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CSU BZ 120 Plant Biology
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Undergraduate 1
03/10/2010

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Term
Lipids
Definition
fats and oils (generally animals have fats and plants have oils)
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2nd Main Group of Organic Compounds
Definition
Lipids, waxes, phospholipids
Term
Organic compounds
Definition
carbs, lipids, proteins-amino acids, nucleic acids
Term
Nucleic acids
Definition

R-replacement group (can have many different elements)

carboxyl group (acid)

Term
peptide bonds
Definition
special bonds between amino acids during dehydration. Links one amino acid to another amino acid
Term
Structure of a protein
Definition

Primary structure: amino acid chain

Secondary structure: double helix

3rd: tertiary, folds in on itself, usually the highest level, but can have 4th level only in large proteins

4th: quaternary structure, 4 polypeptide connected as a whole, there is a two or greater polypeptides

Term
Linus Pauling
Definition
Most famous bio chemist in the world. figured out the structure of proteins
Term
enzymes
Definition
a protein that function as a catalyst in a chemical reaction
Term
Catalyst
Definition
a chemical substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up or consumed
Term
sucrose
Definition
glucose + fructose + carbohydase
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-ase
Definition
dealing with an enzyme
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nucleic acids
Definition
dna and rna
Term
polymers of nucleotides
Definition
both dna and rna have nucleotides
Term
nucleotide parts
Definition

1. P phosphate group

2. 5 carbon sugar

3. nitrogenous base

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DNA
Definition

phosphate

deoxyribose C5 H10 O4

adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine

Term
RNA
Definition

phosphate

ribose C5 H10 O5

adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil

Term
watson and crick
Definition
got the credit for discovering the structure of dna
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bonds of nitrogenous bases
Definition

t-a : two hydrogen bonds

g-c : three hyddrogen bonds

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semiconservative replication
Definition
half of the old molecule is built up with a new strand of the molecule so a molecule is half new half old
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Different forms of RNA that interact to create a protein
Definition

ribosomal rna: ribosomes

messenger rna: carries a code/message to create a protein

transfer rna: bring amino acids into position for protein synthesis

Term
gene
Definition
a segment of dna or chromosome
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Prokaryotes dna replication
Definition

transcription: start with dna --> rna

translation: use code in mrna --> protein

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Eukaryotes crating protein
Definition

transcription: dna--> rna

rna splicing --> mrna

translation: mrna--> protein

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Transcription
Definition
it disconnects for awhile and then rna rebuilds then dna goes back to its originals spot. makes rna off dna
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Rrna
Definition
involved in protein synthesis
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codon
Definition
code is contained in three letter codes known as exons and introns
Term
trna
Definition

80 nucleotides long

anticodon only in trna

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trna
Definition
after it is done, it all shifts over one space so the new can trna can come in
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differentiation
Definition
the change that occurs when an unspecialized cell because a specialized cell
Term
transcription
Definition

usually proteins and present in cell

bind to the dna

can cause a gene to switch either on or off

Term
translation
Definition

proteins

micro rna molecules

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fertilized egg
Definition
zygote
Term
asexual reproduction
Definition
reproduction without sex. no egg or sperm. ex: cloning, cutting taking a stem off a plant and planting it and creating an exact of copy of the original plant
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sexual reproduction
Definition
always two processes: meiosis and syngamy
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Life cycle
Definition
meiosis --> haploid (23 chromosomes) --> syngamy --> diploid (2n 46 chromosomes) --> start over
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meiosis
Definition

the nucleotides splits in half

egg and sperm haploid

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syngamy
Definition
is the fusion of two haploid cell together (male sperm and female egg) to form diploid
Term
gametes
Definition
is egg and sperm
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homologous pair
Definition
chromosome in a pair. one from father and other from mother
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life cycle (meiosis)
Definition
meiosis --> gametes egg and sperm --> syngamy --> zygote --> fertilized egg --> mitosis --> and repeat
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meiosis number of chromosomes throughout process
Definition
2n --> n and n --> n and n and n and n
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synapsis
Definition
process in which one chromosome is paired with another chromosome (pair male and female)
Term
crossing over
Definition
when a chromosome from a mother and one from a father a piece of the chromatin from each chromosome switch over
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locus
Definition
the location on the chromosome of a gene
Term
monohybrid cross
Definition
following one trait
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dihybrid cross
Definition
following two traits
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ATP
Definition

adenosine triphosphate

a molecule of adenine

Term
adenine
Definition

ribose --> p-p-p

atp --> adp + p to make energy available

adp + p --> atp this is how you create atp. atp needed for energy

Term
breakdown of atp
Definition
to create or drive the work that takes place
Term
oxidation reduction reactions
Definition

oxidation - the lose of electrons of a molecule

reduction - the gain of electrons of a molecule

Molecule A --(2e-)--> molecule B

A ox --> B red

Term
electron carriers/ co enzymes
Definition
moves electrons from one reaction to another
Term
respiration
Definition

cellular respiration - food into energy = Atp

 

