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Botany
Definition
They study of plants, and plat like organisms
Term
What is a plant?
Definition
Composed of cells (generally complex and multicellular)
Autotrophic (make their own food by photosynthesis)
Rigid cellulose cell walls
Non-motile (stationary)
Have open or indeterminate growth (plants grow indefinitely)
Many plants can reproduce sexually and asexually
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The 4 main organs of flowering plants
Definition
Roots
Leaves
Stems
Reproductive Organs
Term
Main Functions of Roots
Definition
Anchorage
Storage (large amounts of energy reserves)
Absorption (water and minerals from the soil)
Conduction (transport water and nutrients to and from the shoot)
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Main Functions of Stems
Definition
Support (leaves, flowers and fruits)
Storage (large amounts of water and starch)
Conduction (transport water and minerals between roots and leaves)
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Main Functions of Leaves
Definition
Photosynthesis (conversion of light energy to chemical energy)
Transpiration (evaporation of water from leaves and stems, mostly through stomata)
Some Conduction (Biotic and abiotic materials move through all parts of the plant)
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Main Functions of Reproductive Structures
Definition
Attract Pollinators
Provide the site for fertilization (sexual production occurs in flower parts)
Provide site for seed development
Not all plants have flowers or seeds (other methods of reproduction)
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Steps of Scientific Method
Definition
1) Observations of phenomenon
2) Asking questions regarding observations
3) Hypothesis: a reasonable and educated explanation for your observation, must be falsifiable
4) Predicting what will happen if hypothesis is true & contributing factors to the phenomenon are changed
5) Developing and conducting an experiment (testing hypothesis)
6) Analyzing and interpreting your data (supporting or rejecting hypothesis)
Term
What makes a good Scientific study?
Definition
Idea/ question must be questionable
Experiment must have adequate controls
Experiment/results must be verifiable by others
Experiment must be repeatable
Term
Plant Cells
Definition
Contain organelles, discrete internal structure that have specific functions
Provide a division of labor that promotes efficiency and productivity
Term
Important organelles
Definition
Nucleus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi bodies (Dictyosomes)
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts
Mitochondrai
Term
Other impo cells parts
Definition
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Cytosol
Protoplast
Term
Nucleus
Definition
Contains genetic material which determines the cell's structure and function
Surrounded by a double membrane.
Term
Cell Wall
Definition
Assembled from cellulose and other polymers
Surround and shape the cell, considered extracellular
Not dissolvable by water or many solvents
Term
Cell Membrane
Definition
Also known as Plasma membrane
Regulates the movement of substances into and out of the cell
Selectively permeable membrane
Proteins
Term
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Definition
Extensive network of sheetlike membranes in the cytosol
Involved in communication within the cell
Rough ER (densely coated with ribosomes)
Smooth ER (few to no ribosomes)
Ribosomes are responsible for protein synthesis
Term
Vacuoles
Definition
Recycling reservoir for some substances and waste storage area for others
Helps regulate water content of cells (water filled vacuoles create turgor pressure)
Usually occupies most of the volume of mature cells
Term
Dictyosomes (Golgi bodies)
Definition
Stacks of flattened, membranous vesicles
Functions in secretion
The postal service of the cell
Term
Chloroplasts
Definition
The site of photosynthesis
Contains the green, photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll
Surrounded by double membrane
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
"Powerhouse of the cell"
The site of cellular respiration
Surrounded by double membrane
Term
Prokaryotes
Definition
Group of organisms that lack a nucleus, or any other membrane-bound organelles
Bacteria
Term
Eukaryotes
Definition
Group of organisms that have true nuclei and other membrane-bound organelles
Plants, animals, fungi
Term
Cell Cycle
Definition
The repeating processes of cellular growth & division, including mitosis.
The complete cell cycle occurs only in cells that divide
Majority of plant cells do not complete the cycle as cells don't divide after they mature, they become specialized.
Term
Meristems
Definition
regions of specialized tissue whose cells undergo cell division
Term
2 main stages of the cell cycle
Definition
Interphase: all the phases of cell growth
Mitotic Phase: all the phases of cell division
Term
G1
Definition
Growth and rapid biosynthesis
The cell enlarges, organelles multiply, enzymes and proteins synthesized
After division, most new plant cells become specialized and never leave the G1 phase
Term
G0
Definition
Renamed the g0 phase for cells departed from the cell cycle
Term
S phase
Definition
Growth and DNA replication
Exact copies of the cell's DNA are made
Term
G2
Definition
Growth and preparation for mitosis
Term
Mitosis (Mitotic phase)
Definition
is the division of nuclei
2 genetically identical nuclei are produced
Term
Cytokinesis
Definition
the division of the cytoplasm
2 genetically identical cells are produced
Term
Prophase (Mitosis)
Definition
Chromosomes condense and become visible
Chromosome 2 chromatids that are identical; made during S phase
Attached at a centromere
The nuclear envelop/membrane disappears at the end of prophase
Term
Metaphase (Mitosis)
Definition
The chromosomes align at the equator of the cell
Term
Anaphase (Mitosis)
Definition
Chromatids separate at their centromeres and move to opposite poles
Each chromatid will have its own centromere
Term
Telophase (mitosis)
Definition
A nuclear envelop forms around each of the 2 sets of identical chromosomes
Mitosis is complete
Chromosomes also decondense
Term
Cytokinesis (M phase)
Definition
Cell plate continues to grow forming the new cell wall
Cytoplasmic division is complete and 2 genetically identical offspring cells have been produced
Term
Tissues
Definition
A group of cells that are similar in appearance, location, & function
Term
3 main types of Meristems
Definition
Apical: at tips of roots and shoots (produce primary growth)
Axillary: occur in axil of a leaf (can form branches, leaves, or flowers)
Lateral: Cylindrical & form in mature regions of roots and shoots (produce secondary growth, increasing girth or width of plant)
Term
Dermal Tissue
Functions of epidermis
Definition
Forms the epidermis (the outermost layer of cells that covers a plant)
Retention of water, protection against herbivores, control of gas exchange, absorption of water & minerals
Term
Stomata
Definition
Specialized structure in the epidermis, composed of a pair of guard cells & the pore between them
Allow CO2 to enter the leaf
Guard cells regulate the exchange of gases (C02, water vapor, O2) by opening & closing
Term
How Guard Cells Work
Definition
They are the only epidermal cells with chloroplasts.
When stomata opens, in daylight, so CO2 can enter, chloroplasts make sugars (photosynthesis) and guard cells actively pump in K+ ions.
Term
Ground Tissue
Functions
Definition
Constitutes most of the primary body of the plant
Storage, metabolism, & support
Term
3 kinds of cells composing Ground Tissue
Definition
1)Parenchyma: The most abundant & versatile cells
Involved in storage & metabolism (photosynthesis, respiration)
2)Collenchyma: Elongated with unevenly thick cell walls.
Supports the growing shoots
The cell's walls can stretch
3)Sclerenchyma: Rigid & produces thick non-stretchable cell walls (not dependent on turgor pressure)
Strengthen's non-growing, non-extending regions of plants
Term
Vascular Tissue
Definition
Specialized for long-distance transport of water, solutes & minerals
The veins of leaves are part of the vascular tissue
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