homosporous
Definition
produce one type of spore
Term
heterosporous
Definition
two different types of spores
Term
What is the evolutionary precursor of seeds?
Definition
heterospory
Term
What is the phylum name for angiosperms?
Definition
anthophyta
Term
What are the 4 phylums we study for gymnosperms
Definition
Coniferophyta, ginkgophyta,cycadophyta,gnetophyta
Term
know the differences between seeds and spores
Definition
refer to page 35
Term
evergreen
Definition
bear leaves throughout year
Term
monoecious
Definition
male and female seed cones born on SAME plant
Term
dioecious
Definition
male and female plants are separate
Term
deciduous
Definition
shed leaves during fall
Term
What gymnosperm has evidence that flowering plants probably evolved from it?
Definition
gnetophytas
Term
What are the two nuclei inside pollen grain?
Definition
tube nucleu and generative nucleus
Term
What does the tube nucleus do?
Definition
develop pollen tube to reach micropyle
Term
Generative nucleus
Definition
spilts to 2 sperm and one fertilizes egg and the other joins with the 2 polar nuclei and become and food supply
Term
polination
Definition
transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
Term
Triploid endosperm
Definition
sperm fusing with polar neclei to from 3n....really weird
Term
What is double fertilization?
Definition
the two sperm from the once generative nuclei from another flower that fertilizes both the egg and polar nuclei. This is common in ALL angiosperms
Term
Traits of monocots:
Definition
1 cotyledon, parallel leaf veins, fibrous roots,petals in mutiples of 3
Term
Traits of eudicots:
Definition
2 cotyledon, net life leaf veins, taproot present,petals in multiples of 4 or 5
Term
Cotyledon
Definition
embyonic seed leaves...or...fetus seed babies?
Term
What two tissues compose the dermal tissue system
Definition
epidermis and periderm
Term
Periderm
Definition
outer bark or wood
Term
Epidermis
Definition
epidermal cells/guard cells, cover herbacous plants
Term
xylem
Definition
tranport water
Term
phloem
Definition
transport food
Term
Parenchyma Tissue
Definition
more common tissue,fuction in storage, photosyn or secretion
Term
Collenchyma
Definition
Has unevenly thickened primary cell walls, that offer flexible structural support for the plant
Term
Sclernchyma
Definition
cells with both primary and secondary cell walls that can either be: sclereids or fibers
Term
Sclereids
Definition
a type of sclerenchyma cell, mostly found in nut shells or pits
Term
Fibers
Definition
type of sclerenchyma cell, elongated, tapered cells, found in clumps in stems, or bark
Supporting users have an ad free experience!