Term
two forms of respiration
Definition
aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration
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aerobic respiration
Definition

with O2

c6h12o6 + 6o2 + 36 Adp + 36p--> 6co2 +6h20 +36 atp + heat

Term
anaerobic respiration
Definition

without o2

c6h1206 +2adp +2p --> 2c2h5oh + 2co2 +2atp+ heat

Term
glucose
Definition
starch + h20 -diastase-> glucose
Term
glycolysis
Definition
takes place in the cytoplasm. splitting glucose. c6--> 2c3 which creates two atp's
Term
matrix
Definition
fluid inside the inner membrane of mitochondria
Term
cristae
Definition
the inner membrane of mitochondria
Term
krebs cycle (citric acid cycle)
Definition
takes place in matrix
Term
electron transport chain
Definition
takes place on cristae and this is where most of the atp is created. 34 atp out of 36 atp
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photosynthesis
Definition
6co2+12h20--light and chlorophyll--> c6h1206 + 602 + 6h20
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aristotle
Definition
his theory was that plants increase because they eat soil
Term
van helomont
Definition

proved aristotle wrong

weighed a willow tree and soil and planted tree into a pot along with soil

said soil should have decreased in aristotle right

Term
mass of a tree
Definition
comes from co2
Term
joseph priestly
Definition

minister in britain

kicked out and came to us

known for bell jar experiment which showed how co2 is converted into oxygen

Term
jan ingenhouse
Definition
tried doing the same experiment as priestly but instead tried flowers, bark etc. showed how light and chlorophyll work in photosynthesis
Term
light reaction
Definition
chlorophyll --> atp
Term
dark reaction
Definition

carbon fixation

c-c-c-c-c-c

Term
chlorophyll
Definition
see a leaf that looks green because all other leafs getting absorbed
Term
carotenoids group
Definition
usually yelowish color. absorbed light so it is used with chlorophyll A to continue photosynthesis
Term
chlorophyll a
Definition
is the most important absorbtion to run photosyn
Term
live and dead leaf color
Definition
chlorophyll covers up other pigments. green and yellow
Term
anthocyanins
Definition

are found in vacuoles

instead the leaf truning yellow after chlorophyll is getting broken down it changes blue, red, etc

doesnt involve photosyn

Term
chloroplast
Definition

where light and dark reactions take place

light reaction - using light

dark reaction - independent of light dont need it can do it in light or dark

Term
granam
Definition
cluster of thylokoids
Term
thylakoids
Definition
light reactions
Term
light reaction
Definition
light to chlorophyl releases two electrons. creates atp
Term
c4 plants
Definition

corn, grass, herbs

can handle more light intensisty

Term
in a dna molecule, how is genetic code contained
Definition
a base triplet codes for one amino acid
Term
how do bases in a dna molecule bond to one another?
Definition

a - t

c-g

Term
what is a gene
Definition
a piece of dna containing the code or recipe for a protein molecule
Term
which of the following would contain anticodons
Definition
trna
Term
during meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up with one another in synapsis during
Definition
prophase 1
Term
during meiosis, homologous chromosomes seperate from one another and move to opposite poles during
Definition
anaphase 1
Term
if an organism has different alleles at a locus on homologous chromosomes, it is
Definition
heterozygous
Term
according to law of segregation
Definition
the two genes for a trait seperate and and offspring inherits one gene for trait from each parent
Term
meiosis refers to
Definition
division of nucleous in which 4 genetically distinct daughter nuclei are formed
Term
plants but not animals are able to serve as the base of nearly all food chains because
Definition
they carry out photosynthesis
Term
a fertilized egg is called
Definition
zygote
Term
during aerobic respiration, the majority of the atp molecules produced are made during the set of reactions called
Definition
electron transport chain
Term
when anaerobic respiration takes place in animal cells one of the products is
Definition
lactic acid
Term
who used bell jar experiments to demonstrate that plants revitalize air ie they carry out gas exchange
Definition
prietly and ingenhousz
Term
aristotles beleif that plants grow and increase in size and mass primarily through the uptake of food from the soil was disproven by
Definition
van helmont
Term
rna splicing which produces mrna in eukaryotes involves the removal from the molecule of segments called
Definition
introns
Term
what colors of light are most useful to plants in photosynthesis
Definition
blue and red
Term
in plants such as cacti, stomata open and co2 is taken in only at night. this type of photosynthesis is called
Definition
cam photosyn
Term
in photosyn, what compounds produced in the light reactions are then used to drive the dark reactions
Definition
glucose and atp
Term
in the global carbon cycle, processes that add co2 to the atmosphere include
Definition
respiration by all organisms, and combustion of fossil fuels
Term
nucleic acids are polymers of units called
Definition
nucleotide
Term
protein molecules are polymers of units called
Definition
amino acids
Term
the compund that serves as a direct source of usable energy in cells is
Definition
atp
Term
both aerobic and anaerobic respiration begin with the set of reactions called blank which occurs in the cytoplasm
Definition
light and dark
Term
suppose mrna is being made along a dna molecule in a bacterium. if the dna being used contains thed base sequence tag the base sequence on the mrna will be
Definition
utc
Term
if a mrna molecule has a base sequence of cga, a trna molecule with a base sequance of blank would be attracted to it
Definition
gcu
Term
in a mrna molecule, 3 adjacent bases that code for one amino acid are
Definition
introns
Term
the czech monk who performed experiments that led to our understanding of inheritance
Definition
mendel
Term
if a species has a diploid number 10 a gamete of that species will contain how many chromosomes
Definition
5
Term
translation takes place on the surface of a blank which is composed of rrna and proteins
Definition
ribosome
Term
in the light reaction, water molecules are split (producing o2) during blank phosphorylation
Definition
cyclic
Term
a protein that functions as a catalyst in a chemical reaction is
Definition
enzyme
Term
dna replication is said to be blank because it produces 2 identical molecules, each composed of 1 old strand and one new strand
Definition
semiconservative replication
Term
when watson and crick described the structure of the dna molecule in 1953, they built their model using xray crystallography photos taken by
Definition
rosalyn franklin
Term
in c4 plants such as corn, when co2 enters a leaf it is first fixed into a 4carbon compund in chloroplasts inside what cells
Definition
bundle sheath
Term
etc occurs in
Definition
cristae
Term
during what phase of meiosis does crossing over occur
Definition
prophase 1
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