Shared Flashcard Set

Details

BIOL 211: Exam II ?'s
n/a
99
Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/15/2011

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
modified mitochondria; "giardia"
Definition
diplomands
Term
plant type chloroplasts; "chlamydomanus"
Definition
Red Algae
Term
lobe shape pseudopodia; "amoeba, parasites"
Definition
ameobozoans
Term
phycoerythrin, no flagella stage; "porphyra"
Definition
Red Algae
Term
smooth, hairy flagella; "water molds"
Definition
stomapiles
Term
sub-surface sacs; "dinoflagellates"
Definition
alveolates
Term
flagella with spiral or crystalline rod; "trupansoma"=> African Sleeping Sickness
Definition
Eugleanazoans
Term
small plant because still depends on H2O, no cellulose
Definition
bryophytes
Term
vascular tissue, to grow higher, still dependent on H2O for reproduction
Definition
seeless vascular
Term
naked seeds, vascular seeds, pines "conifers"
Definition
gymnosperms
Term
covered seed, vascular, fruited plant
Definition
angiosperms
Term
the gametophyte produces ________ by _________.
Definition
gametes, mitosis
Term
Following fertilization the ___________ divides ________ to develop the _________.
Definition
zygotes, mitosis, sporophytes
Term
The sporophyte produces ________ by ________.
Definition
spores, meiosis
Term
Spores germinate and develop into the _________.
Definition
gametophyte
Term
2n=>2n, n=>n
Definition
mitosis
Term
2n=>n
Definition
meiosis
Term
t/f. All photoautotrophic, multicellular eukaryotes are plants.
Definition
False, algae are protists
Term
t/f. heterosporous plants produce male and female spores
Definition
true
Term
t/f. the gametophyte generation is most reduced in gymnospores.
Definition
false angiosperms
Term
t/f. The ginko, cyads, and conifers are nake seed plants.
Definition
true
Term
A sporangium produces spores no matter what group its in.
Definition
true
Term
t/f. A fruit of an embryo, nutritive material, and a protective coat
Definition
false (fruit produce ovaries)
Term
A stamen consists of a filament and an anther in which microspores are produced, which give rise to pollen grains.
Definition
True
Term
The female gametophyte in angiosperms consists of haploid cells in which a few archegonia develop.
Definition
false (angio => embryo sac) or (gymnosperms would be right)
Term
[image]
Definition
a.meiosis, b.spore, c.mature gametophyte, d.antheridium, e.sperm, f.sterile egg sheath, g.egg, h.fertilization, i. zygote, j.gametophyte, k.new sporophyte, l.mature sporophyte, m.sori (sporangium)
Term
[image]
Definition
a. sepal, b.petal, c.anther, d.stigma, f.ovule, e.ovary, i.meiosis, g.microsporangium, h.microsporocytes, j. microspore, k.male gametophye (in pollen grain (n)), l.pollen tube, m.megasporangium, n.pollen tube, o.style, p.central cell (two nuclei), q.egg, r.synergids, s.fertilization, t.endosperm (3n), u.zygote (2n), v.seed coat, w.endosperm, x.embryo, y.germinating seed
Term
[image]
Definition
from top left: sporozoites, inside mosquito, inside human, liver, liver cell, merozoite (n), red blood cells, gametophytes (n), fertilization, zygote (2n), meiosis, oocyst
Term
[image]
Definition
integument, spore wall, megaspore (n), megasporangium (2n)
Term
[image]
Definition
from top left: stamen (filament, anther), petal, carpel (stigma, style, ovary), sepal, ovary, ovule
Term
What is the most diverse group of organisms, made up of thousands of species, and primarily consisting of aerobic aquatic organisms.
Definition
Protist
Term
t/f. there were only two symbiotic events, resulting in the formation of mitochondria and nuclei to form eukaryotic cells.
Definition
False - primary and secondary symbiosis (mitochondira and chloroplasts)
Term
Describe if applicable the mitochondria, genetic material, method of nutrition, example of an organism, and the disease it causes for Diplomonads
Definition
modified mitochondria; anaerobic with RNA, no DNA, two nuclei and multiple flagella; parasitic; "giardia"
Term
Describe if applicable the mitochondria, genetic material, method of nutrition, example of an organism, and the disease it causes for euglenozoans
Definition
; small spiral rod inside flagella; mixotrophs; trypanosoma - African Sleeping sickness
Term
Describe if applicable the mitochondria, genetic material, method of nutrition, example of an organism, and the disease it causes for Alveolates
Definition
alveoli under plasma membrane; malaria
Term
Describe if applicable the mitochondria, genetic material, method of nutrition, example of an organism, and the disease it causes for dinoflagellates
Definition
cellulose plates with two flagella in "armor"; mixotrophs and heterotrophs
Term
Describe if applicable the mitochondria, genetic material, method of nutrition, example of an organism, and the disease it causes for Oomycetes
Definition
cellulose walls and hyphae; decomposers or parasites; Potato late blight
Term
haploid/diploid? gametes
Definition
n
Term
haploid/diploid? gametophytes
Definition
n
Term
haploid/diploid? sporophytes
Definition
2n
Term
haploid/diploid? human somatic cells
Definition
2n
Term
process? gamete => gametophyte
Definition
mitosis
Term
process? zygote => sporophtye
Definition
mitosis
Term
process? two gametes => sporophyte
Definition
fertilization
Term
process? sporophyte => spores/gametes
Definition
meiosis
Term
what protist is the link between plants and protists?
Definition
cyanobacteria
Term
what two structures do most protists use to move? How are amoebas different?
Definition
flagella and cilia; pseudopodia
Term
what is a meristem/
Definition
localized regions of cell division at the tips of shoots and roots
Term
what is alternation of generations?
Definition
haploid and diploid structures during life cycle
Term
why do many scientists believe that plants evolved from green algae (three reasons)?
Definition
cellulose cell walls, chloroplasts and chlorophyll, mitosis, sperm, DNA similar
Term
What are four plant groups we discussed, in order of evolutionary hierarchy (least to most), what do their names mean, and what makes each group better than the last evolutionarily?
Definition
bryophytes (non-vascular plants), seedless vascular plants (dominant sporophytes - so able to move away form water), gymnosperms ("naked seeds" have seeds), Angiosperms ("covered seed" fruited seeds and flowers)
Term
List some challenges for plants becoming terrestrial.
Definition
scarce water supply, harder sexual reproduction, had to develop cellulose in cell wall to support itself so it could grow
Term
List some benefits for plants moving to land
Definition
more CO2, direct sunlight, no predators on land
Term
What's the difference between seeds and fruits?
Definition
Fruit protects the seed
Term
What's the difference between ovule and ovary
Definition
ovary holds ovules
Term
What characteristic of peat bogs makes them able to preserved things?
Definition
very acidic so no decomposition
Term
What do bryophytes require for reproduction and what generation dominates?
Definition
water, gametophytes
Term
Which plants contributed to formation of coal?
Definition
pterophytes
Term
What are ferns restricted to damp areas?
Definition
ferns still have swimming sperm
Term
why are mosses good at detecting radiation levels?
Definition
only one strand of alleles in RNA, so easily detectable
Term
Gymnosperms come from what time period and are adapted for low ______ conditions?
Definition
360 million years ago (Paleozoic) , water (first to have taproot)
Term
As evolution progressed, what stage in plants became less dominant and what stage became more dominant?
Definition
gametophyte, sporophyte
Term
Which part of a flower is male? Which part is female?
Definition
Stamen (anther, filiment), carpel (stigma, style, ovary)
Term
Describe relationships between angiosperms and animals like birds, bees, and bats?
Definition
coevolutionized to attract each of the orginisms (red, yellow, open at night and are white or vibrant color)
Term
What compound is found in the pacific yew and what condition can it treat?
Definition
taxol, treats ovarian cancer
Term
Describe structure of fungi
Definition
mycelium (all hyphae), reproductive structure
Term
why do the hyphae of fungi have a high surface area to volume ratio?
Definition
branch out easier in ground
Term
How are fungi similar/different to/from plants?
Definition
both are sessile/ fungi = decomposer plants = autotrophs
Term
How do fungi eat?
Definition
spread enzymes, they break down nutrients, then they absorb the nutrients
Term
what is a lichen composed of?
Definition
algae and fungi
Term
Fungi cell walls are made up of what?
Definition
chitin
Term
t/f. fungi can reproduce sexually and asexually.
Definition
true
Term
What's Plasmogamy?
Definition
fusion of cytoplasms
Term
What's karyogamy?
Definition
fusions of nuclei
Term
What a heterokaryotic cell?
Definition
two different nuclei in a cell
Term
Four types of fungi
Definition
zygomycetes, glomycetes, ascomycoda, basidomycetes
Term
Out line the life cycle of basidiomycetes in four steps
Definition
1. long lived heterokaryotic mycelium
2. in response to environmental stimuli the mycelium reproduces sexually
3.elaborate fruiting bodies (basidiocarps)
4. basidia of the basidiocarp produce sexual spores (haploid)
Term
t/f. mold are parasites
Definition
true
Term
t/f. mold refers to the asexual stage and teh same fungus can actually go through a basidiocarp, ascocarp, or zygosporangia phase.
Definition
true
Term
what are molds used for commercially?
Definition
yeast
Term
what would happen if there were no fungi to break down organic matter?
Definition
angiosperms cannot do it effectively, slower growing for them
Term
list two human diseases caused by fungi.
Definition
athlete's foot and yeast infection
Term
What does heterosporous mean?
Definition
different sexed spores
Term
what does mycorrhizae mean? Why are they important?
Definition
"Fungus root", break down their food, minimal work with optimal absorption
Term
Meaning of bryophyte
Definition
moss plant
Term
meaning of pterophyte
Definition
winged plant
Term
meaning of gymnosperm
Definition
naked seed
Term
meaning of angiosperm
Definition
protected seed
Term
What stage is dominant in each class of plants?
Definition
Bryophyte- gametophyte, rest- sporophyte
Term
What is the pericarp?
Definition
outer covering of seed
Term
Seed consists of:
Definition
mature ovule, embryo, endosperm
Term
How are fungi helpful?
Definition
Decomposers, food (cheese), breaking down nutrients for other plants, yeast, antibiotics (how do they target fungi? They target the chitin in fungi, because we don't have chitin.)
Term
What six plant species does 80% of the world's food supply come from?
Definition
Rice, Corn, Wheat, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes
Term
What makes a flower perfect?
Definition
having male and female parts on a plant
Term
What three phyla belong to the seedless vascular plants?
Definition
hornferns, moss (bryophytes), liverwarts (hepatophyta)
Term
What parasite causes African Sleeping Sickness?
Definition
Trypanasoma- eugleanazoans
Term
What is coevolution and how was it helped angiosperms?
Definition
two organisms evolving together symbiotically. angiosperms evolved to attract certain species of animals
Term
Monocot characteristics: (embryos, leaf venation, roots, pollen, flowers)
Definition
one cotyledon, veins usually parallel, fibrous root system, pollen grain with one opening, floral organs usually in multiples of three
Term
Eudicot characteristics: (embryos, leaf venation, roots, pollen, flowers)
Definition
two cotyledons, veins usually netlike, taproot, pollen grain with three openings, floral organs usually in multiples of four or five
Supporting users have an ad free experience!